Nov. 18, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. victim advocate claims Senate rejection was ‘vindictive,’ could remain on the job for weeks or longerby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Nov. 18, 2020Senate Republican CaucusTwo women just made history in the Pa. legislature. Will that be the last thing they have in common?by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Nov. 16, 2020Tim Tai / Philadelphia InquirerSenate axes second term for Pa.'s victim advocate, who angered GOP leaderby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Nov. 16, 2020KALIM BHATTI / The Philadelphia InquirerFeds reject Pa.’s plan to spend up to $300M in stimulus money for school property tax reliefby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Nov. 12, 2020STEVEN M. FALK / Philadelphia InquirerTop Pa. senator’s campaign revives lawsuit against journalists over public records feesby Mike Wereschagin of The Caucus
Oct. 9, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena powerby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Oct. 8, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerHouse GOP leadership calls on lawmaker to resign over vulgar videosby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Oct. 8, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerLawmakers mount new push to give Pa. counties more flexibility in counting mail-in ballotsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Oct. 7, 2020Steven M. Falk / Philadelphia InquirerJudge dismisses suit by top Pa. senator’s campaign against Spotlight PA journalist, othersby Mike Wereschagin of The Caucus
Sept. 30, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. Republicans want to create and control an ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena powerby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Sept. 28, 2020Tim Tai / Philadelphia InquirerHow Pa.'s victim advocate found herself in the crosshairs of the GOP-led Senateby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Sept. 25, 2020KALIM BHATTI / The Philadelphia InquirerCould the Pa. GOP bypass the popular vote regardless of who wins? Here’s what we know.by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Sept. 22, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerLawmakers' power to redraw Pa.'s political maps could be more limited in 2021by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Sept. 18, 2020TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia InquirerVoting victories for Democrats in Pa. might have closed the door on more election reformby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
Sept. 16, 2020STEVEN M. FALK / Philadelphia InquirerTop Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costsby Mike Wereschagin of The Caucus and Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Sept. 14, 2020JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerTop Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staffby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of The Caucus
Aug. 25, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesGov. Tom Wolf wants Pa. to legalize marijuana, provide more COVID-19 relief this fallby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
July 9, 2020KALIM BHATTI / The Philadelphia InquirerEverything you need to know about Pa. police reform efforts by the legislatureby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
July 8, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerLawmakers will rule again over redrawing of Pa. political boundaries, but critics aren’t giving upby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
July 3, 2020Paul Vasiliades / FlickrIn Pa.’s growing fireworks war, it’s fed-up residents versus cold, hard cashby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 24, 2020ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerEffort to track police use of force in Pa. would lack racial data, public transparencyby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 23, 2020KALIM BHATTI / The Philadelphia InquirerProspects dimming for behind-the-scenes push to expand video gaming in Pa.by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of The Caucus
June 22, 2020Matt Rourke / AP PhotoAfter sudden Turzai resignation, GOP elevates new leadership in Pa. Houseby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 20, 2020Gene J. Puskar / AP PhotoMother of Antwon Rose II applauds confidential police hiring database, but does it go far enough?by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 19, 2020MATT ROURKE / APTop Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would benefit a major campaign donorby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted and Sam Janesch of The Caucus
June 18, 2020Office of Gov. Tom WolfDespite landmark ruling, Pa. GOP leaders in no hurry to extend LGBTQ protections under state lawby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 15, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerRed tape, lack of funding limit public’s oversight of Pa. police through body camerasby Jordan Wolman for Spotlight PA
June 15, 2020MONICA HERNDON / Philadelphia InquirerPa. advances reforms to create confidential police disciplinary database, as NY, NJ take steps to make records publicby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 10, 2020Keith Srakocic / APTop Republican Mike Turzai will resign from the Pa. House on June 15by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
June 9, 2020Joe Hermitt / The Patriot-NewsPa. House Speaker Mike Turzai expected to resign before the end of his term, sources sayby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA, and Jan Murphy and Charles Thompson of PennLive | The Patriot-News
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