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Linnet Brooks, a Rock Spring Water Company customer, keeps bottled water in her pantry due to frequent outages.

Lawyers for troubled Pa. water company ask court to force a takeover, calling system ‘a clear and present danger’

by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

Lawyers have asked a Centre County court to intervene and allow a municipal-run water authority to take over operations of the privately owned company.

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After Hershey Medical Center stopped performing kidney transplants, Jessica Clark scrambled to find another hospital that would add her to its waiting list.

As problems roiled Penn State Health’s transplant programs, unknowing patients kept hope. Then they were blindsided.

by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA and Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College

Already sick, former patients of the failed kidney and liver transplant units face rejection and despair as they look elsewhere and grapple with the one thing they cannot afford to lose: time.

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program has allowed doctors with past misconduct to certify patients.

Prior misconduct rarely an obstacle for doctors in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

The Capitol

Former Gov. Tom Wolf (left) speaks to Gov. Josh Shapiro (right)

Governor’s office forced to reveal why it spent $368K on private law firms

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Ex-Gov. Tom Wolf’s office and top lawyers for Gov. Josh Shapiro have furiously fought to keep this information secret.

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

Lawmakers tease their plans to address high child care costs, low pre-K attendance in Pa.

by Sarah Boden for Spotlight PA

Investigations

Local Government

An illustration of a woman walking away from a crumbling road and out of a credit card with a phone in hand and shopping bags around.

New records detail Pa. township secretary’s alleged half-million-dollar heist. How did sports betting, trips, and more go unnoticed?

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College

Pamela Hackenburg allegedly used Gregg Township’s credit cards to steal almost $533,000 from local taxpayers. The township’s supervisors never looked at a statement.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich (center)

Breaking rules intended to keep Pa.’s older adults safe is rarely met with state sanctions

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Impact

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program has allowed doctors with past misconduct to certify patients.

New limits, oversight for Pa.’s medical marijuana doctors proposed in response to Spotlight PA investigation

by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

The bill would give the Department of Health discretion on which doctors in the medical marijuana program would receive extra scrutiny.

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State College Bureau

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What to do if you have an issue with your municipal water or wastewater authority

by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

Pennsylvania’s municipal water and wastewater authorities have local control over operations, but they don’t go unchecked.

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