Government Accountability

Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.

The governor has at least two choices, experts say: turn over the information or invoke executive privilege, potentially setting off a court fight.

The governor championed government transparency during his campaigns, but now that commitment is being tested.

The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against an internal government report that predicts the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the U.S. by June.

Mayor Kenney has canceled a long-awaited street sweeping program that would have reinstated regular cleaning in neighborhoods. Litter is one of city residents’ top complaints.

After a short burst of bipartisan unity over COVID-19, Pa. moderates say their fellow politicians are dividing again.

Stateline and Spotlight PA surveyed six states — CO, GA, MD, PA, SC, and WA — to determine what information they have made accessible to the public via their websites.

"It's stupid — it's more than stupid; it's dangerous," Pelosi told NPR.

Government accountability advocates say Wolf’s administration has fallen short during the COVID-19 crisis, withholding critical public documents.

Pennsylvania officials underreported at least 162 confirmed coronavirus this week, likely due to issues linked to a software upgrade.

President Trump's authority to unilaterally reopen states' economies was flatly rejected among experts this week

Investigators slammed New Jersey for failing to curb rampant sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.

Governments have suspended deadlines and told residents not to expect responses to public records requests as public officials focus on the coronavirus.

Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts.