Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
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Erin McClelland Wins Democratic Primary for Pa. Treasurer, Will Face Republican Stacy Garrity This Fall
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McClelland defeated her Democratic primary opponent Ryan Bizzarro to win the party’s nod for state treasurer. She’ll face Garrity, the incumbent, in November.
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Outside Group Hires Pricey Design Firm to Refurbish Pa. Governor’s Residence but Declines to Reveal Donors, Costs
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A New York City design firm has been hired to refurbish the public areas of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it or exactly who is paying for it.
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Pa. Game Commission Won’t Renew Controversial Contract with Lobbying Firm Run by Former Top Lawmaker
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Pa. Was Deluged by Election Lawsuits in 2020. Experts Say 2024 Will Be Even More Intense
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New challenges are expected to target everything from the legality of drop boxes to what constitutes a valid mail ballot.
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Former Top Pa. Lawmaker’s Lobbying Firm Paid $41K by Game Commission in Unusual Arrangement
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Good-government advocates and some Pennsylvania lawmakers have questioned whether taxpayers benefit when their money is used in this way, and other states have banned or restricted the practice.
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Some Deleted Pa. Crime Lab Records ‘No Longer Accessible,’ State Police Say
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Affected records may include information about how evidence was handled once it reached the lab, as well as communication logs and digital images.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Admin Blames ‘Human Error’ for Deletion of Pa. State Police Records
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The Office of Administration under Gov. Josh Shapiro accidentally deleted thousands of records including State Police evidence logs. Some records haven’t been recovered.
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New Law Aims to Make Guardianship a Last Resort in Pa., but Some Experts Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
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A new Pennsylvania law makes changes to the process of assigning guardians to people who are considered incapacitated, but some experts fear it won’t solve the issues.
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Inside the Pa. Court Case Pitting a Genealogist Against Ancestry.com
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Pennsylvania hired genealogy company Ancestry.com to digitize a sweeping list of historical documents. Now the company claims it owns those digital copies.
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Pa. Legislature Paid $280K to Settle Harassment, Other Claims While Requiring Secrecy in Many Cases
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Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office has come under fire for similarly agreeing to settle a claim of sexual harassment with a nondisclosure agreement.