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Pa. primary election 2026: How to serve as a poll worker on May 19

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Leer en español HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania holds its ...

Mail-in ballots going out in Greene, Washington counties

Mail-in ballots began going out in Greene County late last week for the May 19 primary election, while the ballots from Washington County will start hitting the mail later this week due to the ongoing legal challenges involving one of the candidates. Greene County Commission Chairman Jared ...

Scrap heap

An excavator stacks steel beams pulled from the Courthouse Square tower Monday as crews are nearly halfway through demolishing the former Washington County government office building in Washington. The site will eventually be the location for the county’s new public safety building.

Local cannabis industry applauds loosening federal regulation

Medical marijuana researchers and business owners across western Pennsylvania will see relief from some federal regulation thanks to a change in federal policy governing the popular plant. The decision to reclassify medical-use cannabis from the strictest Schedule I to a more permissive ...