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Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Focus: Governor’s office, legislature, elections

Meyer covers government and elections, with a focus on the money and powerful interests that can shape policy decisions, and the ways those decisions affect Pennsylvanians. She also plans coverage and edits Spotlight’s government team.
Previously, Meyer was political reporter for WHYY Public Radio in Philadelphia, and covered state politics and government for WITF Public Radio in Harrisburg. She lives in South Philly.

Latest by Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA


In low-turnout Pa. primary, location and luck may have mattered more than policy

Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.
By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA, Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Democrat Eugene DePasquale, Republican Dave Sunday win primary elections for Pa. attorney general

DePasquale defeated five primary opponents for attorney general, while Sunday emerged victorious from a two-person race.
By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: When voters can expect primary results

On Pennsylvania’s April 23 primary ballot are races for president, U.S. House and Senate, attorney general, auditor general, treasurer, and more.
By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

The Forward Party wants to be on Pa.’s 2024 general election ballot. It must overcome several hurdles.

The Forward Party wants to run candidates for attorney general and treasurer in 2024, but it first must get thousands of signatures and survive probable court challenges.
By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2024: How much the Democratic and Republican attorney general candidates have raised

The Republican attorney general candidate who received his party’s nod has a small fundraising advantage over his opponent, while Democratic donors have yet to coalesce around one of the five candidates.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA, Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Elections 101: What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more

Lancaster County piloted e-pollbooks last year and poll workers praised them
By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Shapiro wants to tax skill games. He must first navigate Pa.’s wealthy, warring gambling interests.

Because skill games aren’t explicitly legal in Pennsylvania, the question of whether the games should be allowed to operate has led to State Police seizures and sparked years of litigation over their status.
By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Raising taxes on the table as Pa. weighs how to pay for education court ruling

Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to give his budget address, kicking off a debate over how Pennsylvania should pay for additional investments in education required by a court ruling.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA and Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

What’s the status of abortion access in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvanians can get abortions up to 24 weeks. But access advocates say there are still too many restrictions, like waiting periods, parental consent rules, and insufficient funding.

By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA

Long-sought charter school changes on the table as Pa. lawmakers plot education funding overhaul

Pennsylvania lawmakers say a court mandate to overhaul public school funding has opened avenues for compromise on charter school reform.

By Katie Meyer/Spotlight PA
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