I’ll be at the hearing this morning, sharing live updates.

The Senate Law & Justice Committee, under Sen. Dan Laughlin (R., Erie), has scheduled a last minute vote for 10 am this morning on the House's recently-passed state store cannabis bill.

A week long AIPAC-funded sojourn to Israrel. A bipartisan junket to Taiwan. Hot dogs and zoo tickets to hold shindigs for constituents. And, of course, Eagles seats. That's a taste of the $119k in trips & trinkets gifted to top state lawmakers last year. spotlightpa.org/news/2025/05/p…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (The Associated Press) _ Amazon said Monday that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant.

new from me: the house passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr in populated counties in pa, and $12/hr in others. the bill now goes to the senate, where republican leadership have said that they're open to the measure, but that $15 is too high spotlightpa.org/news/2025/06/m…

Today is the day! If you’re at #IRE25, join me, Mark Puente and Kate Huangpu at 5pm to talk all things local government! I guarantee you will walk away with story ideas you could start working on next week.

For the Pennsylvania budget watchers: Spotted Senate Leader Joe Pittman on his way out of the governor’s office. Asked if he had a budget update, “I’m not here for my health,” he joked.

The difference a few days can make... @DiFonzoVince7 and I caught Leader Pittman leaving about ~1 hr long meeting in the governor's office with a smile on his face. (!!) "I feel very good. I think we're moving along. We continue to understand the disagreements we have...

I'm in Pittsburgh for the Energy + Innovation Summit hosted by Sen. Dave McCormick. Will feature appearances from President Donald Trump, Gov. Josh Shapiro and tech + AI leaders. With the summit set to begin soon, news about AI investments in PA is already dropping.

New: a group of independent voters is asking the state supreme court to declare Pennsylvania's closed primary system unconstitutional. Story to come later today.

Repairs at the Pa. Gov's residence following the brazen arson attack there three months ago could cost millions -- some of it not covered by insurance. That is where Team PA, a group that doesn't disclose its donors, steps in. My latest for Spotlight PA: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07/j…

ICE detainee found hanging in Moshannon shower room, was awaiting immigration hearing, officials say inquirer.com/news/ice-deten…

Senate has scheduled an Appropriations Committee meeting today to consider a General Fund Approps bill. Session starts at 4 p.m.

BREAKING: Four journalists, including a freelancer who worked with AP, are among eight killed by an Israeli strike on southern Gaza's Nasser Hospital. apnews.com/article/mideas…

Pennsylvania Democrats are fundraising for the state Supreme Court retention race off Taylor Swift's engagement. They are asking supporters to contribute $13, TSwift's lucky number, "in Taylor's home state." Perhaps they should go all in and rebrand themselves as PA Democats???