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Shapiro Couldn’t Avoid Questions About Him. He Doesn't Want To.
E. Dovere, CNN
Why Some Data Center Projects Won't Have to Follow Rules
C. Thompson, PennLive
Morning Scrapple: Post Primary PA Poll Results
Staff, Bravo Group
PA Fire Companies, Counties Push to Modernize Gaming Law
M. Parish, Spotlight
Shapiro Pitches Data Center Incentives
Katie Huangpu, Post-Gazette
Parker Wants Big Tech to Pay Up
Anna Orso, Inquirer
Allegheny County Faces Continued Budget Issues
Megan Trotter, Tribune-Review
PA House Staffer Narrowly Wins Crowded Primary
Sagner & Roth, Inquirer
Bucks Congress Race to Feature Millions in PAC Spending
J. Rohan, PhillyBurbs
4 Big Questions Heading Into PA Budget Negotiations
Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

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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More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
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John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Shapiro Couldn’t Avoid Questions About Him. He Doesn't Want To.

E. Dovere, CNN

For now, Josh Shapiro says his focus is on Pennsylvania – “the state that decides it all,” as he likes to say. But a politician who... Read More

Why Some Data Center Projects Won't Have to Follow Rules

C. Thompson, PennLive

Morning Scrapple: Post Primary PA Poll Results

Staff, Bravo Group

Morning Scrapple is our snapshot of political opinion from the nation’s most important battleground state: Pennsylvania. Read More

PA Fire Companies, Counties Push to Modernize Gaming Law

M. Parish, Spotlight

Online raffles have given Pennsylvania fire companies an additional revenue source, but county officials say these events aren't legal under... Read More

Shapiro Pitches Data Center Incentives

Katie Huangpu, Post-Gazette

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to... Read More

Parker Wants Big Tech to Pay Up

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Philadelphia City Council must give preliminary approval to a budget plan by Thursday. Parker's proposed tax hikes are shaping up to be the... Read More

Allegheny County Faces Continued Budget Issues

Megan Trotter, Tribune-Review

Allegheny County’s acting Controller Amy Weise Clements warns that the county’s recent property tax increase has provided only temporary... Read More

PA House Staffer Narrowly Wins Crowded Primary

Sagner & Roth, Inquirer

The 148th state House district includes all of Whitemarsh Township and Narberth Borough and parts of Lower Merion Township. Read More

Bucks Congress Race to Feature Millions in PAC Spending

J. Rohan, PhillyBurbs

4 Big Questions Heading Into PA Budget Negotiations

Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

As Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline nears, lawmakers will have to grapple with a structural deficit and whether to find new sources... 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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Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation
PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

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

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders. 
America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

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

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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