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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Do you speak Dari or Pashto? Philly wants your help welcoming displaced Afghans
Philadelphia health officials are searching for translators to help usher displaced Afghans into the U.S. — specifically people who speak Dari or Pashto.
3 years ago
Despite infighting, Pa. GOP senators push forward with vague idea of 2020 election audit
A Trump ally in the Pa. legislature has been stripped of power, but the leading Republican in the State Senate is still promising a full “forensic audit” of the 2020 election.
3 years ago
Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote
The commission redrawing Pa.’s House and Senate maps has voted to stop counting state prisoners as residents of the districts where they’re incarcerated.
3 years ago
Listen 7:50Pa. urban rescue team in New England to assist with Henri flood response
The response team, Pennsylvania Task Force One, is based in Philadelphia and is sponsored by the city’s fire department.
3 years ago
Kimmel Center rolls out new vaccine mandate ahead of September reopening
The Kimmel Center also confirmed it will enforce Philadelphia’s mask mandate throughout its locations.
3 years ago
Man sentenced in connection to ‘one of the most upsetting’ homicides in recent Philly history
One man has been sentenced in a 2019 shooting in Kensington that killed a 2-year-old girl in her mother’s arms.
3 years ago
The last decade brought Philadelphia its biggest population jump since 1950. The number of Black and white residents declined, while Latino and Asian numbers spiked.
3 years ago
Jobs or the environment? Ahead of 2022, Pa. Dems thread needle on ‘false choice’
Debates about fracking and pipelines have created a conundrum for Democrats in the past few decades, as they court both environmentalists and organized labor.
3 years ago
Listen 5:02The humanitarian failure that was relief efforts following the last devastating earthquake in 2010 is weighing heavily on the minds of Haitians in the Philly region.
3 years ago
SEPTA is flummoxed by a driver’s trolley tunnel detour
There was no damage after a car drove onto underground trolley tracks in Philly early Saturday morning.
3 years ago
Southeast Pa. counties lead in solving ‘maddening’ lapse in eviction protections
Pennsylvanians who owe back-rent can now qualify for relief money, but there can be a lag — leaving them at the mercy of landlords.
3 years ago
Conor Lamb joins Senate race, making a case for the Blue Dog Democrat
Lamb, 37, is a former Marine and federal prosecutor who has spent his short political career carefully straddling party lines.
4 years ago