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How the GOP is Trying to Make Inroads in Pittsburgh
Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette
Cartwright Confirms He Won't Run for Congress Again
Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA
McCormick: I've Evolved on Tariff Issue
Linda Stein, DV Journal
How Cyber Reforms in PA Could Impact School Finances
Oliver Morrison, PennLive
Fetterman Says He’s a Dem Because of Abortion, LGBT Rights
T. Riese, WESA
Lies, Damn Lies, and Budget ‘Cuts’
Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty
Pennsylvania's Remaining WWII Veterans
Mike D'Onofrio, Axios
Job Corps Is a Program Everyone Should Like
Editorial Board, Post-Gazette
Parker and Philly Council Reach Deal for Next City Budget
Walsh & Blumgart, Inq
What Happens If the Train Stops Running On the Main Line?
D. Sagner, Inquirer
Smucker ‘Optimistic’ That BBB Will Pass by July 4
Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Deluzio Proposes Anti-Corruption Bill
Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Talks Democracy at Event in Center City
Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer
For Bipartisan Group of Politicos, a Long Shapiro Connection
Hilary Danailova, C&S

Research

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?
Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation
Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality
Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

More From Real Clear

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession
PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

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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.

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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

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America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...
The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase...

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Bureaucracy and the Constitution
Why Congress Couldn't Kill Earmarks
Who Controls the Federal Purse?

Podcasts

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
Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink
Staff, Broad + Liberty

How the GOP is Trying to Make Inroads in Pittsburgh

Hallie Lauer, Post-Gazette

PG Politics is written by Hallie Lauer, the Post-Gazette's city government and politics reporter. Each Wednesday, she'll take readers inside... Read More

Cartwright Confirms He Won't Run for Congress Again

Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA

Cartwright confirmed he will not run for Congress again at a Thursday morning press conference. His decision sets off a search for a suitable... Read More

McCormick: I've Evolved on Tariff Issue

Linda Stein, DV Journal

When U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick was the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during the George W. Bush administration, he... Read More

How Cyber Reforms in PA Could Impact School Finances

Oliver Morrison, PennLive

Search our map for how your local school district could be impacted by a bill that would cap the cost of cyber charter school tuition. Read More

Fetterman Says He’s a Dem Because of Abortion, LGBT Rights

T. Riese, WESA

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has repeated a refrain: Despite the rumors, he’ll never switch parties, in part because he would “make a pretty... Read More

Lies, Damn Lies, and Budget ‘Cuts’

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Pennsylvania's Remaining WWII Veterans

Mike D'Onofrio, Axios

Job Corps Is a Program Everyone Should Like

Editorial Board, Post-Gazette

The Trump administration’s abrupt closure of the Job Corps program of the Department of Labor removes a vital support from the nation’s... Read More

Parker and Philly Council Reach Deal for Next City Budget

Walsh & Blumgart, Inq

In the end, lawmakers green-lit cuts to the wage and business taxes, as well as the mayor’s request for $800 million in borrowing authority... Read More

What Happens If the Train Stops Running On the Main Line?

D. Sagner, Inquirer

Potential cuts to SEPTA would mean the elimination of the Paoli/Thorndale Line and all four bus routes that service Lower Merion and Narberth. Read More

Smucker ‘Optimistic’ That BBB Will Pass by July 4

Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA

Deluzio Proposes Anti-Corruption Bill

Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette

CEOs convicted of financial crimes would be barred from serving in the executive branch under legislation introduced this week by U.S. Rep.... Read More

Shapiro Talks Democracy at Event in Center City

Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer

The group of people was "scientifically selected" to represent the electorate in all its political, cultural, and demographic diversity,... Read More

For Bipartisan Group of Politicos, a Long Shapiro Connection

Hilary Danailova, C&S

Some of the commonwealth’s political powerhouses have longstanding relationships with the commonwealth’s chief executive. Read More

Research

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

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh counties already implment a sales tax. Proposed legislation would allow the other 65 counties in Pennsylvania to... 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

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced officials in cities throughout the country to deal with unexpected budget shortfalls... Read More

More From Real Clear

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession
PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

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

America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...
The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase...

In the News

Multimedia

Bureaucracy and the Constitution
Why Congress Couldn't Kill Earmarks
Who Controls the Federal Purse?

Podcasts

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

Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink

Staff, Broad + Liberty

From their voting power to their leadership in the halls of state government, women are a force reshaping Pennsylvania politics. Read More

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