Find your school district's share of Pennsylvania's $565 million in adequacy funding. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/pennsylvania-school-adequacy-tax-supplement-funding-search-education/
Coming to some of Pennsylvania’s most picturesque places: data centers https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/pocono-mountains-data-centers-pennsylvania-environment/
Fears grow that data centers will ruin Pocono Mountains
In the Pocono Mountains, residents fear planned data centers could ruin beloved landscapes and pristine waterways.
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SEARCH: How much supplemental money did your Pa. school district get? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/pennsylvania-school-adequacy-tax-supplement-funding-search-education/
Esta es una guía para conocer los derechos que tienen actualmente todos los inquilinos de Pensilvania según la ley estatal. https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/08/derechos-de-los-inquilinos-en-reading-lo-que-debes-saber-espanol/
¿Puede hacer eso tu arrendador? Explicación de los derechos de los inquilinos en Pensilvania
La ley de Pensilvania protege a los inquilinos en disputas relacionadas con reparaciones, contratos de arrendamiento y desalojos. Esto es lo que todo inquilino debe saber.
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Pennsylvania leads the nation in building new federally funded electric vehicle charging stations https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/pennsylvania-ev-chargers-environment-federal-funding/
Advocates call for wider buffers between homes, fracking sites as data centers up energy demand https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/data-centers-fracking-natural-gas-buffer-zones-environment/
Data center buildout renews call for tighter fracking rules
Environmental groups urged Pennsylvania towns and lawmakers to support a plan to widen the distance between communities and natural gas infrastructure.
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Pa. small towns set to get latest wave of federal funding for EV chargers https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/pennsylvania-ev-chargers-environment-federal-funding/
Advocates call for wider buffers between homes, fracking sites as data centers up energy demand https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/data-centers-fracking-natural-gas-buffer-zones-environment/
Data center buildout renews call for tighter fracking rules
Environmental groups urged Pennsylvania towns and lawmakers to support a plan to widen the distance between communities and natural gas infrastructure.
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State temporarily shutters rural aging agency after finding ‘serious performance issues’ https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/08/potter-county-aging-agency-older-adult-abuse-redesignate-offline-serious-issues-caregiving/
PA temporarily shutters rural aging agency
The Potter County Area Agency on Aging asked the state to temporarily “re-designate” it after being presented with the issues.
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County will offer $7.2M to buy a Reading building to use while historic courthouse is repaired https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/berks-county-wells-fargo-building-purchase-courthouse-market-value-local-government/
Berks County moves ahead with 600 Penn St. purchase in Reading
Berks County approved a letter of intent to buy the former Wells Fargo building for $7.2 million as officials prepare for long-term courthouse renovations.
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Camping with … air conditioning? Pa. launches glamping pilot to woo newcomers to outdoor fun. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/glamping-pilot-camping-state-parks-hickory-run-timberline-pennsylvania-local/
Glamping arrives at Hickory Run State Park as part of PA pilot
The state has signed a five-year agreement with Timberline Glamping that allows the company to construct and operate glamping sites at several parks.
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County will offer $7.2M to buy a Reading building to use while historic courthouse is repaired https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/berks-county-wells-fargo-building-purchase-courthouse-market-value-local-government/
Berks County moves ahead with 600 Penn St. purchase in Reading
Berks County approved a letter of intent to buy the former Wells Fargo building for $7.2 million as officials prepare for long-term courthouse renovations.
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Great PA News Quiz: top athlete heads to Philly, Penn State shakeup, and the year in tornadoes https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-july-27-2026/
PA News Quiz: Star athlete joins Philly team, tornado stats
In this quiz: Lawmakers miss a deadline, leadership shakeup at Penn State, and a funeral home’s mysterious package.
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Camping with … air conditioning? Pa. launches glamping pilot to woo newcomers to outdoor fun. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/glamping-pilot-camping-state-parks-hickory-run-timberline-pennsylvania-local/
Glamping arrives at Hickory Run State Park as part of PA pilot
The state has signed a five-year agreement with Timberline Glamping that allows the company to construct and operate glamping sites at several parks.
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Watch our storytelling event focused on Pennsylvania's mental health system live: (Stream begins at 5:30 p.m. Eastern) https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/06/pennsylvania-mental-health-storytelling-panel-event-events/
Join us for a live storytelling event on mental health in Pa.
Join us July 30 at Scranton’s Albright Memorial Library for this live, storytelling event on the past, present and future of Pennsylvania’s mental health care systems.
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Millions from state lands could be redirected to rural Pennsylvania to help make up for tax-exempt property https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2026/07/rural-pennsylvania-state-legislation-forests-parks-tax-revenue-rural-issues/
Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued the Trump admin dozens of times. Here’s everything to know about those lawsuits. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/josh-shapiro-trump-admin-lawsuits-federal-funding-snap-planned-parenthood-covid-grants/
Everything to know about Shapiro’s lawsuits against the Trump admin
The suits target Trump administration decisions regarding food stamps, student loans, healthcare, and more.
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Local governments would get a share of the revenue generated by Pennsylvania’s state-owned land under proposed bipartisan legislation. https://www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2026/07/rural-pennsylvania-state-legislation-forests-parks-tax-revenue-rural-issues/
Major GOP donor pardoned by Trump 3 days after donation to Pa. congressman https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/adam-kidan-pardon-trump-ryan-mackenzie-house-bob-brooks-federal-government/
Trump pardoned megadonor who supported PA congressman
U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s office told NOTUS that the Republican did not speak with the White House or the president about the pardon.
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As electric bills soar, Stacy Garrity and Josh Shapiro diverge on what kind of energy they want Pennsylvania to produce. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-governor-race-energy-costs-shapiro-garrity-environment/
Pa. election 2026: Where governor candidates Garrity and Shapiro stand on energy costs, the environment, and more https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-governor-race-energy-costs-shapiro-garrity-environment/
Dem harnesses data center backlash in ad targeting swing Pa. congressional district held by GOP https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/data-centers-paige-cognetti-rob-bresnahan-ai-november-election-elections/
Cognetti centers data centers in ad challenging Bresnahan
Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers in her challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan.
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The Trump admin had killed a grant, meant to help more people use broadband, as part of push to eliminate DEI initiatives. A recent federal ruling means the money could be flowing back to PA. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/digital-equity-act-restored-pennsylvania-trump-broadband/
More broadband money poised to flow into PA as Trump admin agrees to restore grant program https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/digital-equity-act-restored-pennsylvania-trump-broadband/
Rape crisis centers were on a financial ‘precipice’ until the 2026 budget gave them a lifeline. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/rape-crisis-centers-pennsylvania-budget-funding-doubled-lifeline-shapiro-capitol/
The second-degree murder sentencing deadline for has passed. What happens now? https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-felony-murder-missed-deadline-justice-system/
Gov. Josh Shapiro initially planned to flat fund rape crisis centers. They convinced him to double their line item https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/rape-crisis-centers-pennsylvania-budget-funding-doubled-lifeline-shapiro-capitol/
Albright College gets OK for tax-exempt bonds as it moves to restructure $42M in debt https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/albright-college-berks-county-bonds-debt-finances-kraras-lion-halls-education/
Albright College weighs next steps to restructure debt
A top Albright official said the board of trustees is still weighing next steps as the school tries to right its finances.
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Great PA News Quiz: Trump claims credit for supermarket sales, and Pa.’s hottest real estate market https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-news-quiz-week-of-july-20-2026/
PA News Quiz: In-demand housing, who’s registering to vote
In this quiz: the party leading voter registration, PASSHE to consider new degree path, and a new requirement for grade schools.
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The Shapiro administration got a fraction of the $2.5 million it asked for to help counties fulfill their obligation to review all child deaths. https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pennsylvania-child-death-review-funding-budget-crisis-capitol/