Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
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The 2026 Primaries Likely to Shape the Pennsylvania House and Senate
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Spotlight PA talked to insiders, candidates and more to build this list of the May primaries likeliest to shape the Pennsylvania House and Senate.
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Treasurer Garrity Bought Israel Bonds. Candidate Garrity Then Campaigned at the Firm’s Gala
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Garrity was invited to a “thank you” gala for investing $45 million in Israel Bonds in her role as Pa. Treasurer. She reported the ticket as a campaign expense.
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A Silicon Valley Firm Offered Gift Cards as Part of a Campaign to Defeat Pa. Regulation. Lawmakers Say That’s Unethical
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Lawmakers say Point’s payment for testimony crossed ethical lines and called their arguments against regulation into question.
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How Agencies Under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Control Do — and Don’t — Cooperate With ICE
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While there are limits, collaboration still happens through a handful of key avenues, a Spotlight PA review of Shapiro administration policies and statements shows.
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A New Pa. Law Aimed at Keeping Unregulated Vapes Out of the Hands of Kids May Not Actually Work
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Pennsylvania’s first major effort to tackle vaping suffers from loopholes, insufficient funding for enforcement and limited public health backing.
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High-Stakes 2026 Elections Will Determine Control of Pa. Legislature, Which Party Sets Policy
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Battleground districts range from south-central Pennsylvania farm country to western rust belt towns to burgeoning suburbs outside major cities.
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At Least $18.7M Poured Into This Year’s Critical Pa. Supreme Court Retention Races
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Supporters of the three justices — all elected as Democrats — outspent opponents by millions.
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Pennsylvania Restricts Weight-Loss Drugs for Medicaid Patients Amid Budget Woes
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Pennsylvania restricts weight-loss drugs for Medicaid patients amid budget woes
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Barstool Influencers Pushed Anti-Tax Message as Pa. Lawmakers Privately Debated Sports Betting Proposal
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The videos raise questions about whether they constituted lobbying, and if Barstool Sports and its stars had the needed state registration to do such advocacy work.
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Democrats May Sacrifice Climate Program to Break Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse
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Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a key climate change program, has been tied up in litigation for years.