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Piles of campaign finance records.

How Local Government Works: A basic guide to requesting public records in Pa.

Accessing government information is fundamental to keeping elected officials’ actions transparent. Here are four basics of citizens’ rights to open records.

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

Sunshine Week: 5 tips to win a Pa. open records fight and overcome secrecy in government

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Pennsylvania voters did not have equal opportunities to cast or correct their ballots during the November 2022 election.

You’re invited! A free panel on Pa.’s unequal voting rules and how they impact you

by Spotlight PA Staff

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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