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HARRISBURG — Deep within Pennsylvania’s 36-page Right-to-Know Law, a clause says that correspondence between a state lawmaker and a person seeking their help is off-limits to the public — unless

HARRISBURG — Deep within Pennsylvania’s 36-page Right-to-Know Law, a clause says that correspondence between a state lawmaker and a person seeking their help is off-limits to the public — unless

The PA legislature says its communications with lobbyists should be secret. Here’s why Spotlight PA is trying to make them public.

Local news from StateCollege.com and Centre County Partners. Read about Inside Spotlight PA’s Fight to Unseal Lobbyist Communications with the Legislature and more from the State College, PA region

To borrow a device from the recent Republican candidates’ debate: Raise your hand if you think that lobbyists influence politicians, officeholders and public policy. Raise it again if you think

The PA legislature says its communications with lobbyists should be secret. Spotlight PA is making a case that the state’s right-to-know law says otherwise.

This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG — Deep within Pennsylvania’s 36-page Right-to-Know Law, a clause says that correspondence between a state lawmaker and a person seeking their help is off-limits to the

Republican lawmakers who have so far rejected calls to continue a subsidy program that helped stabilize childcare providers over the last two years began

Democrats have called for continuing provider subsidy program.

Gun store owners in Wisconsin and across the country are offering to take in firearms from people who want to store their guns during difficult times.