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Budget Officially Late, Though Hope Remains for Deal Next Week
Staff, WESA
What to Know as PA's State Budget Deadline Passes
Mark Walters, USA Today
Idea Would Lower Electric Bills But Leave $1.7B Budget Hole
C. Keith, Spotlight
Pennsylvania’s State Budget Is Late — Again
Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer
Is Local News the Next Spirit Airlines?
Patrick Murphy, RealClearPennsylvania
In the Cradle of Liberty, Ed Freedom Should Be the Default
Colleen Hroncich, RCPA
Dem Lawmakers On the Wrong Side of Ed Choice
Megan Martin, RealClearPA
Garrity Agrees to Pay Vendors for Disputed Work at Shapiro Home
B. Rodgers, GE
ICE Agent Shot at Vehicle in Harrisburg Neighborhood
Wise & Renno, PennLive
Giant Eagle to Be Acquired by Kroger
Staff, Post-Gazette
How Philadelphia’s Monumental Bridge Was Built
Jasen Lo, Inquirer
Incumbent Emrick Leads Warren in Fundraising
Steve Novak, Armchair Lehigh Valley
Covering GLP-1’s; Its Good Business
Jackie Kulback, RealClearPennsylvania
Lawmaker Says He Was Kicked Off House Floor Flag Jacket
Mike Darnay, CBS

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
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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John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Budget Officially Late, Though Hope Remains for Deal Next Week

Staff, WESA

With a budget deal seemingly out of reach for the week, state Senators left Harrisburg Tuesday, marking another year the fiscal plan will... Read More

What to Know as PA's State Budget Deadline Passes

Mark Walters, USA Today

Idea Would Lower Electric Bills But Leave $1.7B Budget Hole

C. Keith, Spotlight

As lawmakers and Gov. Shapiro hash out budget, a tax cut to lower electric bills and a cap on utility profits are on the table Read More

Pennsylvania’s State Budget Is Late — Again

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

Senate Republicans on Tuesday recessed until legislators have a final budget deal to vote on. Harrisburg Democrats and Gov. Josh Shapiro... Read More

Is Local News the Next Spirit Airlines?

Patrick Murphy, RealClearPennsylvania

On May 2, Spirit Airlines shut down without warning and 17,000 workers lost their jobs overnight. The airline had filed for bankruptcy twice... Read More

In the Cradle of Liberty, Ed Freedom Should Be the Default

Colleen Hroncich, RCPA

This summer, Philadelphia is celebrating its role as the birthplace of America. Tourists from around the world are descending on Independence... Read More

Dem Lawmakers On the Wrong Side of Ed Choice

Megan Martin, RealClearPA

Democratic lawmakers — specifically, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania House Democrats — are feeling the heat after waging a losing... Read More

Garrity Agrees to Pay Vendors for Disputed Work at Shapiro Home

B. Rodgers, GE

ICE Agent Shot at Vehicle in Harrisburg Neighborhood

Wise & Renno, PennLive

Giant Eagle to Be Acquired by Kroger

Staff, Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh’s grocery scene is about to be upended. Cincinnati-based Kroger announced Wednesday morning that it is acquiring Giant Eagle in... Read More

How Philadelphia’s Monumental Bridge Was Built

Jasen Lo, Inquirer

A century after opening, this is how the Benjamin Franklin Bridge was built to last. Read More

Incumbent Emrick Leads Warren in Fundraising

Steve Novak, Armchair Lehigh Valley

Incumbent Republican Joe Emrick leads Democratic challenger Jeff Warren in campaign fundraising for Pennsylvania’s 137th House District, a... Read More

Covering GLP-1’s; Its Good Business

Jackie Kulback, RealClearPennsylvania

As a business leader, I know each move my company makes must be done with the future in mind. Over the years, I’ve learned a lesson that... Read More

Lawmaker Says He Was Kicked Off House Floor Flag Jacket

Mike Darnay, CBS

Rep. Eric Davanzo later said he "will never apologize for putting patriotism before politics." Read More

Research

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

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

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

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Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

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

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

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


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