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How PA Dems Could Capitalize on GOP Spending Bill
Steve Bohnel, Post-Gazette
Medicaid Cuts in Trump’s Bill Will ‘Devastate’ Rural Care
Marley Parish, Spotlight PA
How Much Trash Piled Up in Philly During the DC 33 Strike?
Morris & Lo, Inquirer
The Billionaire Astronaut Caught in the Trump-Musk Crossfire
Gabe Kaminsky, FP
Empowering Leadership During the Age of AI
Philip A. Iannuzzi & Jr., RealClearPA
Proposed End to Some Sales Tax Exemptions in PA
Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA
Fitzpatrick Proposes to Fox News Reporter
Tom Haines, PhillyBurbs
Shapiro Signs Bill to Fully Allow Sunday Hunting in PA
Zack Hoopes, PennLive
Allentown Gets First Zoning Code Update Since 1948
Lindsay Weber, Morning Call
Why Has Phila Stopped Publishing Police Arbitration Decisions?
W. Bender, Inq
PA Sen. Questions Shapiro Admin. Use of Taxpayer-Funded Flights
F. Turner, P-G
The Phila Doc Running for Congress Over State of Healthcare
Julia Terruso, Inq
Deluzio Introduces New Insurrection Act Proposal
Christina Lengyel, Center Square
Fed Railroad Loan Program Could Be Key to Downtown PGH Revival
Ed Board, P-G

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

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The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

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Florida State's Novel Civics Program
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James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
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The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler
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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

How PA Dems Could Capitalize on GOP Spending Bill

Steve Bohnel, Post-Gazette

President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill has been a rallying cry for Democrats in Pennsylvania, who believe its cuts to Medicaid, SNAP... Read More

Medicaid Cuts in Trump’s Bill Will ‘Devastate’ Rural Care

Marley Parish, Spotlight PA

State officials estimate 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid coverage and anticipate strain at health facilities caused by federal... Read More

How Much Trash Piled Up in Philly During the DC 33 Strike?

Morris & Lo, Inquirer

The exact number is almost impossible to know but here’s our back-of-the-envelope math. Read More

The Billionaire Astronaut Caught in the Trump-Musk Crossfire

Gabe Kaminsky, FP

Washington drama cost Jared Isaacman his dream job running NASA. He tells Gabe Kaminsky why he isn’t done with politics. Read More

Empowering Leadership During the Age of AI

Philip A. Iannuzzi & Jr., RealClearPA

An excerpt from Leadership Excellence: Empower Your Leadership with The Model for Sustained Leadership Success Artificial intelligence (AI),... Read More

Proposed End to Some Sales Tax Exemptions in PA

Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering axing some exempt items or services to help balance this year’s overdue budget. Read More

Fitzpatrick Proposes to Fox News Reporter

Tom Haines, PhillyBurbs

Shapiro Signs Bill to Fully Allow Sunday Hunting in PA

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

The longstanding prohibition is “a relic of the earliest days of this commonwealth” and one that “doesn’t make sense anymore” given... Read More

Allentown Gets First Zoning Code Update Since 1948

Lindsay Weber, Morning Call

The Allentown Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend adopting the new code. The zoning rewrite, which city planning and zoning... Read More

Why Has Phila Stopped Publishing Police Arbitration Decisions?

W. Bender, Inq

A website aimed at making the FOP grievance process more transparent hasn't been updated since March 2024. The city said it's reviewing its... Read More

PA Sen. Questions Shapiro Admin. Use of Taxpayer-Funded Flights

F. Turner, P-G

HARRISBURG — Allegheny County Airport was one of the stops during a multi-segment flight in mid-January, made by a state-chartered plane at... Read More

The Phila Doc Running for Congress Over State of Healthcare

Julia Terruso, Inq

Dave Oxman is the first political outsider to join the race to represent the heavily Democratic district that U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans has... Read More

Deluzio Introduces New Insurrection Act Proposal

Christina Lengyel, Center Square

(The Center Square) - Responding to concerns that President Donald Trump could use the Insurrection Act to deploy troops domestically,... Read More

Fed Railroad Loan Program Could Be Key to Downtown PGH Revival

Ed Board, P-G

A huge but little-known federal loan program may be one of the most important keys to revitalizing Downtown Pittsburgh — and all because of... 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

Florida State's Novel Civics Program
Liberty is the lifeblood of America, but it flourishes only when citizens understand the ideas that sustain...
James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had...

In the News

Multimedia

The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler
Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

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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