Kate Giammarise/WESA
Kate is covering the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
She covered poverty, social services and affordable housing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for nearly five years; prior to that she spent several years in the paper’s Harrisburg bureau covering the legislature, governor, and state government.
She was part of the P-G staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. She has won numerous state and local awards for her reporting and was honored with a 2020 Keystone Media Award for her beat reporting on poverty.
She also previously reported for several newspapers in Ohio and covered the steel industry for a trade publication.
She covered poverty, social services and affordable housing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for nearly five years; prior to that she spent several years in the paper’s Harrisburg bureau covering the legislature, governor, and state government.
She was part of the P-G staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. She has won numerous state and local awards for her reporting and was honored with a 2020 Keystone Media Award for her beat reporting on poverty.
She also previously reported for several newspapers in Ohio and covered the steel industry for a trade publication.
Latest by Kate Giammarise/WESA
March 25, 2024 | 11:10 AM
GET THE RECORDS: How we’re tracking more than $100M in opioid settlement money in Pa.
Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
March 18, 2024 | 11:31 AM
As the senior population grows, Pennsylvania seeks feedback on its Aging Master Plan
March 7, 2024 | 12:22 PM
Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments.
January 16, 2024 | 8:43 AM
Legislation would restore dental coverage for adults on Medicaid in Pennsylvania
January 10, 2024 | 1:11 PM
Despite low unemployment, Pennsylvania SNAP enrollment tops 2 million people — a record high
December 19, 2023 | 9:34 AM
Proposed Pennsylvania Medicaid changes would provide food and housing help
December 7, 2023 | 9:11 AM
Opioid settlement: Allegheny County won’t receive a $479,000 penalty after questions from WESA and Spotlight PA
With McKeesport signing on in November, Allegheny County will get a full payout from the opioid settlement fund this year.
November 3, 2023 | 1:30 PM
Pa. nursing homes are understaffed. Will Biden administration staffing mandate help?
October 18, 2023 | 9:55 AM
Which Pa. counties are receiving the most opioid settlement money — and why
Opioid payments for county governments and county district attorney offices equaled about $6.50 per resident across the state last year. But there were big differences.
