Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA
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Outside group hires pricey design firm to refurbish Pa. Governor’s Residence but declines to reveal donors, costs
A New York City design firm has been hired to refurbish the public areas of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it, or exactly who is paying for it.
Pa. Game Commission won’t renew controversial contract with lobbying firm run by former top lawmaker
Pa. was deluged by election lawsuits in 2020. Experts say 2024 will be even more intense.
Former top Pa. lawmaker’s lobbying firm paid $41K by Game Commission in unusual arrangement
Some deleted Pa. crime lab records ‘no longer accessible,’ State Police say
Affected records may include information about how evidence was handled once it reached the lab, as well as communication logs and digital images.
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s admin blames ‘human error’ for deletion of Pa. State Police records
The Office of Administration under Gov. Josh Shapiro accidentally deleted thousands of records including State Police evidence logs. Some records haven’t been recovered.
New law aims to make guardianship a last resort in Pa., but some experts say it doesn’t go far enough
A new Pennsylvania law makes changes to the process of assigning guardians to people who are considered incapacitated, but some experts fear it won’t solve the issues.
Inside the Pa. court case pitting a genealogist against Ancestry.com
Pa. legislature paid $280K to settle harassment, other claims while requiring secrecy in many cases
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office has come under fire for similarly agreeing to settle a claim of sexual harassment with a nondisclosure agreement.