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Shapiro is Popular With Voters, Not With Fellow Dem Officials
H. Otterbein, Axios
Storm Shatters Snowfall Record in Region
Brian C Rittmeyer, Tribune-Review
Support Strong for Stacy Garrity in Bradford Co.
B. Kail, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly’s Biggest Snow in 10 Years Isn’t Going Anywhere
Anthony Wood, Inquirer
How Jamie Gauthier Charted a New Path to Power in City Hall
Anna Orso, Inquirer
PA Lawmakers Have Big Wish List Despite State Finances
Ford Turner, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Went to HBB and All We Got Was This Autobiography
G. Ciarrocchi, B+L
What I learned About Josh Shapiro at the Farm Show
Salena Zito, Washington Post
Pittsburgh Hospital Staff Stay Through Record Storm
Justin Vellucci, Tribune-Review
Tensions Rise in PA Over ICE Tactics in Area
Jacob Geanous, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Conversation With Josh Shapiro
Norah O'Donnell, CBS
Report Shows Law Enforcement Solving More Cases
Bill O'Boyle, Times Leader

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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USA Energy Affordability Map

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David McCullough and the Study of History
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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

Shapiro is Popular With Voters, Not With Fellow Dem Officials

H. Otterbein, Axios

"There are lots of people the governor counts as allies — people who raise money for him, support his reelection campaign, say all the... Read More

Storm Shatters Snowfall Record in Region

Brian C Rittmeyer, Tribune-Review

A record-shattering snowfall slammed the Pittsburgh region Sunday as schools canceled Monday classes; libraries, museums and retailers from... Read More

Support Strong for Stacy Garrity in Bradford Co.

B. Kail, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. — Dick Harris, chairman of the Bradford County Republican Party, met Stacy Garrity about five years ago during her... Read More

Philly’s Biggest Snow in 10 Years Isn’t Going Anywhere

Anthony Wood, Inquirer

The ice is going to melt slowly this week as the weather is about to turn even colder. Read More

How Jamie Gauthier Charted a New Path to Power in City Hall

Anna Orso, Inquirer

City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier has generally voted with progressives, but she has at times compromised on ideological battles to... Read More

PA Lawmakers Have Big Wish List Despite State Finances

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG — The 2026 wish list of state lawmakers — from transit and education funding to skill games regulation and a new family and... Read More

Shapiro Went to HBB and All We Got Was This Autobiography

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

What I learned About Josh Shapiro at the Farm Show

Salena Zito, Washington Post

The governor champions a 67-county strategy to win voters in a critical battleground state. Read More

Pittsburgh Hospital Staff Stay Through Record Storm

Justin Vellucci, Tribune-Review

While emergency-room traffic Sunday remained on the slower side in Pittsburgh-area hospitals, hundreds of doctors and nurses were preparing... Read More

Tensions Rise in PA Over ICE Tactics in Area

Jacob Geanous, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Tuesday, as hundreds poured into Shadyside Presbyterian Church in the bitter cold to attend training on how to document immigration... Read More

A Conversation With Josh Shapiro

Norah O'Donnell, CBS

In his memoir, "Where We Keep the Light," Pennsylvania's governor writes about how his childhood helped shape his lifetime of public service.... Read More

Report Shows Law Enforcement Solving More Cases

Bill O'Boyle, Times Leader

As violent crime and gun violence rates have declined across the Commonwealth, law enforcement agencies are improving their homicide... 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

Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.
Liberal Education as Civic Education
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

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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