
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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Lawmakers, state officials clash over regulatory oversight
GOP lawmakers and the Wolf administration have renewed their sparring over state government regulation, butting heads on environmental ru ...
8 years ago
Abortion rights opponents push for action on two bills in Pa.
An impassioned group of advocates and lawmakers are pushing for two controversial pieces of legislation that would make it harder for wom ...
8 years ago
Lawmakers spar with Pa. officials over unemployment compensation spending
After a recent audit found significant accounting, technology, and funding issues in Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation syste ...
8 years ago
Vote expected on plan to overhaul Pa. pension system
A Pennsylvania Senate panel Sunday evening moved a bill that’s been dogging the Legislature for four years. The measure woul ...
8 years ago
3 top Penn State officials get jail time related to Sandusky case
Three former top Penn State officials have received jail time for failing to properly report Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse of child ...
8 years ago
Report shows in Pa. and other states, trans people aren’t treated equally
A recent reportshows transgender people in Pe ...
8 years ago
Pa. launches a website for its (still-tenuous) corrections consolidation plan
The Wolf administration has launched a new website ...
8 years ago
As Pa. lawmakers file gift disclosures, stricter standards do not seem imminent
Harrisburg lawmakers accepted more than $145,000 worth of hospitality, gifts, and travel in 2016, according to recently filed financial i ...
8 years ago
Pa. psychiatrist sees link between economy, health of white working class
A Pennsylvania psychiatrist and his colleagues are noticing some troubling mental health trends related to joblessness among their white, ...
8 years ago
Bipartisan work underway in Pa. on pensions; bill likely won’t pay down debt
A bipartisan group of legislative leaders has been working on a major proposal to change how state employee pensions are structured. ...
8 years ago
Gaming expansion faces division in Pa. House
A bill to expand gambling and raise sorely-needed revenue is moving on to the House, after passing swiftly through the Senate this week. ...
8 years ago
After 100-mile walk, protesters to arrive in Harrisburg Monday
Dozens of activists are marching from Philadelphia to Harrisburg to demand lawmakers enact three government reform bills. The memb ...
8 years ago