Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
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Republican Incumbent Tim DeFoor Wins Pennsylvania Auditor General Race, Beating Malcolm Kenyatta
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The auditor general is responsible for conducting financial audits to track how public dollars are spent and check for malfeasance or waste.
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At Least $34M Has Been Spent on Key Races That Will Determine Pa. House, Senate Control
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An analysis by Spotlight PA found the average spending on a competitive state House or Senate race was over $1.1 and $3.5 million, respectively.
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Lawmakers Pushed a Slate of Bills to Improve Maternal Health Care in Pa. Why Some Did — and Didn’t — Become Law
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One law mandates the creation of a postpartum depression awareness campaign. A bill allowing Medicaid reimbursement for doulas is up next.
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How Pa.’s Attorney General Candidates Plan to Approach the Opioid Epidemic
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Pennsylvania’s next attorney general will have discretion over prosecuting drug cases and suing big drug companies. Here’s where Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday stand.
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Meet 10 Pennsylvanians Who Could Help Decide the 2024 Election
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG […]
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Nobody Is Using $2.6B in Pa. Tax Credits. Gov. Josh Shapiro Wants a Rewrite to Boost Electricity Production
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A union-backed rewrite by the Shapiro admin would subsidize energy production as well as lower the bar for investment.
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Farmer Support Could Lead Pennsylvania to Lift Its Near-Total Ban on Sunday Hunting
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Sunday hunting has long been a cultural debate in Pennsylvania, but it’s closer to becoming a reality after a state House committee this week advanced a Senate bill to lift the near-total ban.
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Pa. Election 2024: The Powerful Interests Bankrolling Critical Row Office Races
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Fundraising disparities have emerged in races for attorney general, auditor general, and treasurer — though cash hasn’t always meant success in these elections.
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The Obscure Health Care Middlemen at the Center of an Election Year Policy Fight
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At issue are pharmacy benefit managers, drug middlemen who regulators say inflate prices to boost their profits, and oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
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Democrats Retain Control of Pa. House After 2 Special Election Wins
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Pa. Democrats have their voting majority back for the fall session after winning two special elections for Philly state House districts.