HomeTopicsCoronavirusThe latest reporting on the Pennsylvania state government's response to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
July 23, 2021Elizabeth RobertsonHealth officials request $124 million in pandemic-related emergency contracts as GOP calls for oversightby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
July 21, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesNursing homes would provide more direct care to residents under proposed Pa. ruleby Jaime Martines of Spotlight PA and Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
July 19, 2021Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAPa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversightby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
July 13, 2021Jelani Splawn / For Spotlight PA‘Human error,’ lack of oversight led to multimillion-dollar unemployment mistake, Wolf admin disclosesby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
July 9, 2021Jelani Splawn / For Spotlight PADepartment of Labor admits it overcharged unemployed Pennsylvanians millions of dollarsby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
July 2, 2021Elizabeth RobertsonAfter contact tracing data breach, Pa. sidesteps scrutiny on proposed $34M contractby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
June 17, 2021Elizabeth RobertsonFired Pa. contractor seeks to secure contact tracing data after learning personal info still onlineby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
June 10, 2021CHARLES FOX / Philadelphia InquirerLegislature votes to immediately end Pa.’s coronavirus disaster declaration while keeping waivers in placeby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
June 9, 2021DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAPersonal data from Pa. contact tracing calls still online despite assurances it had been securedby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
June 8, 2021DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerJobless in Pa. livid over new unemployment system errors as state declares victoryby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA and Christian Hetrick of The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 7, 2021Shaniece Holmes BrownWith $10,000,000,000 to spend, advocates press Wolf, Pa. lawmakers to prioritize poor peopleby Shaniece Holmes Brown for Spotlight PA
May 28, 2021Yong Kim / Philadelphia InquirerMark Zuckerberg helped some Pa. counties survive the 2020 election. Right-wing lawmakers say that was unfair.by Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA
May 26, 2021Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAA stark racial divide on vaccinations leaves many at risk as Pa. reopensby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
May 25, 2021JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerNewly empowered, Pa. GOP lawmakers move to end parts of Wolf’s coronavirus disaster orderby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
May 25, 2021Fred Adams / Spotlight PAAfter citing privacy law, Pa. backtracks and discloses wasted vaccine detailsby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
May 19, 2021Commonwealth Media ServicesVoters back curtailing Wolf’s emergency powers in win for GOP lawmakersby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
May 4, 2021ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Philadelphia InquirerPennsylvania will lift most COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Dayby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
April 19, 2021TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia InquirerYour guide to Pa.’s 2021 primary ballot questionsby Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA
April 13, 2021HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. ‘pauses’ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clotting reportsby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
April 9, 2021Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAPa. lawmaker wants to compel Wolf administration to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine dosesby Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA
April 8, 2021Tim Tai‘A turning point’: Thousands in Pa. prisons will be offered COVID-19 vaccineby Joseph Darius Jaafari of Spotlight PA
March 31, 2021Fred Adams / Spotlight PAAll Pa. adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine as of April 19, Wolf saysby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
March 29, 2021Fred Adams / Spotlight PAInside Pennsylvania’s race to expand who’s eligible for the coronavirus vaccineby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
March 25, 2021Courtesy of Commonwealth Media ServicesWolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine dosesby Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA
March 24, 2021DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerAs thousands of unemployment claims expire, Pa. residents refile, wait on federal benefitsby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
March 23, 2021Courtesy of PennLiveHave you helped process Pa. unemployment claims this past year? Spotlight PA wants to hear from you.by Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
March 22, 2021Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAA huge spike in Medicaid enrollment in Pa. shows how devastating the coronavirus has beenby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA and Ese Olumhense of Spotlight PA
March 19, 2021James Robinson / Pennsylvania Senate Democratic CaucusBan on meal, lodging payments for Pa. lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in angerby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
March 18, 2021TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerLevine pressed for answers on Pa.’s missing nursing home data as confirmation advancesby Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA
March 17, 2021Handout from Department of CorrectionsTwo Pa. prisons have vaccinated more than 70% of inmates. An incentive program may be making a difference.by Joseph Darius Jaafari of Spotlight PA and Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA