Great PA News Quiz: Antitrust lawsuit continues, 2 Pa. teens charged, and sidewalk robots https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-march-09-2026/

True Pennsylvanians have seen at least 1 of these essential films set in the state https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/academy-awards-silver-linings-playbook-blob-groundhog-day-pennsylvania-local/

From tax breaks to public opinion polling to planned construction sites, here are key numbers in Pennsylvania’s ongoing data center boom. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/data-center-boom-numbers-energy-grid-water-environment/

True Pennsylvanians have seen at least 1 of these essential films set in the state https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/academy-awards-silver-linings-playbook-blob-groundhog-day-pennsylvania-local/

Great PA News Quiz: Antitrust lawsuit continues, 2 Pa. teens charged, and sidewalk robots https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-march-09-2026/

Pennsylvania’s data center boom, by the numbers. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/data-center-boom-numbers-energy-grid-water-environment/

Lawmakers press Shapiro admin on oversight, accountability measures for elder abuse agencies https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-elder-abuse-deaths-investigation-budget-hearing-caregiving/

Will a lawsuit open PA’s primaries to independent voters? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/closed-primary-open-lawsuit-unaffiliated-third-party-pennsylvania-primary-elections/

Upper Bern Township has struggled for years to make a developer fix deficiencies. https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/03/ice-warehouse-problems-federal-government/

Upper Bern Township has struggled for years to make a developer fix deficiencies. https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/03/ice-warehouse-problems-federal-government/

Will independents ever get to vote in Pa. primaries? Advocates hope a lawsuit moves the needle. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/closed-primary-open-lawsuit-unaffiliated-third-party-pennsylvania-primary-elections/

FBI finds explosive materials in Pa. storage unit tied to NYC protest bombs https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/bomb-attempt-protest-new-york-city-fbi-justice-system/

Gov. Shapiro plans to allow faster permitting for PA data centers built with consideration for water, energy, and local jobs. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/data-centers-josh-shapiro-permitting-water-energy-jobs-regulation-environment/

Pa. state trooper was shot and killed during traffic stop, authorities say https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-state-trooper-shooting-death-paoli-justice-system/

Shapiro wants to incentivize data centers to be better neighbors. Will that work? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/data-centers-josh-shapiro-permitting-water-energy-jobs-regulation-environment/

Great PA News Quiz: License plate misreads, Philly on a shortlist, and Musikfest lineup

Josh Shapiro tapped billionaires, unions, and more to raise $23 million for the Pa. gov race in 2025. Stacy Garrity relied more heavily on small donations and raised $1.5 million. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/shapiro-garrity-governor-2026-election-fundraising-elections/

Josh Shapiro has a 15-to-1 fundraising advantage over Republican Stacy Garrity https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/shapiro-garrity-governor-2026-election-fundraising-elections/

A home equity loaner's payment for legislative testimony crosses ethical lines, lawmakers say, and calls its arguments against regulation into question. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/lending-hearing-pennsylvania-home-ethics-paid-testimony-capitol/

A Silicon Valley firm offered gift cards as part of a campaign to defeat Pa. regulation. Lawmakers say that’s unethical. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/lending-hearing-pennsylvania-home-ethics-paid-testimony-capitol/

Demand for student teacher stipends outstrips supply as Shapiro proposes boosting program https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-teacher-shortage-student-stipend-program-education/

Pa. agency, Shapiro admin learned about ICE warehouse plans weeks before public https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/03/pennsylvania-ice-detention-centers-shapiro-secret-facilities-federal-government/

Pennsylvania’s attorney general would be empowered to play a greater role in challenging the practices of pharmacy benefit managers under a new proposal. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-pharmacy-closures-pbm-oversight-attorney-general-health/

Drug plan middlemen face new oversight push as Pa. pharmacies close https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-pharmacy-closures-pbm-oversight-attorney-general-health/

Gettysburg isn’t just for history buffs and Civil War nerds. Plan your visit with this guide https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/gettysburg-itinerary-things-to-do-family-children-civil-war-pennsylvania-local/

Great PA News Quiz: Pennsylvanians at the State of the Union, special elections, and gold medalists https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-february-23-2026/

Gettysburg isn’t just for history buffs and Civil War nerds. Plan your visit with this guide https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/gettysburg-itinerary-things-to-do-family-children-civil-war-pennsylvania-local/

Great PA News Quiz: Pennsylvanians at the State of the Union, special elections, and gold medalists https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-february-23-2026/

Governor Shapiro opposes planned ICE facilities in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, but it’s unclear if Pennsylvania will file a lawsuit against DHS. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/ice-pennsylvania-facilities-lawsuit-maryland-shapiro-sunday-nepa-federal-government/

ICE facilities are planned for Pa. Will the Shapiro admin sue to stop them? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/ice-pennsylvania-facilities-lawsuit-maryland-shapiro-sunday-nepa-federal-government/

Pennsylvania holds more special elections than any other state — and it’s costing taxpayers millions. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/special-election-pennsylvania-frequent-expensive-taxpayers-millions-elections/

Pennsylvania has held 47 special elections since 2017, more than any other state. It’s expensive. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/special-election-pennsylvania-frequent-expensive-taxpayers-millions-elections/

Rape crisis centers say another year of flat funding will worsen a “critical situation” https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/rape-crisis-center-flat-funding-pennsylvania-budget-capitol/

Rape crisis centers say they will be forced to lay off more staff, cut services without a funding boost. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/rape-crisis-center-flat-funding-pennsylvania-budget-capitol/

Reading’s fire department has 95 men and one woman. Experts say better family leave, child care, and mentorship could help close the gender gap. https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/02/reading-fire-department-gender-gap-emergency-services-local-government/

Advocates say Pennsylvania could collect millions from Medicaid fraud cases under a proposed law, but critics fear a surge of costly lawsuits. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/whistleblower-false-claims-pennsylvania-shapiro-capitol/

What we know about the potential impact of ICE plans to hold 1,500 people in an Upper Bern Township warehouse that was built for 230 workers https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/02/ice-detention-center-burden-federal-government/

False claims laws in other states have brought in millions. Why hasn’t it passed in Pa.? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/whistleblower-false-claims-pennsylvania-shapiro-capitol/

PA Local Heroes: The organizer who rallies her neighbors to clean up the streets https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/gweny-love-philadelphia-cleanup-mantua-pennsylvania-local/

Great PA News Quiz: Public money for security at Gov. Shapiro's private home, and the DHS shutdown https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-february-16-2026/

PA Local Heroes: The organizer who rallies her neighbors to clean up the streets https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/gweny-love-philadelphia-cleanup-mantua-pennsylvania-local/

PA Local Heroes: The organizer who rallies her neighbors to clean up the streets https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/gweny-love-philadelphia-cleanup-mantua-pennsylvania-local/

An internal ICE memo claims facilities won’t burden communities like Upper Bern and Tremont townships, something local and PA officials have raised concerns about. https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/02/ice-detention-warehouses-berks-pennsylvania-reengineering-federal-government/

Judge recommends sale of troubled rural water company to one of Pa.’s largest private utilities

Nearly two years after a Spotlight PA investigation found that customers served by Rock Spring Water Company were failed by the private utility, state regulators, and elected officials, a judge has recommended a forced sale.

A review of budget documents and new Shapiro administration estimates shows Pa. could lose out on about $2 billion in revenue by mid-2031 due to a tax break that some lawmakers want to repeal. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/data-centers-pennsylvania-tax-break-sales-exemption-capitol/

Costs, local backlashes cause GOP state legislators to cool on national data center push https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/data-centers-pennsylvania-trump-republican-divide-federal-government/

We’re live! Join us on YouTube for a discussion of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s memoir with the political reporters who know him best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51lJ5LvkoIs

Treasury officials question whether taxpayers can legally pay for security upgrades at Shapiro's family home https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02/shapiro-home-security-treasury-questions-payment-josh-shapiro/

Today! Hear political reporters discuss what Gov. Josh Shapiro’s memoir “Where We Keep the Light” reveals and what it leaves out. Join us at 6 p.m.