
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. Auditor General: pension fund could be saving more money
The Auditor General’s office has released a report detailing how Pennsylvania’s pension system for state employees can cut costs. ...
8 years ago
Still unclear what Trump’s opioid state of emergency means for states
Over the last week, President Donald Trump has vacillated about how to handle the opioid epidemic that has wracked much of the US, includ ...
8 years ago
Pa. GOP still discussing budget, but no concrete plans
Pennsylvania’s House has no official plans to resume negotiations on balancing the state budget. In a rare update, House Rep ...
8 years ago
Three Arapaho boys who died at Carlisle Indian School will soon return home
A team of Army officials and anthropologists is working in Cumberland County to exhume the remains of three Native American boys from the ...
8 years ago
Some Pa. towns losing money over legislative inaction on casino fees
As lawmakers try to negotiate a budget that’ll pass the House, Senate, and Governor, plus fill a $2 billion funding gap, they’re also ...
8 years ago
Pa. lawmakers advocate for flexibility in public school funding
A group of state lawmakers are introducing a bill they say would give students in Pennsylvania’s lowest-performing schools more options ...
8 years ago
Pa. pension fund reports 6.5 percent return, still below the mark
One of Pennsylvania’s two largest pension funds has released its financial report for 2016. The State Employees Retirement S ...
8 years ago
Wolf expresses confidence in stalled budget; House position hazy
A month past the due date, negotiations on how to fund Pennsylvania’s $32 billion spending plan are effectively stalled. With th ...
8 years ago
Pa. earned mixed scores in cancer treatment study
A study released by the American Cancer Society has given Pennsylvania mixed reviews for its work to prevent and treat cancer. The ...
8 years ago
Pa.’s unfinished budget changes how it assesses revenue
The revenue component of the state budget still isn’t done, more than a month past its due date. But that doesn’t mean ...
8 years ago
Protesters urge Pa. reps not to support immigration crackdown
Protesters around Pennsylvania spent Wednesday urging the commonwealth’s Republican US senators and congressional representatives not t ...
8 years ago
Fund transfer to balance Pa. budget runs into second year of problems
A fund transfer lawmakers are proposing to help balance Pennsylvania’s budget is causing some legal headaches. The Professio ...
8 years ago