
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. pension fund lowers assumed investment returns
The past week has been an active one for Pennsylvania’s pension funds. It started with Gov. Tom Wolf and Treasurer Joe Torse ...
8 years ago
Pa. releasing names of potential marijuana sellers, but not locations
Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has revealed a few new details on the lengthy rollout of its medical marijuana program. ...
8 years ago
Measure to cut Pa. Planned Parenthood funding passes to Senate
A bill that could potentially eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood facilities in Pennsylvania has passed a state Senate committee. ...
8 years ago
Key liquor bills pass Pa. House, face resistance in Senate and from Wolf
The state House has voted to advance a group of four very different proposals to loosen restrictions on liquor sales in Pennsylvania. ...
8 years ago
After audit, DePasquale calls UC accounting problems ‘stunning’
The office of Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has finished a long-awaited report on state spending in the unemployment compensation sys ...
8 years ago
Wolf, Torsella urge pension funds to cut costs
Governor Tom Wolf and state Treasurer Joe Torsella say they have a way to cut down on Pennsylvania’s mountainous pension costs: change ...
8 years ago
Partisan differences emerge over who should fund student safety
A GOP-proposed bill currently sitting in the state House is raising questions about who should be responsible for keeping Pennsylvania st ...
8 years ago
Early differences emerge between House, Senate GOP on revenues
With the July budget deadline beginning to creep up, the state legislature is entering its busy season. Several component parts of ...
8 years ago
Pa. House tries again on charter schools
Pennsylvania’s Legislature is returning to one of its toughest recurring issues — overhauling charter schools. Among the p ...
8 years ago
Pa. approves $15 million to keep its unemployment compensation program running
After long months of partisan debate over funding for Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation program, the legislature has passed ...
8 years ago
Pennsylvania bill would allow teachers to pack heat
Pennsylvania is again considering letting teachers carry guns in class. The Senate Education Committee in Harrisburg has advanced ...
8 years ago
Juvenile Court Judges Commission drafts letter urging Pa. GOP to reconsider cuts
The state House GOP’s budget plan proposes across-the-board cuts. But, one of the more-heavily affected areas is the court system. ...
8 years ago