RealClearPennsylvania Week of June 15, 2026 Archives

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Monday, June 15
PA Lawmakers Push New Housing Bills Amid Shortage
Charlotte Keith Spotlight PA
PA Man Arrested After Threats Against Catholic Parish
Staff The Catholic Herald
Lawmakers Optimistic About Passing Budget on Time
Tom Fontaine Tribune-Review
Penn President to Leave Next Year
Josh Moody Inside Higher Ed
Police Fine Nearly 700 for Holding Phone While Driving
Ed Blazina Post-Gazette
PA Meatpacking Plant Closing, 1,500 Could Lose Jobs
Bill Shannon WTAJ
Dissecting John Fetterman and Graham Platner's Beef
Joel D. Smith WHP
Pa.’s Data Center Growth Increases Natural Gas Demand
Joseph DiStefano Inquirer
Garrity Right to Deny $1 Million Upgrades to Shapiro's Home
G. McGoldrick Inquirer
Lehigh Co. to Unveil ICE ‘Non-Cooperation’ Policy
L. Schroeder The Morning Call
Shapiro’s Utility Crackdown Won’t Fix Power Shortage
R. Marchand Broad + Liberty


Tuesday, June 16
Skill Games Are Gambling Devices: PA Supreme Court
Caruso et al. Spotlight PA
Supreme Court Rules ‘Skill Games’ Are Slot Machines
McGoldric & Gutman Inquirer
Students Are Betting on Their Phones During Class
O. Morrison PennLive
Brady Gets Four More Years as Philly Dem Chair
Sean Walsh Inquirer
Observers Hope Election Will Turn Up Heat on Budget Process
F. Turner TCS
JBS to Close Beef Plant in Pennsylvania
Patrick Thomas WSJ
House Dems Again Delay Decision on Trans Athlete Ban Bills
Z. Hoopes PennLive
Duane Michals, Artist of Wit and Courage
Philip Gefter The New York Times
Thousands Gather to Glimpse World’s Largest Steam Train
G. Gibbons Times-Trib


Wednesday, June 17
Skill Games Are Ruled Illegal. Now What?
Steve Ulrich Broad + Liberty
PA GOP Won't Admit it Has an Enthusiasm Problem
Ernie Springer LancasterOnline
Rodent Infestation, Deterioration at PennDot HQ
Todd Shepherd Broad + Liberty
Bill to Ban "Gas Station Heroin" Passes PA House
Jessica Guay CBS Pittsburgh
Data Centers Scrambling PA Politics
Steve Ulrich PoliticsPA
Shapiro Announced Nokia's Investment in Pennsylvania
Lori Burkholder WGAL
The Scoop on PA's Ice Cream Trail
Gretchen McKay Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Parents Will Soon Have Access to School Vaccination Data
Sarah Gantz Inquirer
Lawmakers Renew Push to Regulate, Tax Skill Games
Peter Hall PA Capital-Star
Private Penn State Trustee Meetings May Violate Law
A.J. Rao Spotlight PA


Thursday, June 18
What Voters Think About Gov’s (Popularity) Race and Trump
J.D. Prose PennLive
U.S. Steel Workers Remain Divided Over Nippon
Engel & Babetski Trib-Review
Doctors, Lawmakers Play Catch-Up With Kratom
Hanna Webster Post-Gazette
ICE Plan for Detention Center Faces Resistance in Schuylkill
F. Akinnibi Bloomberg
McCormick Hopeful Shapiro Will Opt PA Into School Choice
John Cole TCS
Franklin & Marshall College Poll Release: June 2026
B. Yost F&M Poll
Skill Games Are Illegal, PA Court Says. Now What?
Caruso & White Spotlight PA
How Has U.S. Steel Changed Since Nippon Takeover?
Anya Litvak Post-Gazette
PA House Dems Voted to Rip Scholarships Away from Kids
Andrew Lewis RCPA
Legislature Fast-Tracks Bills to Address Data Centers
E. Young PennLive
Platner, Fetterman and the Myth of the Working-Class Politico
J. Zimmerman Inq
Money, Money, Money
G. Ciarrocchi Broad & Liberty
Sen. Says State Losing Out Because of Shapiro-backed Price Cap
F. Turner TCS
What to Know About PA’s Rainy Day Fund
Mark Walters USA Today
Dean Says She Was Blocked from Oversight Visit to ICE Facility
Sam Janesch Inq


Friday, June 19
The Arsenal of Democracy Is Only as Strong as Its Steel
P. Murphy RealClearPA
New Poll Shows Shapiro Trouncing Trump in Popularity
M. Baruchman Inquirer
Lawmakers Want to Call Out AI Ads But Can't Decide How
F. Turner Center Square
What PA Voters Think of Shapiro, Garrity, and Trump
J.D. Prose PennLive
PA Dem Trifecta Could Mean the End of School Choice
Guy Ciarrocchi RealClearPA
Report: Alternative Energy Mandates Cost Pennsylvanians
L. Jessop Center Square
PA Cannot Tax Its Way Into an Innovation Economy
Carl Marrara RealClearPA
Philly School Board Ended a Charter Run by a Veteran Admin
M. Hanna Inquirer
PA is One of America’s ‘Least Patriotic States', Study
Claudia Dimuro PennLive
Lawmakers Push to Tighten Measles Vaccine Exemptions
M. Sallah Post-Gazette
PA Should Treat Obesity Like a Chronic Disease
Vallerie Biancaniello Broad + Liberty
In Defense of Entrepreneurs
Matthew J. Brouillette RealClearPennsylvania



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