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Top Spotlight PA News

Philly-Area House Dem Says He Won’t Seek Reelection

Pennsylvania Politics · Philadelphia

Philly-Area House Dem Says He Won’t Seek Reelection

46% Center coverage: 32 sources

State Budget Deadline Approaches with Little Optimism

Josh Shapiro · Harrisburg

State Budget Deadline Approaches with Little Optimism

68% Center coverage: 22 sources

Pennsylvania lawmakers face a deadline today to pass Gov. Josh Shapiro's $51.5 billion spending plan, with concerns about missing the deadline for the third consecutive year.See the Story

Davidson flips to ‘yes’ on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

US Politics · United States

Davidson flips to ‘yes’ on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

47% Center coverage: 19 sources

Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio), who in May voted against the House GOP’s version of President Trump’s megabill, said Wednesday that he’s a “yes” on the Senate-passed legislation. See the Story

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SNAP | County-by-County Breakdown of Pennsylvania Recipients

No coverage from Right Sources

SNAP | County-by-County Breakdown of Pennsylvania Recipients

SNAP | County-by-County Breakdown of Pennsylvania Recipients

54% Left coverage: 13 sources

Nearly 2 million people in Pennsylvania receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP. WGAL broke down the number of SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania county-by-county.Donald Trump · Pennsylvania See the Story

Cyber Charter School Fights PA Law on Student Wellness Checks

Coverage: 8 sources

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school says it is “unreasonable” to expect its staff to see and hear from all students weekly, despite the Shapiro administration’s contention that it must do so to comply with state law. Now, state lawmakers are pushing to update the statute’s language to ensure these wellness checks happen. The law, passed as part of last year’s budget, says cyber charter schools must weekly “ensure that each e…Charter Schools · Pennsylvania See the Story

PA Lottery would spend more on payouts under new bill

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Open the article to view the coverage from Spotlight PAPennsylvania · Pennsylvania Read Article

Jan Weaver helps kids at busy intersections

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

This article originally appeared in Good Day, Berks — Spotlight PA’s free daily newsletter for Berks County and your daily dose of Berks County essentials. Sign up here. This week's Community Spotlight honoree is Janet Weaver, a 72-year-old community safety officer for the Borough of Kutztown. Our conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Good Day, Berks: Where do you live? Weaver: Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Tell us about your family. My so…Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Read Article

Amazon Data Centers Could Cost PA Millions in Tax Revenue

71% Center coverage: 7 sources

Many key details of the $20B plan, like the full impact on electricity supply and the amount of tax revenue PA will forfeit, are still unknown.Amazon · Pennsylvania See the Story

Michiganders Dying From Drug 10,000 Times More Potent than Morphine

100% Center coverage: 6 sources

The potent synthetic opioid, developed for large animals, threatens to reverse Michigan's recent progress in reducing overdose deaths.Opioids · Michigan See the Story

Pennsylvania Is Going to Blow Its Budget Deadline Again

Coverage: 10 sources

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s state budget is going to be late for the fourth year in a row. It’s relatively common in Harrisburg for deals to be delayed a week or two as lawmakers hash out final details. But the depth of the current disagreements could make this impasse longer. And as past deadlocks have shown, delays can have real consequences for publicly funded services, from libraries to schools to child welfare programs. Top lawmakers and st…Journalism · Pennsylvania See the Story

How community voices shaped Spotlight PA’s opioid reporting

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Ed Mahon reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2024 Data Fellowship and received engagement mentoring and funding. READING — Jessica Berry’s use of alcohol, fentanyl, and other drugs took a heavy toll, she recalled. During her active addiction, she lost friends, had her young daughter temporarily removed from her care, spent time in and out of treatment centers, and was saved by an overdose r…Journalism · Reading See the Story

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