Articles by: Staff, Spotlight PA

New Pa. House Rules Expand Who Can File a Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lawmakers

New Pa. House Rules Expand Who Can File a Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lawmakers

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two months into an impasse-riddled session, the members of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives have passed the rules that will allow the chamber to function. FULL ARTICLE
by · March 2, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Lobbyist Says She Was Sexually Harassed by Pa. Lawmaker Mike Zabel, Calls on Him to Resign

Lobbyist Says She Was Sexually Harassed by Pa. Lawmaker Mike Zabel, Calls on Him to Resign

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lobbyist for one of Pennsylvania’s most influential unions says State Rep. Mike Zabel (D., Delaware) sexually harassed her and is calling for him to resign. FULL ARTICLE
by · March 2, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Pa. Judges Offer Conflicting Opinions on Whether Fraud Evidence Is Needed for Recount Requests

Pa. Judges Offer Conflicting Opinions on Whether Fraud Evidence Is Needed for Recount Requests

Two Pennsylvania appellate judges have offered conflicting rulings on whether evidence of fraud is needed to request a recount. FULL ARTICLE
by · March 1, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
See How Your Pennsylvania County Ranks on Voter Friendliness

See How Your Pennsylvania County Ranks on Voter Friendliness

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Where you live in Pennsylvania determines many of the options you have to cast a ballot and ensure it was counted, resulting in vastly unequal access. FULL ARTICLE
by · March 1, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Joanna McClinton Elected First Female Speaker of the Pa. House as Mark Rozzi Steps Down

Joanna McClinton Elected First Female Speaker of the Pa. House as Mark Rozzi Steps Down

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat Joanna McClinton was elected the first female speaker of the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday after Mark Rozzi stepped down following two tumultuous months presiding over the lower chamber. FULL ARTICLE

by · February 28, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
The Pa. House is Getting Ready to Consider Critical Chamber Rules. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The Pa. House is Getting Ready to Consider Critical Chamber Rules. Here’s What You Need to Know.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi (D., Berks) says he will introduce chamber rules this week that would give Republicans more power to set the legislative agenda, even though they are now the minority party. FULL ARTICLE
by · February 28, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Shapiro Admin Can Do More as Rollbacks to Food and Health Benefits Loom in Pa., Experts Say

Shapiro Admin Can Do More as Rollbacks to Food and Health Benefits Loom in Pa., Experts Say

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians could lose their health insurance and nearly two million could face more food insecurity in the coming months due to two sweeping rollbacks to pandemic-era federal policies. FULL ARTICLE
by · February 27, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Penn State English Teaching Faculty Say They Aren’t Paid a Living Wage

Penn State English Teaching Faculty Say They Aren’t Paid a Living Wage

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A group of faculty in Penn State’s Department of English allege that they are not paid a living wage, and that they are the lowest-paid teaching unit at the university. FULL ARTICLE
by · February 27, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
The Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s Super Bowl, Fetterman’s Health, and State House Flippers

The Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s Super Bowl, Fetterman’s Health, and State House Flippers

From the fallout surrounding a toxic train crash near the Pennsylvania-Ohio border to the formalizing of a new state House majority to scrutiny of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Super Bowl travels, it was indeed a busy week in Pennsylvania news. FULL ARTICLE
by · February 24, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Shapiro Admin Contends Taking Super Bowl Tickets From Group That Gets State Money Didn’t Violate Governor’s Own Gift Ban

Shapiro Admin Contends Taking Super Bowl Tickets From Group That Gets State Money Didn’t Violate Governor’s Own Gift Ban

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Shapiro administration insists the governor did not violate his own gift ban when he and top staff went to Arizona for the Super Bowl on the dime of a nonprofit that has received millions of dollars in state money. FULL ARTICLE
by · February 23, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News