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Parker’s Restraint With Trump Both Calculation and Gamble
Anna Orso, Inquirer
Shapiro Calls for Changes to PA’s Power Grid as Prices Rise
K. Huangpu, Spotlight
DePasquale Outlines Plan for PA Democrats
Ivey DeJesus, PennLive
Fetterman, Lee Reactions to Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania Lawmakers React to Ceasefire Deal
Toby Tabachnick, Jewish Chronicle
Attack of the Clones--Sherrill and Spanberger
Guy Ciarrocchi , Broad & Liberty
Lehigh Valley Warehouses Are Seeing More Vacancies
Evan Jones, Morning Call
GOP Group Pushed to Change TV Spot Attacking Perry
Alex Roarty, Spotlight PA
Med Examiner Report: Greenberg Death Still Ruled Suicide
John Luciew, PennLive
Republicans Mount Campaign to Flip PA Supreme Court Majority
A. Oliver, Fox
With State Budget Impasse, Student Teachers Are Squeezed
J. Forstadt, WESA
Should PA's General Assembly Be Scaled Back?
Andy Sheehan, KDKA
Smucker Claims LNP Opinion Piece Defamatory
Jade Campos, LancasterOnline
A Crisis of Literacy, A Crisis of Lives in PA
Jessica McKee, RealClearPennsylvania

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

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American Civics

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Civics Education Gaining Ground
At public colleges and universities, 14 states require the completion of a civics course, according to the James G. Martin Center report.
How K–12 Educators Are Preparing Students for 2026
The Jack Miller Center supports teachers in their efforts to incorporate primary sources into their instruction.

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Podcasts

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania
Sarah McCammon, NPR

Parker’s Restraint With Trump Both Calculation and Gamble

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has avoided overtly criticizing Trump, even as the president has sought to deploy troops to other American cities... Read More

Shapiro Calls for Changes to PA’s Power Grid as Prices Rise

K. Huangpu, Spotlight

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro thinks electric grid operator PJM moves too slowly. He wants states to have more control. Read More

DePasquale Outlines Plan for PA Democrats

Ivey DeJesus, PennLive

In a meeting with the PennLive Editorial Board, newly installed chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Eugene DePasquale, unpacks a... Read More

Fetterman, Lee Reactions to Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette

Trump receives bipartisan praise from Fetterman, McCormick, Deluzio as the last Israeli hostages return home Read More

Pennsylvania Lawmakers React to Ceasefire Deal

Toby Tabachnick, Jewish Chronicle

Attack of the Clones--Sherrill and Spanberger

Guy Ciarrocchi , Broad & Liberty

Lehigh Valley Warehouses Are Seeing More Vacancies

Evan Jones, Morning Call

For the quarter that ended Sept. 30, CBRE said the Lehigh Valley had a vacancy rate of 11%. Read More

GOP Group Pushed to Change TV Spot Attacking Perry

Alex Roarty, Spotlight PA

The National Republican Congressional Committee successfully pressured a liberal group to modify political ads targeting three Republican... Read More

Med Examiner Report: Greenberg Death Still Ruled Suicide

John Luciew, PennLive

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner doubles down on a controversial suicide ruling in Ellen Greenberg’s death, citing 10 key findings. Read More

Republicans Mount Campaign to Flip PA Supreme Court Majority

A. Oliver, Fox

Pennsylvania voters will decide whether to retain three Democratic Supreme Court justices in November as Republicans target the court's... Read More

With State Budget Impasse, Student Teachers Are Squeezed

J. Forstadt, WESA

“[I’m] just wondering what it's going to be like down the road later in life. Am I going to struggle like this again? Am I going to be... Read More

Should PA's General Assembly Be Scaled Back?

Andy Sheehan, KDKA

Is it time to shrink the size of the legislature? Read More

Smucker Claims LNP Opinion Piece Defamatory

Jade Campos, LancasterOnline

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is claiming defamation after an Oct. 8 editorial published by LNP | LancasterOnline said the lawmaker is “lying to... Read More

A Crisis of Literacy, A Crisis of Lives in PA

Jessica McKee, RealClearPennsylvania

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and for my family, it is not just a line on the calendar; it’s our daily reality. Dyslexia affects 20%... Read More

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

More From Real Clear

Eugene DePasquale Talks Political Landscape
PA Supreme Court Justices on The Ballot
Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

Civics Education Gaining Ground
At public colleges and universities, 14 states require the completion of a civics course, according to the James G. Martin Center report.
How K–12 Educators Are Preparing Students for 2026
The Jack Miller Center supports teachers in their efforts to incorporate primary sources into their instruction.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the most competitive states are receiving the... Read More

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