Dec. 4, 2024Amanda Fries / For Spotlight PAThis struggling Pa. community could raise more revenue with a new form of government. But the process is complex.by Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAA new report from the Pennsylvania Economy League recommends that Mount Penn adopt a home rule charter, among other recommendations.
Nov. 22, 2024Susan Angstadt / For Spotlight PAA flood reveals deep divisions between two Pa. bedroom communitiesby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAAfter last year’s flood, community divisions complicated long-term solutions for the Antietam School District in Berks County.
Oct. 29, 2024Amanda Fries / For Spotlight PAControversy and conspiracies dominate this Pa. school district after extremist takeoverby Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAThe change in power at the Oley Valley school board in 2021 has led to resignations, lawsuits, and rising community tensions.
Sept. 19, 2024Amanda Fries / For Spotlight PAFirst came tax hikes, then a flood — then resentment. Can a merger heal this Pa. community?by Amanda Fries for Spotlight PAA decade after its first attempt to combine with its neighbor, Mount Penn Borough in Berks County wants to try again to fix its finances and mend past disagreements.
Aug. 6, 2024Susan L. Angstadt/For Spotlight PAGet a sneak peek inside Spotlight PA’s plans for a new Berks County bureauby Spotlight PA StaffJoin Spotlight PA for a live zoom open house on our plans to revitalize investigative reporting in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
June 25, 2024Susan L. Angstadt / For Spotlight PASpotlight PA plans to launch Berks County bureau after residents say local governments need more scrutinyby Spotlight PA StaffGroundbreaking study of county finds nearly three-quarters of participants rate access to local news as “extremely important”
Sept. 21, 2023Heather Adams / For Spotlight PASpotlight PA launches major study to assess potential for a new reporting bureau in Berks Countyby Christopher Baxter of Spotlight PAThe nonprofit newsroom seeks to revitalize investigative and public-service journalism in the greater Reading area.
Dec. 8, 2021Matt Smith / For Spotlight PARenters in parts of Pa. shut out of rent relief as counties elsewhere sit on millions in unused aidby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PAThe inefficiency was caused by state lawmakers who chose to distribute most of the money by population rather than the actual number of renters in each county.
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