
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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DHS: Welfare officers missed red flags in Grace Packer’s brutal murder in Bucks County
The heavily-redacted report notes the full histories children have with Pennsylvania welfare officials often aren’t shared across counties and states.
6 years ago
Philly leaders, Pa. officials vow to help ensure accurate census count
The census count will determine how much the Philadelphia area reaps in federal funding — and whether the region's number of congressional delegates will change.
6 years ago
Pa. House positions overhauled statute of limitations bills for another run
Revived Pa. effort to extend statute of limitations in future cases of sex abuse follows a bitter dispute over whether to allow retroactive lawsuits in certain cases.
6 years ago
40 years later, the prospect of a Three Mile Island-related evacuation remains daunting
The last several decades have brought more detailed plans and better technology, but the people responsible for TMI disaster prep say there will always be unknowns.
6 years ago
Pa. House panel hosts climate change doubter, draws rebuke from scientists
Geologist Gregory Wrightstone was tapped to testify by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a conservative House member and chair of the Environmental Resources panel.
6 years ago
Pa. Republicans, Democrats stake out positions in general assistance battle
They already got rid of it once before, in 2012. But the program landed back on the GOP chopping block after the state Supreme Court revived it last year on a technicality.
6 years ago
The Pa. House’s first Muslim woman spent her first day addressing ‘offensive’ invocation
In under two minutes, Freshman Representative Borowicz, a Christian, mentioned Jesus 13 times and praised President Donald Trump for his unequivocal support of Israel.
6 years ago
Can a slate of technical education bills help Pennsylvanians?
Pa.'s Democrats and Republicans have come to a rare detente on one economic issue: boosting career and technical education in a bid to get people into higher-paying jobs.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers bring back bill penalizing doctors for abortions due to Down syndrome
Organizations like Planned Parenthood have also derided the initiative as a way to chip away at abortion rights.
6 years ago
The Poor People’s Campaign is back in Harrisburg with a long list of demands
The Poor People's Campaign, a loose coalition of political process reformers, social safety net supporters, racial justice advocates and many others made a stop in Harrisburg.
6 years ago
ACLU of Pa. back in court, says treatment wait for mentally ill inmates still too long
The state chapter of the ACLU is taking legal action over what it says is are unacceptably long wait times for mentally ill inmates in county prisons to get care.
6 years ago
Pa. House moves Janus-enforcing bill, but a veto likely looms
State House Republicans are trying again to pass a bill that would require union employers to let new hires know they can opt out of collective bargaining.
6 years ago