Katie Meyer
@katieemeyer4Katie Meyer is a government editor/reporter for Spotlight PA.
Previously, she was WHYY’s political reporter and covered state politics as Harrisburg bureau chief for WITF. She lives in South Philly.
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Pa. commission votes to scale back ‘prison gerrymandering’ reform made last month
A commission added a carveout to count those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census — in prison districts.
3 years ago
Election security experts: Pa. GOP trying to play ‘Russian roulette’ with voters’ personal info
Republican lawmakers are requesting social security digits and driver’s license numbers, which aren’t public, of every Pennsylvania voter.
3 years ago
Wolf creates new redistricting oversight panel ahead of fraught map-drawing process
The panel will review how redistricting works in other states and develop standards for determining integrity and fairness.
3 years ago
Former U.S. Attorney McSwain joins growing field of GOP candidates for Pa. governor
McSwain is pitching himself as a tough-on-crime supporter of police who “put rioters and looters behind bars” as U.S. attorney.
3 years ago
Biden voters in Pa. grappling with chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, America’s longest war
A recent poll found that 52% of Democrats support the withdrawal and Biden’s handling, 37% want to withdraw but say mistakes were made, and 17% oppose.
3 years ago
Listen 4:04Bucks County lost 18 on Sept. 11. Two decades later, a memorial in their honor offers solace
As the memory of 9/11 fades for some, the Garden of Reflection has become a place to teach children and a peaceful place for those grieving losses.
3 years ago
‘Please take it seriously,’ Murphy warns as another severe storm is expected in N.J.
New Jersey is still counting its dead after devastating flash flooding caused by heavy rain in the wake of Hurricane Ida. The state is preparing for another storm.
3 years ago
Many of Pa.’s GOP gubernatorial hopefuls see a blueprint in Texas abortion law
GOP lawmakers have been pushing bills that would further restrict abortion and the debate is poised to become key in Pennsylvania’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
3 years ago
‘Worst we’ve ever seen’: Philadelphia area rocked by Ida as 676 remains closed
Mayor Jim Kenney couldn’t say when the Vine Street Expressway would reopen in the wake of severe flooding caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
3 years ago
Long recovery ahead as Ida’s remnants lead to historic flooding, tornadoes in Philly region
Here’s what you need to know as Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials begin to assess the aftermath of the storm.
3 years ago
Hundreds of Afghan evacuees stream through Philadelphia airport
Evacuees from Afghanistan are still arriving in the U.S. via Philadelphia International Airport. City officials expected hundreds more people to fly in Monday.
3 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: Mask mandates ‘not a polite suggestion,’ Murphy tells schools
New Jersey officials are trying to give any skeptical school administrators few excuses for avoiding the state’s mask and vaccine mandates.
3 years ago