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The Penn State Transparency Tracker is an ongoing effort by Spotlight PA to document and share the ways in which the university is, and is not, being transparent with the community. Due to its special “state-related” designation, Penn State is not subject to open records laws beyond the public disclosure of basic financial information.

As Los Angeles experiences a historic drought, local authorities are cracking down on excessive water usage by the super-rich. Those who refuse to stop using their swimming pools or watering their expansive gardens in the water deprived area are being threatened with the introduction of newly developed “flow restrictors”.

When the federal government set up boarding schools in the 19th century to assimilate Native American children into American culture, one of the objectives was to get them to turn away from the use of their native languages.

BRISTOL, Pa. — Along the banks of the Delaware River, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman rallied an estimated 1,230 supporters a little less than a month out from Election Day.

The climate crisis threatens the lives and culture of the inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands. Yessie Mosby is one of them. He has long been concerned about rising sea levels. The salt water not only washes away homes and roads, but also the sacred burial sites of the indigenous population. 

Currently, many selective colleges consider race when they make decisions about which students to admit. In several cases since 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that it is constitutional to do so to ensure diversity on campus.

Potential Reentry Opportunities in Business and Education (P.R.O.B.E.) will be hosting their 44th Anniversary Breakfast on October 21, 2022 from 7:30am-9:00am at the Picard Pavilion- Hershey Country Club. 1000 East Derry Road- Hershey, PA.

After success stories from Iceland and news about the large-scale field trial in Great Britain, a pilot project on the 4-day week is now starting in the USA. 38 companies are testing the 4-day week while the results are being scientifically analyzed. Last year, some companies already tested the effects of shorter working hours – and have ended up switching permanently to a 4-day week.

According to Catherine Miller, Democratic candidate for House District 101, “Voters have now been deprived of the opportunity to hear candidates discuss issues that matter most to them. Elected officials are meant to be representatives of the people. It is the responsibility of candidates running for office to make themselves accessible to their voters.”

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer has died, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts said Saturday.