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PA Lawmakers May Tap Rainy Day Fund
Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA
State Scholarships Offer Students in Failing Schools a Future
Joe Picozzi, B+L
PA Measles Cases Jump
Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Shapiro's Policies Put PA Economy on the Right Track
Pat Browne, Goerie
Data Center ‘Pause Button’ Bill Passes PA House
Kaylee Lindenmuth, Abc27
Trump to Headline Second McCormick Innovation Summit
Chloe Jad, Post-Gazette
Catholic Schools are Pennsylvania’s Greatest Bargain
Frank Ryan, The Mercury
Consumer Privacy Bill Steps Closer to Passage
Julia Kramer, The Center Square
Dark Money Facebook Pages Push Dem Messaging
Todd Shepherd, Broad + Liberty
AG: 8 PA Residents Chared With Medicaid Fraud
Jared Weaver, Abc27
Shapiro Defends Abortion on Anniversary of Dobbs
Amy Worden, Pennlive
Philly City Hall Couple Reap $750K By Briefly Retiring
Ryan Briggs, 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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Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
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More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

PA Lawmakers May Tap Rainy Day Fund

Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania may need to tap its $8 billion rainy day fund as lawmakers confront a growing budget deficit and limited new revenue options. Read More

State Scholarships Offer Students in Failing Schools a Future

Joe Picozzi, B+L

We can all agree that few things are more important to a child’s growth and future success than attending a school that provides a... Read More

PA Measles Cases Jump

Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An unprecedented measles outbreak in the state has spread to an additional county, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday.... Read More

Shapiro's Policies Put PA Economy on the Right Track

Pat Browne, Goerie

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend a news conference where Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Eli Lilly and Company has... Read More

Data Center ‘Pause Button’ Bill Passes PA House

Kaylee Lindenmuth, Abc27

A legislative effort to give communities breathing room as data center projects proliferate is moving at a rapid pace, unanimously passing... Read More

Trump to Headline Second McCormick Innovation Summit

Chloe Jad, Post-Gazette

President Donald Trump is coming back to Pennsylvania in July to headline another technology summit — this time, about defense — hosted... Read More

Catholic Schools are Pennsylvania’s Greatest Bargain

Frank Ryan, The Mercury

Catholic schools are not merely a religious asset. They are an educational asset, an economic asset, and a community asset. Read More

Consumer Privacy Bill Steps Closer to Passage

Julia Kramer, The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A House bill which would establish new business guidelines and consumer protections for the handling of personal data... Read More

Dark Money Facebook Pages Push Dem Messaging

Todd Shepherd, Broad + Liberty

When a Pennsylvania resident scrolls past “Pennsylvania Moms” or “Black PA” on Facebook or Instagram, they see what... Read More

AG: 8 PA Residents Chared With Medicaid Fraud

Jared Weaver, Abc27

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced on Wednesday that charges were filed against eight people for Medicaid fraud,... Read More

Shapiro Defends Abortion on Anniversary of Dobbs

Amy Worden, Pennlive

“I’ve made very clear that I will veto any effort to restrict women’s reproductive freedoms and I’ve directed our... Read More

Philly City Hall Couple Reap $750K By Briefly Retiring

Ryan Briggs, Inquirer

City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. and City Representative Jazelle Jones are both set to benefit from DROP, a city retirement incentive... 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

More From Real Clear

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

In the News

Multimedia

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

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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