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A majority of lawmakers would be able to block orders, such as one requiring masks in schools, from continuing past 21 days.

Some PSERS staff believe the probe’s findings could be damaging to their reputations. Their lawyers are pushing for the report to be kept private or contain rebuttals.

Gov. Tom Wolf’s update to the school mask mandate comes as vaccinations have expanded to children ages 5-11. The mandate will remain in early learning and child care centers.

A spokesperson for the Democratic governor said “it was an honest mistake.”

Join Spotlight PA for a discussion on using medical marijuana to treat opioid addiction.

The race between Democrat Maria McLaughlin and Republican Kevin Brobson was marked by big campaign spending and negative ads.

Spotlight PA tested how easily and quickly the public can access campaign finance information in nine counties.

Spotlight PA offers a final primer on everything you need to know to cast your ballot and vet and select candidates.

The task of reshaping Pennsylvania’s political maps falls to a small group of legislative insiders, a system that critics worry facilitates backroom deals.

While the race cannot change the Democratic majority on the high court, it could narrow the margin amid increasingly partisan attacks on the judiciary’s independence.

The Wolf administration could implement new oversight of recovery homes by mid-2022, though challenges could cause delays.

The $73 billion PSERS fund won a ruling keeping secret much of its dealings with three consultants who were brought in to probe a key figure for investment profits.

While a long-feared wave of evictions hasn’t come to pass, a lack of coordination between programs and courts leaves some renters in a pinch.

Everything you need to vote in the 2021 Pa. election, including key dates, how to find your polling place, and guides to the most consequential races.

Spotlight PA sorted through thousands of heavily redacted documents to reveal how the legislature spends your tax dollars on private lawyers.