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I’m devastated to see so many of my colleagues laid off today. Support local news, folks. lisa scheid breaks down the details of the decision here. lancasteronline.com/news/local/par…

I'm really excited and honored to be part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's Data Fellowship program. I've learned a lot already.

“This is not okay. This is not moral.” - Dept. of Aging employee. I spent weeks mining data, spreadsheets and records for my latest story for Spotlight PA on the state of protective services for vulnerable older adults. spotlightpa.org/news/2024/10/p…

At the watch party for Dem AG candidate Eugene DePasquale tonight. He just came into the main room where supporters are chatting and anxiously watching CNN. (Relatable content)

The political intensity inside the Pa. Capitol will continue for another two years....

In an upset, state Rep. Jim Struzzi, of Indiana County, will be the next GOP Chair of the House Appropriations Committee charged with negotiating the state's annual budget deals. He knocks off incumbent chair Seth Grove, of York County.

Young journalists! Do want to learn how to cover government and politics from those who do it every day? And want to make money while doing it? Then apply for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents' Association internship for the summer of 2025: buff.ly/4fNWnYl

How to learn of & track opioid settlements, including in your state. These were just a few photos from the presentation (h/t KFF Health News Aneri Pattani Ashton Marra Ed Mahon Emily K. Bader ) #nicar24 #cleaningoutmyphone

Using records an Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press attorney helped Spotlight PA obtain through successful litigation, Ed Mahon has reported three data-driven investigations into Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program. rcfp.org/spotlight-pa-m…

.Spotlight PA found that a small group of doctors in Pennsylvania approve an outsize share of the state’s medical marijuana cards. It’s the third story based largely on records that Ed Mahon obtained with free legal support from an Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press attorney. rcfp.org/spotlight-pa-m…

2024 Data Fellow Ed Mahon, reporting for Spotlight PA , shares five key takeaways from the year in opioid settlement spending, as Pennsylvania responds to an epidemic that continues to kill thousands of people annually. ow.ly/ZrQo50UIJgR

Creative & informative new tool from Ed Mahon & others at Spotlight PA that let's you be the decision-maker on opioid settlement funds. Will you make the same choices that the state council overseeing the money in Pennsylvania has so far? spotlightpa.org/news/2025/03/p…

Spotlight PA investigative reporter Ed Mahon partnered with 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR station, to produce an audio version of his child welfare coverage. Listen here: ow.ly/Ich550Vtl8F

Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA, & Teena Apeles, USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at PA Capitol on 4/9, part of a broader effort to get feedback from the public on how opioid settlement money should be spent. RCPA's Richard Edley & Jack Phillips were in attendance.

Voices of the Epidemic: A Call for Transparency in Opioid Settlement Spending on April 10. Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA; Kathleen Strain, Partnership to End Addiction; and Cathleen Palm, Center for Children's Justice, will present. witf.org/2025/03/28/voi… Ed Mahon Spotlight PA

Happening tonight!

Very excited to present Investigative Reporters & Editors next month with Ed Mahon & drew hawkins! We'll be sharing 60 rapid-fire ideas for stories on opioid settlement money & public health topics in 60 minutes. You'll walk away with inspiration for quick turns, features & investigations.

“The conflict escalated suddenly and bitterly over the past week, with skill games developer and distributor Pace-O-Matic now accusing the state Senate’s top two GOP leaders of intimidating its hired guns in the halls of the Capitol.”

"It is all but certain that Pa. will need to scrounge up, at minimum, an additional $125 million in its budget in the next fiscal year to keep those benefits intact. In the worst-case scenario, that tab could balloon to nearly $800 million." w/Charlotte Keith spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07/t…