Nov. 24, 2021THOMAS HENGGE / Philadelphia InquirerA staffing crisis at Pa. child care centers is upending family routines and slowing the economic recoveryby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PAThe shortages, caused by low wages and razor-thin profit margins, have ripple effects that reach far beyond the classroom and affect everyone.
Sept. 29, 2021Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PANew records reveal the cost of Pa.’s failure to clarify rules around addiction treatment and marijuanaby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PAFor 17 months, medical marijuana users were wrongly denied access to some care and funding options because of the Wolf administration’s inaction.
Aug. 4, 2021YONG KIM / Philadelphia InquirerFeds roll back ‘confusing’ addiction funding rules that had deadly consequence in Pa.by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PAThe change impacts people who need addiction treatment and use medical marijuana for a substance use or mental health disorder.
July 29, 2021JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerThousands of Pa. households still waiting for rental relief as eviction ban nears its endby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PAAs local governments and nonprofits race to distribute $870 million in federal funding for rent and utility relief, just 17% of that money has reached desperate tenants.
July 5, 2021TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. lawmakers are on summer break. Here are 5 issues they’ll face this fall.by Lindsay Weber for Spotlight PADemocrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.
June 25, 2021CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerPa.’s $40 billion budget includes more money for poorest school districts, saves bulk of federal relief fundingby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PARepublicans said squirreling away $5 billion in federal money was smart planning for the future, while Democrats lamented the investments that might have been.
June 10, 2021CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerLegislature votes to immediately end Pa.’s coronavirus disaster declaration while keeping waivers in placeby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PARepublicans said terminating the emergency order was what Pennsylvanians demanded when they granted the legislative branch new powers during the May primary.
