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Thursday, April 24

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Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack

Josh Shapiro, New York Times

Restoration of 30th St. Station Became Corruption Bonanza

Seidman & Palmer, Inq

Hegseth Turns to His Mission to Reshape the Military

Salena Zito, Examiner

Fetterman Tells Trump to Destroy Tehran's Nuclear Facilities

J. Levine, Free Beacon

Why Independents Can't Vote in PA Primaries

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Gainey, Corey O’Connor and the Race For PGH Mayor

Voices of Reason, Politics PA

PGH City Council Pitches Housing Lot Reduction Proposal

Adam Babetski, P-G

Art and Artifact Damage at Governor’s Residence

Charles Thompson, PennLive

One of the Largest Layoffs in PA in Recent Years

Daniel Urie, PennLive

A Warning About Private Equity Ownership of Hospitals

Christine Polizzi, Inquirer

Five Things Pittsburgh’s Next Mayor Must Do

Colin McNickle, Allegheny Institute

Research

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

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Videos

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

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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.

Essential Reading

Our Civics Deficit Is a National Security Crisis

On April 19, 1775 -- 250 years ago today -- the British Royal Army clashed with colonial militia in...

Paul Revere’s Many Rides

A scrap of paper in the Massachusetts State Archives tells a great story. Dated August 1775, it...

In the News

Mike Sabo, RealClearBooks

The American Mind, Opened
Allen Guelzo, Wall Street Journal

Have You Noticed It’s America’s 250th Birthday?

Multimedia

The Story of America

Gordon Wood on the American Revolution’s 250th Anniversary

Charting America’s Path to Unity

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

Finding Moral Clarity After an Arsonist’s Attack

Josh Shapiro, New York Times

This level of violence has to stop. Read More

Restoration of 30th St. Station Became Corruption Bonanza

Seidman & Palmer, Inq

Contractors lavished an Amtrak manager with $150,000 in cash bribes, luxury cars, vacations, and a pure-bred German shepherd puppy. In... Read More

Hegseth Turns to His Mission to Reshape the Military

Salena Zito, Examiner

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a policy-rich address at the Army War College on Wednesday. Read More

Fetterman Tells Trump to Destroy Tehran's Nuclear Facilities

J. Levine, Free Beacon

Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) says the Trump administration should drop nuclear negotiations with Iran and finish off the country's nuclear... Read More

Why Independents Can't Vote in PA Primaries

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania is one of 10 states with closed primaries that exclude independents. Many lawmakers want to change this, but leaders haven’t... Read More

Gainey, Corey O’Connor and the Race For PGH Mayor

Voices of Reason, Politics PA

PGH City Council Pitches Housing Lot Reduction Proposal

Adam Babetski, P-G

Pittsburgh residents had their chance to weigh in on a proposal to reduce minimum lot sizes, which some City Council members believe will... Read More

Art and Artifact Damage at Governor’s Residence

Charles Thompson, PennLive

Shapiro Adminstration sources say no pieces of historical or artistic significance were lost in the April 13 firebombing. Read More

One of the Largest Layoffs in PA in Recent Years

Daniel Urie, PennLive

At least one county, two cities and a township have issued an emergency declarations. Read More

A Warning About Private Equity Ownership of Hospitals

Christine Polizzi, Inquirer

Last fall, Pennsylvania's attorney general sued the owner of the Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital for financial... Read More

Five Things Pittsburgh’s Next Mayor Must Do

Colin McNickle, Allegheny Institute

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

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

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