RealClearPennsylvania Week of May 4, 2026 Archives

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Monday, May 4
Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Court Fetterman
Jonathan Martin Politico
Shapiro Busted Helping Rival Party Win for Petty Reason
V. Verbalaitis Daily Beast
Shapiro Proposes Changing How Utility Rate Cases Operate
Susan Phillips WHYY
A Converted Church is an Incubator for Amish Roots Music
Staff CBS Pittsburgh
Can One of These Democrats Flip a Red State Senate District?
Fallon Roth Inquirer
Lifeline May Extend PA Coal Plants’ Operations for Years
Anya Litvak Post-Gazette
National Democrats Get Behind Bob Harvie and Bob Brooks
Sam Janesch Inquirer
PA Supreme Court Considering Voter Registration Case
Carter Walker 90.5 WESA
Shapiro’s Vacancies Create a Quorum Controversy
Beth Ann Rosica Broad + Liberty
The Civic Value of a Little NightMmarket
Editorial Tribune-Review


Tuesday, May 5
Pittsburgh, America’s Monotown
Chris Briem Post-Gazette
What Is the Story of a City?
Brandon McGinley Post-Gazette
PA Democrats Rebuke 'Traitor' Fetterman
Rena Rowe Washington Examiner
Why Elected Independents Are Rare in Pennsylvania
Kate Huangpu Spotlight PA
PA Suing Character AI, Claiming Chatbot Posed as Med Professional
Staff CBS
Shapiro Says He Didn’t Tell a Union to Support Garrity
Gillian McGoldrick Inquirer
Save the Students
Guy Ciarrocchi Broad & Liberty
Infighting Erupts as Dems Intervene in Contested Primaries
A. Solender Axios
Independent Coffee Shops a Driver in SWPA
Ember Duke Tribune-Review
The Last Days of Butter Ridge
Saslow & Schaff NYT
PA Moves to Shift Grid Costs to Data Centers
Adam Aton Politico
Jefferson, Penn Medicine Eye Billions in Expansion Projects
John George PBJ


Wednesday, May 6
Talk of Fetterman Switching Parties Colors 2028 Race
S. Roth Examiner
Will John Fetterman Go Full Benedict Arnold?
Ryan Cooper The American Prospect
Garrity Would Not Sign Bill Legalizing Marijuana
Alfred Lubrano Inquirer
PA-07: Brooks Explains His ‘Why’ From Snow Plow
Steve Ulrich Politics PA
Rep. Rabb Takes Controversial Vote Against Sex Trafficking Bill
A. Orso Inquirer
PA Sues AI Company, Saying its Chatbots Claim to Be Doctors
Marc Levy AP News
More Traffic Allows PA Turnpike to Raise Capital Spending
Ed Blazina Post-Gazette
PA Does Just Fine Without a Mail-In Ballot Grace Period
Paul Calem Broad + Liberty
Tariffs’ Impact on Pennsylvania Ag
Carol Hardbarger Lancaster Farming
How Garrity is Trying to Steer the Governor Race
Mark Walters Pocono Record
PA-7 Dem Rivals Take Aim at Brooks
Hilary Danailova City & State PA
Sen. McCormick Visits Bellwether District
Linda Stein Broad + Liberty


Thursday, May 7
Shapiro’s Coattails Are About to Be Put to the Test in PA
L. Kashinsky Politico
Shapiro: Fetterman Should 'Honor' Will of PA Voters
Robert Moran Inquirer
PA Dems Ask Republicans for Their Best Offer
Owens & Northup ABC 27
Will Dems’ ‘Working-Class’ Candidate in LV Be the Answer?
Sam Janesch Inquirer
Jefferson Plans Major Expansion Into Lehigh Valley
Staff LehighValleyLive
Rebates Won’t Solve America’s Rising Drug Cost Problem
N. Stallings RealClearPA
Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Central PA Data Center
D. Urie PennLive
McCormick: Energy and AI Must Move Together
Chloe Jad Post-Gazette
Businesses Get Millions From Dauphin Co. Gaming Grants
Rihl & Renno PennLive
Welfare Fraud Is On the Rise
Guy Ciarrocchi Broad & Liberty
Judiciary Committee Advances Constitutional Carry
B. O'Boyle Times Leader
Bresnahan Switched to Bonds Last Year
Avani Kalra NOTUS
Primary Preview: Four Vie For PA-03 Democratic Nod
S. Ulrich Politics PA
McCormick Wants to Streamline Energy Permitting Process
Tom Fontaine Trib-Rev


Friday, May 8
Shapiro’s Coattails are About to Be Put to The Test
Lisa Kashinsky Politico
Fetterman: I Haven't Changed. Here's What Has.
John Fetterman Washington Post
Did Amazon Just Hurt Shapiro’s White House Dreams?
Will Bunch Inquirer
PA Gov. Shapiro Reelection Campaign Adds $3.6 Million
Zak Hudak CBS
Mayor Parker Cements Philly’s Sanctuary Policies Into Law
Anna Orso Inquirer
Illegal Trucker Cases From PA Fuel GOP Crack Down
Charles Creitz Fox News
PA Bill Aims to End Funding for Youth Gender Procedures
J. Campos LNP
Six Bills Signed Into Pennsylvania Law
Hayden Thompson Wtaj
Fetterman Says ‘I’d be a terrible Republican’
Tom Fontaine Tribune-Review
Democrats Expand Voter Registration Advantage
Nick Field Pennsylvania Capital-Star



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