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June 23, 2025 | 6:15 PM

Protests in Pa. Capitol call for increased taxes on the rich

Education, housing, healthcare and public transportation could all be improved if the state had more money from billionaires, per the protestors.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF
October 4, 2023 | 5:00 AM

One man’s spending is dominating Pa. judicial races. Who is he, and why is this election important?

Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest man, has contributed a third of all donations to statewide judicial candidates, more than $2 million of it going toward Republicans.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA and Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA
May 16, 2022 | 12:17 PM

Pennsylvania’s richest person has spent at least $18 million on the 2022 primary — mostly to influence one issue

Allies argue Jeff Yass is a single-issue donor who backs candidates who support alternatives to public schools. But critics contend he’s using weak campaign finance laws to peddle influence.

By Stephen Caruso/Spotlight PA

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