Gov. Tom Wolf’s final budget address will seek to cement his legacy

By Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh as Biden prepares to talk infrastructure

By Kimberly Palmiero

Wisconsin debates cash bail changes in wake of Waukesha parade tragedy — as some states ditch system entirely

By Clare Amari / Wisconsin Watch

Board members of Pa.’s largest pension fund asked to sign secrecy oaths

By Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Joseph N. DiStefano of The Inquirer

The Nonprofit College That Spends More on Marketing Than Financial Aid

By Anna Clark, ProPublica, and David Jesse, Detroit Free Press

An Afghan journalist is at home, in Pittsburgh

By ZUBAIR BABAKARKHAIL | PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARTHA RIAL

Which Jan. 6 do you remember?

By Carmen Gentile

Facebook hosted surge of misinformation and insurrection threats in months leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, attack, records show

By Craig Silverman, ProPublica; Craig Timberg, The Washington Post; Jeff Kao, ProPublica; and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post

Christian Hall was killed one year ago by Pa. State Police. His family still wants answers

By Gary Harki of Spotlight PA

Postindustrial Year In Photos

By Carmen Gentile

Behind the scenes with Episode 1 of Extremely American

By Heath Druzin

Fertilizer washes off Midwest farm fields and taints communities’ drinking water, poisons Gulf of Mexico

By Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY Network Agricultural Data Fellow, Investigate Midwest

Chicago’s Last Black-Owned Bank Got Millions in Government Deposits — Then Had to Give Them Back

By Mick Dumke and Haru Coryne, ProPublica

Site of Detroit’s first Black-owned bookstore secures federal preservation grant

By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance

Mayfield candle factory’s labor practices under scrutiny in wake of deadly tornado

By Jared Bennett, KyCIR

Lack of telehealth law in Pennsylvania a major headache for patients who need it most

By Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA

The podcast you can’t afford to miss: Extremely American

By Staff | Photographs by Heath Druzin

Renters in parts of Pa. shut out of rent relief as counties elsewhere sit on millions in unused aid

By Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

A depictor of Postindustrial America has roots in horror and suspense

By Ramesh Santanam

A staffing crisis at Pa. child care centers is upending family routines and slowing the economic recovery

By Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA | Photographs by Thomas Hengge of the Philadelphia Inquirer

Who investigates police killings in Pennsylvania, and why there are few checks and balances

By Gary Harki of Spotlight PA

Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty

By Heath Druzin

There’s no place like a new home…in Pittsburgh

By Carmen Gentile and Kim Palmiero | Photographs by Justin Merriman

Extremely American?

By Heath Druzin