The Trump administration wants copies of Pennsylvania’s voter rolls. Its new request may encompass personal information like social security numbers, and one expert says that raises legal and privacy concerns. spotlightpa.org/news/2025/08/v…

Gift article. Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos nytimes.com/2025/08/09/hea… via @NYTimes

As many hospitals have closed so far this year as closed in all of 2024 beckershospitalreview.com/finance/2-hosp…?

Experts say the rollback will decrease energy production and add $130 on average to bills by the end of the decade. spotlightpa.org/news/2025/08/c…

Update to the DOJ's request for PA's voter rolls: A response from PA Department of State was due today, but on Aug. 14 Harmeet K. Dhillon sent a follow -up letter clarifying the request DOJ has been sending to states ARE seeking the version of the voter roll with social security and driver's

I’ll be that person and re-post my last piece for LNP. lancasteronline.com/business/local…

Inbox: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D., Philadelphia) is walking from Philadelphia to Harrisburg over the weekend to protest the lack of a transit funding deal.

NEW: Tennis star Kamil Majchrzak is looking for a young boy who had a hat snatched from him by a grown man at the US Open. Majchrzak was seen trying to hand the boy his hat when a grown man took it and stashed it in a bag. "After the match, I didn't record that my cap didn't

Inbox: Pennsylvania brought in $3 billion in tax revenue last month. However, with the budget incomplete, the Department of Revenue says it has no benchmarks to say if this is more or less than expected.

More money coming to PA judicial races ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Hello everyone, it's the most wonderful time of the year: 🚨🚨 CAMPAIGN FINANCE SZN 🚨🚨 Reports must be complete up to Sept. 15, and are due by Sept. 23. First of note? State Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue reported $572k in fundraising as she runs for retention.

The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a voting meeting with an agenda including 6 gun control bills, such as extreme risk protection and a ban on 3D-printed guns, 80% receivers, and other similar untraceable firearms.

Hello from Mechanicsburg, where Stacy Garrity is about to hold a rally as part of her campaign opening swing through the commonwealth.

In a 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that county election officials must notify voters if they are going to reject their ballot over a mistake (such as a missing signature or incorrect date) on their mail ballots. Via Carter Walker spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09/p…

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Happening now: Reading City Council hearing public comment on a proposed Welcoming City Ordinance that would formally bar local police from entering into agreements with ICE. The ordinance is listed for final passage on the agenda, but there will be a vote on an amendment first.

Passed unanimously (7-0) with amendments, including limiting advocacy requirements for council members and eliminating a “coordinator” position mentioned in the original language.

Berks County revised its translated website after Spotlight PA found it had dates and voting information from the 2024 general election. Here’s what else the county is doing to serve Spanish speaking voters. spotlightpa.org/berks/2025/10/…

Thread: Spent Election Day yesterday visiting some of Reading's bilingual polling places to see if any issues came up, but mostly to network and build up sources for future election-related stories. some highlights:

EMS providers say they need more funding to survive. Berks officials are responding with proposed taxes and membership fees. ow.ly/JJGn50Xq8Am