Katie Meyer | WHYY
Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.
Before coming to Philadelphia, she covered state politics as Harrisburg bureau chief for WITF, and hosted the station’s politics podcast. She got her start in public radio in the Bronx, at Fordham University station WFUV. She’s from upstate New York.
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Crime has been a central talking point in the race to be the next Pennsylvania’s governor. Republican Doug Mastriano has tried to pin higher-than normal homicide rates on his opponent, Attorney General Josh Shapiro -- a Democrat. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports crime statistics often get twisted. -
Pennsylvania’s two candidates for U.S. Senate have dramatically different visions when it comes to criminal justice policy. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says sentencing needs to allow second chances, while celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz has criticized Fetterman’s push for pardons and commutations.
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Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race will play a big role in deciding which party controls the chamber next year, and one of the big policy areas affected by that control is workers’ rights.
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Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor have drastically different education visions. Democrat Josh Shapiro has pledged to continue education funding increases. Republican Doug Mastriano wants deep cuts and more public money for scholarships to private schools.
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In Pennsylvania, many suburban Republicans say they are having a hard time bringing themselves to vote for their party’s nominee for governor. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports several voters and political operatives doing on-the-ground outreach say Doug Mastriano’s stance on abortion is a big reason why.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers recently allocated $45 million to help counties administer elections. But WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports that county leaders say additional provisions in the bill may actually make their jobs harder — not easier.
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Final arguments were made this week in a trial that could radically change how Pennsylvania’s schools are funded. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports, these post-trial arguments set the stage for a Commonwealth Court decision, and likely appeals to the state Supreme Court.
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Mainstream support for Pennsylvania’s radically conservative Republican nominee for governor is growing. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports that as prominent backers get on board, Democrats are trying to remind GOP voters of Doug Mastriano’s ties to anti-Semites and conspiracy theorists.
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro just won the endorsement of Philadelphia’s firefighters’ union in his run for governor. But WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports, this one is a little unusual.
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Pennsylvanians will soon be able to get state assistance to pay for home repairs, thanks to a new program that lawmakers passed Friday as part of the state budget. WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports, the program is an unusual victory for progressive Democrats, and a rare example of bipartisanship in Harrisburg’s Republican-controlled legislature.
