Ed Mahon | Spotlight PA

Spotlight PA answers your questions about Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis — who’s affected, what’s being done, and how you can get involved in the response.

A bipartisan bill to increase oversight of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program cleared the state House after Spotlight PA investigations revealed concerns about doctor practices and patient care.

A number of counties are using opioid settlement money for child welfare purposes, but spending by Cameron County was rejected.

Decisions made by a powerful state oversight board could shape spending decisions for years to come.

Records obtained by Spotlight PA through a court victory have already spurred calls for greater oversight of physicians and potential changes to the state’s medical marijuana law.

Somerset County and Philadelphia are fighting decisions made by a powerful state oversight board to reject their spending plans.

A first-of-its-kind database from Spotlight PA will now make it easier for the public to track Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement funds.

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

The changes allowing nurse practitioners and podiatrists to approve the cards could increase options for patients, supporters say.

A proposal could clarify eligibility for physicians, and it’s intended “to protect the health and safety of the patients” in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, two lawmakers say.