
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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Pennsylvania deploys additional personnel to help with hurricane relief
After sending dozens of members of its Urban Search and Rescue task force to Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery, Pennsylvania i ...
8 years ago
Midstate GOP Congressman Charlie Dent won’t seek another term
One of Congress’s most vocal moderates has announced he’s stepping down. Pennsylvania’s 15th District representative, Republ ...
8 years ago
Pa. House budget plan gets skeptical response from Wolf, Dems and Senate
A group of Pennsylvania House Republicans has unveiled a plan to balance the more than $2 billion budget deficit by, primarily, raiding d ...
8 years ago
A look ahead at Pennsylvania’s 2018 political races
Statewide political party leaders are starting to hone their messaging for — and against — candidates, more than a year before the mi ...
8 years ago
Pa.’s prescription drug monitoring program turns one year old
One of the root causes of opioid addiction is over-prescription of addictive drugs. A major reason it occurs is the practice of do ...
8 years ago
Wolf admin calls for universal lead testing of children
A Department of Health report out this week has shown that only 28 percent of Pennsylvania children undergo recommended lead testing. ...
8 years ago
Calls for Pa. jobless program funding, but few specifics at hearing
More than eight months after a fight over funding for Pennsylvania’s jobless program, the Wolf administration says the program is still ...
8 years ago
Tension rises between Pa. House GOP and Wolf; state’s general fund teeters near zero
The main fund Pennsylvania uses to pay its bills would have hit zero this week, if not for a $700 million transfer from the state’s Mot ...
8 years ago
Pa.’s state liquor stores are hiking prices
Prices are on the rise for some of the most popular wines and liquors sold in Pennsylvania state liquor stores. It’s the first h ...
8 years ago
Hoping to improve Pa. water-quality inspections, DEP to speed up trainings
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is working to speed up the training of several new water inspectors, in an ef ...
8 years ago
New Pa. DUI law increases penalties on first-time offenders
A new Pennsylvania law going into effect Friday aims to cut down on drunken driving by requiring first-time offenders to have Breathalyze ...
8 years ago
Pa. counties brace for possible losses as budget impasse wears on
With talk swirling of possible spending freezes over the unbalanced state budget, counties are trying to figure out how they may be impac ...
8 years ago