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The presidential election has drawn $538 million in spending in Pa. — and 90 visits from candidates and surrogates. With 13 days left, it... Read More

Hispanic Communities Present a Test for Harris and Trump

A. Licon, AP News

In a stretch of what once was Pennsylvania steel country, Democrats and Republicans are looking to test their strength with Latino voters. Read More

Lawmaker: Harris 'Has Become Toxic' for Pennsylvania

Brooke Singman, Fox News

House Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania told Fox News Digital that Vice President Kamala Harris is “toxic" for the... Read More

Could Teenage Voters Swing Pennsylvania?

Dwyer and See, 6abc

As the presidential candidates make their final pitch in Pennsylvania, many of the state's youngest voters said they are listening. Read More

Second Gentleman Campaigns For Harris in NEPA

Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff emphasized putting country ahead of party Monday in a Northeast Pennsylvania campaign swing on behalf of his... Read More

Everyday Pennsylvanians Ensure Safe, Secure Elections

M. Schweiker, RealClearPA

Pennsylvania’s elections are safe and secure, featuring tried-and-tested systems that are proven to protect the vote and ensure accuracy in... Read More

Jefferson to Spend $900 Million On Lehigh Valley Projects

H. Brubaker, MCall

Jefferson will spend $900 million on Lehigh Valley Health facilities over three years. Read More

Nuclear Power Is the Safe, Affordable, Clean Option

Jason Hayes, Blue Energy Nation

Originally published on Jason Hayes | Forest, Fuels, and Freedom. Used by permission of the author and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.... Read More

Three Mile Island Demonstrates the Value of Free Markets

S. Bloom, RealClearPA

In a political environment that increasingly pretends government-imposed fixes are the best answers to everyday problems, it sometimes feels... Read More

The Kids Are Not All Right

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad + Liberty

Our children’s test scores are down. They haven’t even reached pre-Covid levels, which wasn’t anything to brag about then. And the... Read More

Pandemic Disruptions Work Their Way Out of Car Industry

Jack Troy, Trib-Review

Editor’s note: This is the seventh story in an occasional series on the causes and impact of inflation. Car buyers who haven’t been in... Read More

Plan to Help Downtown Pittsburgh Peters Out

Mark Belko, Post-Gazette

A proposal that would allow the city of Pittsburgh to impose new taxes or fees to help finance revitalization efforts Downtown appears to... 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

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