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Sept. 1, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesThousands of Pa. nursing home workers may strike despite $600M for care in state budgetby Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
June 1, 2022Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAPa. COVID updates: Your guide to finding resources on cases, vaccines, and testsby Spotlight PA Staff
May 18, 2022TIM TAI / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERDespite high vaccination rates among Pa. prisoners, some COVID restrictions remain in placeby Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
Feb. 17, 2022Nate Smallwood / For Spotlight PAAs virus surged, few Pa. schools signed up for free COVID-19 testingby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Dec. 21, 2021Kaycee Orwig / PublicSourceLow pay is causing a staffing crisis for disability care. Advocates say Pa.’s plan to raise wages isn’t enough.by Juliette Rihl for PublicSource and Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
Dec. 17, 2021JESSICA GRIFFIN / Philadelphia InquirerEverything you need to know to stay COVID-safe during a second pandemic winterby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Dec. 13, 2021Matt Smith / For Spotlight PALack of telehealth law in Pennsylvania a major headache for patients who need it mostby Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
Dec. 7, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAOmicron variant detected in Pennsylvania. Here’s what you need to know.by Spotlight PA Staff
Nov. 26, 2021THOMAS HENGGE / Philadelphia InquirerPennsylvania’s child care and staffing crisis, by the numbersby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
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 PA
Nov. 9, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesTop Pa. House Republican wants to greatly expand lawmakers’ power over the governor, executive branchby Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
Nov. 8, 2021HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. mask mandate for public and private schools expected to end in January, Wolf saysby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Oct. 19, 2021Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAWhy $1 billion in rent relief isn’t keeping some Pa. tenants safe from evictionby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Oct. 7, 2021ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Philadelphia InquirerMany Pa. school districts are passing up free coronavirus testing even after a rise in casesby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Oct. 4, 2021Fred Adams / Spotlight PAEligible for a COVID-19 booster? Here’s how to get one in Pa.by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Sept. 29, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAAt last minute, Pa. lawmakers vote to extend dozens of COVID-19 waiversby Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
Sept. 14, 2021Stephen Caruso / Pennsylvania Capital-StarGov. Wolf’s coronavirus business waiver program was flawed, secretive, Pa. auditor saysby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Sept. 13, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAExpiring COVID-19 waivers could make Pa. health-care staffing shortages worseby Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA
Sept. 9, 2021Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAPa. school mask lawsuit backed by group that challenged 2020 election resultsby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Aug. 31, 2021HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerGov. Tom Wolf mandates masks in Pa. schools, daycaresby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Aug. 30, 2021Fred Adams / Spotlight PAYour questions about climbing COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania, answeredby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
Aug. 25, 2021HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerRepublican leaders reject Wolf’s call to pass school mask mandateby Jamie Martines and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
Aug. 19, 2021ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerPa. will hire 100 coronavirus contact tracers to replace 1,000. Experts say it’s not enough.by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Aug. 12, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAWATCH: A free reader Q&A on rising COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvaniaby Spotlight PA Staff
Aug. 11, 2021Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAWhat renters in Pa. need to know about available relief, the new eviction banby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Aug. 10, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAPa. is trying county fairs, text messages, and door-knocking to raise the vaccination rate. Success is slow coming.by Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
Aug. 3, 2021JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerHigh court gives Pa. county OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental reliefby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
July 30, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PATracking Pa.’s pandemic spending, by the numbersby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
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 PA
July 27, 2021Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAWATCH: A free panel on what we know about evictions and rental assistance in Pennsylvania.by Spotlight PA Staff