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Secrecy Still Pervades Pennsylvania State Government, But Spotlight PA Is Fighting Back

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 12, 2024

by Christopher Baxter, Spotlight PA Politicians in Harrisburg come and go, and political majorities shift over time. But one enduring constant no matter who’s in power is a reflexive inclination to shield information from the very people who pay the bills — we, the taxpayers. Our state and local governments exist to serve our communities….

City Official Arrested By PA State Police On I-76

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 3, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross A Pennsylvania State Troop-er had his hands full earlier when he stopped a car for tailgating and other motor vehicle violations. It should have been a traffic stop with a ticket and that’s it. However, Celena Morrison, who works in the Mayors Office for LGBT Affairs quickly started to yell at…

Election Integrity Task Force Launched By Governor Shapiro

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 29, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross “The election was fake, it was fraudulent, the wrong candidate won and votes were rung up illegally”. Claims like that are disheartening. In 2020 State Senator Doug Mastriano disparaged the integrity of the presidential election. To stop things like this happening again, an Election Integrity Task Force has been formed by…

Donald Trump Furious Over NY Verdict, Releases Statement

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 16, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross In a major setback for former President Donald Trump, NY judge Arthur Engoron has ruled that Trump must pay at least $355 million in fines and is forbidden from doing any business in New York. That means that he cannot be the head of his own company for a period of…

State Rep Kevin Boyle Gets Himself Banned From Rockledge Bar

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 10, 2024

Pa. State Rep Kevin Boyle just got himself banned from Gaul and Co Malt House in Rockledge Pa. That after he started berating bar staff and calling patrons :morons, actors and idiots”, He threatened to use his position as a PA House Rep to close the bar. “I can f—ing close this bar, Do you…

US Supreme Court Leaning In Trumps Favor Over Ballot Issue

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 8, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross The United States Supreme Court has not yet ruled on Donald Trump’s challenge to keep him off the ballot in Colorado. A challenge was made regarding the former president’s involvement in the January 6 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol. Alex Lloyd Gross File Photo-Delaware Valley News.com Donald Trump before…

Mayor Parker: Residential Streets Will Be Plowed After Snowstorm

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 19, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia elected officials held a news conference today, at the City Sanitation Yard and Salt Depot, on State Road and Ashburner Street. It was there that Mayor Cherelle Parker stood alongside Managing Director Adam Thiel and Carlton Williams, the Streets Commissioner and other city officials who promised to plow residential streets….

US Congressman Is Among Fans Furious at NFL Streaming Play Off Game

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 13, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross 15 years ago you could watch your home teams play a professional football game over broadcast TV, for free. Now, fans are being held hostage by having to pay a subscription service to Peacock ( NBC) if they want to see a crucial playoff game involving the Miami Dolphins and Kansas…

Pennsylvania Provides State Money For Public Defense For The First Time

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania will soon convene a committee to decide how to spend the state’s first-ever funding for…

Ultimatum Issued To Bensalem Zoning Board On Sober House Issue

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, January 11, 2024

by Alex Lloyd Gross When Judy Cost sold her property in 2014 to Mar-Mar Builders Inc she never thought that the sale would be so contentious. “I was offered over a million dollars and I turned it down.”, she said. As time went on, she was getting older and wanted to think of her family….