
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. House passes budget plan; bill now heads to Senate
The deal is on track to be the first on-time budget of Governor Tom Wolf's tenure.
7 years ago
Pa. House moves redistricting bill, uncertain about making deadline
If lawmakers don’t pass the amendment in time, the next year it would have an impact is 2030.
7 years ago
Bump stock ban, limited firearm controls pass House committee
Over the course of two days this week, a state House panel pushed forward a raft of gun control measures that have accumulated in the chamber in recent months.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania close to a budget deal
The plan calls for spending $32.7 billion — roughly $700 million more than last year.
7 years ago
Poor People’s Campaign holds sixth and final rally in Harrisburg
After staging demonstrations for weeks, the Pennsylvania chapter of the national Poor People's Campaign has ended its extended residency in the state Capitol rotunda.
7 years ago
Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order
Pennsylvania might have its state budget—or at least part of it—done by the end of this week.
7 years ago
Wolf calls for looser professional licensing laws in Pa.
Pennsylvania is home to 29 boards and commissions that regulate 255 kinds of licenses.
7 years ago
Plan to elect Pa. judges by regional district has less precedent than suggested by Senate GOP
GOP supporters of the measure say it would make courts fairer by evening out regional representation.
7 years ago
After some backroom maneuvers, abortion-restricting bill progresses in Pa.
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has kicked forward a bill that would make it illegal to abort a fetus because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
7 years ago
Pa. Senate amends congressional redistricting bill with controversial change for judicial elections
After hours of debate, the state Senate has amended a high-profile redistricting overhaul, and is on track to s ...
7 years ago
Pa. golf course incident prompts lawmakers to call for stronger anti-discrimination laws
The moves come in the wake of an allegedly racially-motivated incident at a York County Golf Course in late April.
7 years ago
Working through ‘crunch time,’ Pa. Senate struggles toward final redistricting bill
Few concrete details are leaking out of Senate lawmakers’ feverish negotiations on a sweeping bill to overhau ...
7 years ago