
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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Winners and losers in Pa.’s $34 billion state budget package
Below is a look at who stands to win and lose from the budget package, if it gets back on track.
6 years ago
Inches from finish line, Pa. House budget talks falter over education
Two components of the measure that would have, among other things, authorized $6.7 billion in basic education funding.
6 years ago
ACLU says Pa. police are improperly racially profiling and detaining drivers
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing state police for, it says, illegally turning drivers over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
6 years ago
Pa. House plans funding for voting machine bill, with conditions
A change would take away the option to quickly vote a straight party. Instead, voters would have to individually select all the candidates for whom they want to cast ballots.
6 years ago
Pa. Senate session devolves into shouting as GOP repeals cash assistance
The state Senate voted Wednesday to repeal a small cash assistance program for the poor — but before it happened, the session devolved into a loud, chaotic argument.
6 years ago
Funding for census outreach is unnecessary, GOP tells Wolf
The money would help track hard-to-count people: for instance, elderly residents who might have a hard time with the census's new online form, or people don't speak English.
6 years ago
Don’t discuss minimum wage, GOP speaker tells Dems during Pa. budget debate
The state House passed the main spending bill for its proposed budget Tuesday afternoon — a major step toward getting a plan finalized by the June 30 deadline.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers cosign $34 billion budget, but negotiations aren’t over
Pennsylvania House Republicans have started moving the main spending bill for next year's state budget, and it seems likely the Senate and Governor Tom Wolf will support it.
6 years ago
Pa.’s year-end surplus is official. But it won’t last long.
The IFO said that the commonwealth can count on ending the year with $910 million to spare. But the number dwindles when factoring in the amount the state overspent.
6 years ago
Marsy’s Law passes in Pa., now heads to voter referendum
In a unanimous vote, the state Senate has passed Marsy's Law — a constitutional amendment that would enshrine rights for crime victims in the state constitution.
6 years ago
GOP hopes to force Wolf to gut General Assistance by tangling it with medical funding
This is the second time Republicans have tried to ax the General Assistance program.
6 years ago
Pa. congressmen bring their milk crusade to Harrisburg
The dairy industry is struggling, and its plight has only gotten worse in the last year.
6 years ago