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Who Made the Most Working for PA in 2024?
Oliver Morrison, PennLive
Krasner Has Been a Disaster for Philadelphians
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
How Optimism About Gainey Dissolved Into Disappointment
B. McGinley, P-G
Philadelphia Suburbs Could Make History This Election
Kenny Cooper, WHYY
What’s Going On with the Pittsburgh Mayoral Race
Emily Bloch, Inquirer
PGH at a Tipping Point in High-Stakes Race for Mayor
Lauer & Wereschagin, P-G
PA Baby Is First to Receive Personalized Gene Therapy
Staff, AP
Data Centers Could Reshape Landscape in NEPA
Frank Lesnefsky, Times-Tribune
Hazleton's Gov't Will Face Change If Voters Say Yes Tuesday
B. Krawczeniuk, WVIA
PSU Gearing Up for Meeting on Possible Campus Closures
Megan Tomasic, P-G
Mail-in Ballots Becoming More Popular in Lehigh Valley
Tom Shortell, LVN
Philly Will Likely Decide Its Next DA This Week
Sean Walsh, Inquirer
Shapiro Used Billionaire's Luxury Helicopter Last Year
Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer
What's at Stake for Caregivers in PA's Primary Election
Sarah Boden, Spotlight PA
Several PA Cties Won’t Have a GOP Candidate on Tues
Julia Terruso, Inquirer
McCormick, Kelly Target Mexican Drug Cartels
Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette
PA Democrats Lay Out a Future for the Party
Staff, The Independent

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

More From Real Clear

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

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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.

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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

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America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
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The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
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The State of the School of Civic Leadership
A Revival of Classical Education is Underway
K–12 Meets Campus: Teaching Civics Together

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

Who Made the Most Working for PA in 2024?

Oliver Morrison, PennLive

Since 2020, the number of state workers earning $200,000 or more has increased by more than 500%. Read More

Krasner Has Been a Disaster for Philadelphians

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

Larry Krasner, who’s seeking his third term as Philadelphia district attorney, should not be reelected in what is tomorrow’s most... Read More

How Optimism About Gainey Dissolved Into Disappointment

B. McGinley, P-G

I was about a month on the job when Ed Gainey was elected Mayor of Pittsburgh. I had thought there might be excitement in the newsroom about... Read More

Philadelphia Suburbs Could Make History This Election

Kenny Cooper, WHYY

Joi Washington could become Media Borough’s first woman mayor. Erica Deuso could become Downingtown’s first openly transgender mayor. Read More

What’s Going On with the Pittsburgh Mayoral Race

Emily Bloch, Inquirer

Four things to know about the Pittsburgh mayoral race and what it could mean for the rest of Pennsylvania and the Democratic Party. Read More

PGH at a Tipping Point in High-Stakes Race for Mayor

Lauer & Wereschagin, P-G

A budget on the brink. A crisis in affordable housing. A Democratic Party fighting over how to win back voters — and using Pittsburgh as... Read More

PA Baby Is First to Receive Personalized Gene Therapy

Staff, AP

Doctors used the gene editing tool CRISPR to treat an infant born with a rare and dangerous disease. Scientists say it could someday treat... Read More

Data Centers Could Reshape Landscape in NEPA

Frank Lesnefsky, Times-Tribune

Data centers are coming to Northeast Pennsylvania. In a region once fueled by coal, a new industry aims to reshape Northeast Pennsylvania,... Read More

Hazleton's Gov't Will Face Change If Voters Say Yes Tuesday

B. Krawczeniuk, WVIA

The city's primary election ballots have a question that asks voters if they favor creating a commission to study adopting a home rule charter Read More

PSU Gearing Up for Meeting on Possible Campus Closures

Megan Tomasic, P-G

When Penn State’s trustees approved a $700 million renovation of Beaver Stadium last year and launched a fundraising campaign to help pay... Read More

Mail-in Ballots Becoming More Popular in Lehigh Valley

Tom Shortell, LVN

More than 48,000 people have requested a mail-in ballot in Lehigh and Northampton counties ahead of Tuesday's primary election. Even if... Read More

Philly Will Likely Decide Its Next DA This Week

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

The district attorney's race between Larry Krasner and Patrick Dugan is the most high-profile contest on the primary ballot. It will likely... Read More

Shapiro Used Billionaire's Luxury Helicopter Last Year

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

Shapiro’s acceptance of in-kind contributions from Rubin has raised questions from good government advocates about the access the... Read More

What's at Stake for Caregivers in PA's Primary Election

Sarah Boden, Spotlight PA

Explore how Pennsylvania's Commonwealth and Superior Courts influence education funding, parental rights, and more. Read More

Several PA Cties Won’t Have a GOP Candidate on Tues

Julia Terruso, Inquirer

Republicans had big wins in Pennsylvania last year, but they'll be forfeiting several races this year in cities to Democrats without even... Read More

McCormick, Kelly Target Mexican Drug Cartels

Benjamin Kail, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick continues to seek ways to block the flow of narcotics such as fentanyl into Pennsylvania and the... Read More

PA Democrats Lay Out a Future for the Party

Staff, The Independent

Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor says his party needs to be able to stand up for its own base 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

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced officials in cities throughout the country to deal with unexpected budget shortfalls... Read More

More From Real Clear

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

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

America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...
The Louisiana Purchase and Pragmatic Presidential Power
On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase...

In the News

Multimedia

The State of the School of Civic Leadership
A Revival of Classical Education is Underway
K–12 Meets Campus: Teaching Civics Together

Podcasts

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

Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink

Staff, Broad + Liberty

From their voting power to their leadership in the halls of state government, women are a force reshaping Pennsylvania politics. Read More

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