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PA’s Two Most Powerful Democrats Don’t Speak
Lisa Lerer, The New York Times
More Calls to Bring Skill Games Out of Legal ‘Gray Area’
C. Smith, Center Square
RNC Asks Supreme Court to Take Up PA Mail Ballot Fight
Zach Schonfeld, The Hill
Adding Up the State’s Deficit Versus Rainy Day Fund Math
Editorial, Tribune-Review
Grand Jury Won't Indict Dem Lawmakers Over 'Illegal Orders'
A. Richer, WTAJ
Deluzio Says Trump Administration Abused Power
Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review
Pennsylvania Budget Deficit Expected to Balloon to $6.7B
Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Many PA Counties Haven’t Updated Property Taxes in Decades
M. Walters, Go Erie
$193M for Rural Health Care Isn’t Easing Closure Worries
M. Parish, Post-Gazette
PA's Way Behind on Women-Owned Businesses
A. Koutsiouroumbas, Post-Gazette
PA-3 Congressional Forum Hosts Six Hopeful Candidates
L. Stein, Broad + Liberty
Here's Why Electric Bills Are Getting More Expensive
Rachel McDevitt, 90.5 WESA
Nearly 1M PA to Qualify for New Tax Credit
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
Pharmacists Filling Provider Gaps in Pennsylvania
Whitney Downard, PA Capital-Star
Montgomery Co. Officials Divided on ICE
Fallon Roth, Inquirer

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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American Civics

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America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

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Podcasts

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
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

PA’s Two Most Powerful Democrats Don’t Speak

Lisa Lerer, The New York Times

Senator John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro do not get along. The bad blood goes back years. Read More

More Calls to Bring Skill Games Out of Legal ‘Gray Area’

C. Smith, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Calls grow on both sides of the political aisle to bring the lucrative skill games industry out of the legal shadows. Read More

RNC Asks Supreme Court to Take Up PA Mail Ballot Fight

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill

The Republican National Committee (RNC) petitioned the Supreme Court on Wednesday to reverse a ruling that requires Pennsylvania to count... Read More

Adding Up the State’s Deficit Versus Rainy Day Fund Math

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Debt and savings are different columns in the same ledger. Any business can tell you that. So can anyone working on their taxes right now.... Read More

Grand Jury Won't Indict Dem Lawmakers Over 'Illegal Orders'

A. Richer, WTAJ

A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military... Read More

Deluzio Says Trump Administration Abused Power

Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review

Lawmakers targeted by the Justice Department after releasing a video telling servicemembers they have an obligation to refuse illegal orders... Read More

Pennsylvania Budget Deficit Expected to Balloon to $6.7B

Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA

Could Pennsylvania’s budget deficit rise from $3.9 billion to $6.7 billion in 12 months? Read More

Many PA Counties Haven’t Updated Property Taxes in Decades

M. Walters, Go Erie

Pennsylvania is the only state that does not mandate regular countywide property reassessments. Read More

$193M for Rural Health Care Isn’t Easing Closure Worries

M. Parish, Post-Gazette

The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program is meant to expand and strengthen access to care, but state officials and experts warn the... Read More

PA's Way Behind on Women-Owned Businesses

A. Koutsiouroumbas, Post-Gazette

In Pennsylvania, women are less inclined to own small businesses. The Keystone State ranks in the bottom five of states in its percentage of... Read More

PA-3 Congressional Forum Hosts Six Hopeful Candidates

L. Stein, Broad + Liberty

Six of the candidates vying to take the place of retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.-3) squared off in a forum Monday evening. Read More

Here's Why Electric Bills Are Getting More Expensive

Rachel McDevitt, 90.5 WESA

Gov. Josh Shapiro has frequently called out PJM Interconnection for raising electricity prices and hurting consumers. But electric bills are... Read More

Nearly 1M PA to Qualify for New Tax Credit

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

New tax credit 2026. Amazon layoffs. Broadband funding. Bald eagle cam. Read More

Pharmacists Filling Provider Gaps in Pennsylvania

Whitney Downard, PA Capital-Star

Nearly 90% of Americans live five miles or less from a pharmacy. Read More

Montgomery Co. Officials Divided on ICE

Fallon Roth, Inquirer

Crossing the aisle has become rare in the rancorous national political environment, but the Montgomery County Commissioners emphasized... 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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PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

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

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

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

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

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

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