Min Xian | Spotlight PA State College
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The commonwealth and most of its cities, counties, and local governments are on track to obligate about $13 billion in American Rescue Plan Act pandemic relief dollars. -
Pennsylvania — along with its cities, counties, and local governments — have until Dec. 31 to finalize their federal pandemic relief funding. -
Pennsylvania local governments are designed to be led by ordinary citizens, but finding and keeping the right people to do the job have become challenging for municipalities of all sizes. -
Pennsylvania township and borough associations want the legislature to let them publish public notices online, but lobbyists for newspapers say voters prefer the status quo.
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As the federal case against former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio is beset by delays, officials in the small Pennsylvania city confront a nearly $1 million budget deficit. -
Outdated property tax assessments can run afoul of Pennsylvania’s Constitution, but fixing the issue is politically difficult.
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The ongoing consolidation between DuBois and Sandy Township is only the second one in Pennsylvania after lawmakers standardized the process. It has shown the limits of state law. -
Federal cybersecurity funding included in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal isn’t enough to help local governments keep up with rising costs, officials say. -
Spotlight PA and the Centre Daily Times reviewed 3 years of meeting minutes from Centre County municipalities to determine how involved the public was in filling vacancies on governing boards. -
How much 1 mil in taxes brings a municipality differs widely all over the state. That has serious implications for municipalities’ budgets.
