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Desks in a schoolroom (Photo by Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)

PA officials spent $12.6M on private lawyers to fight challenge to state’s education funding

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

A fracking well in Greene County. Membership by Pennsylvania in the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would likely reduce the use of natural gas in the state, but might have less of an impact on the drilling industry because most of its production is sent elsewhere, according to a new study. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

New study bolsters case for PA to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

by Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News May 13, 2023May 14, 2023

State Rep. Arvind Venkat, left, and Policy Director Dana Kellerman of Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence address an audience at the anti-gun-violence group's event at Congregation Rodef Shalom in Squirrel Hill North on May 10, 2023. The slide show reflected the proximity in time of the trial of the accused shooter in a 2018 massacre that killed 11 worshipers of other Squirrel Hill congregations. (Photo by Matt Petras/PublicSource)

As synagogue shooting trial approaches, anti-gun violence advocates meet in Squirrel Hill to turn poll numbers into law

by Matt Petras May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Polk State School & Hospital, later renamed Polk State Center, in Polk, Venango County, in an undated photo. (Historic American Buildings Survey/Library of Congress)

50 years ago this month, we exposed a state institution. It’s finally closing.

by First-person essay by Robert Nelkin April 28, 2023April 30, 2023

Pottstown Hospital, in Pennsylvania (Photo by Harold Brubaker/Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Exempt Dilemma

A Pa. hospital’s revoked property tax exemption is a ‘warning shot’ to other nonprofits, expert says

by Ashad Hajela March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

A Penn Hills Elementary School hallway. (Photo by Oliver Morrison/PublicSource)

What’s next for PA schools? The state Ed Department isn’t talking, but Pittsburgh educators and advocates are

by Lajja Mistry March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Privacy booths where voters will fill out their ballots, photographed at an election office located at the South Park Ice Rink. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

How a constitutional amendment gets on the ballot in Pennsylvania

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA January 14, 2023

‘Energy at the polls’ as Pittsburgh-area turnout mounts in pivotal midterm election

by Public Source November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

Local Government

Election Guide 2022: One issue looms large in PA voting

by Jamie Wiggan, Jordana Rosenfeld and Alice Crow October 26, 2022November 8, 2022

Jeffrey Shockley (Courtesy of Prison Journalism Project)

Programming in Pennsylvania prisons gave this lifer purpose

by Jeffrey Shockley October 10, 2022