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Pottstown Hospital, formerly Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, is owned by Tower Health.

A Pa. hospital’s revoked property tax exemption is a ‘warning shot’ to other nonprofits, expert says

A Commonwealth Court judge found the nonprofit Tower Health system was operating a Montgomery County hospital with the motive of profit.

by Ashad Hajela of Spotlight PA State College

UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

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PA officials were asked about policies regarding drop boxes and mail ballots that had disqualifying technical errors.

Unequal election policies disenfranchised Pennsylvania voters in 2022

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Carter Walker of Votebeat

New investigation

A Spotlight PA analysis of 1 million medical marijuana certifications reveals how a change by policymakers made it possible for virtually anyone to get a card.

How anxiety came to dominate the big business of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

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Pauletta Fajinmi waited more than six months to receive help from a Pennsylvania program to help homeowners recover from the pandemic.

Thousands of Pa. homeowners feel stuck in a high-stakes game of telephone with their homes, vital utilities on the line

by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

State College Bureau

Penn State University students participate in THON in February 2022 at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania.

What the public can and can’t know about Four Diamonds, beneficiary of Penn State THON’s fundraising

by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA

INVESTIGATION

Tioga borough, in northern Pennsylvania, seen in the fall from a bird's-eye view.

Grudges, tribalism, and infighting rife in Pennsylvania borough that hired the cop who killed Tamir Rice

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

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