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Rabb Wants to replicate Win Across the Country

Sam Janesch, Inquirer

PA Lawmakers Targeting Data Center Development

Kaylee Lindenmuth, ABC 27

Data Center Projects in Drawing Spark Debate in Gov. Race

Tom Lehman, WGAL

PA Data Center Neighbor Charged With Terroristic Threats

C. Thompson, Pennlive

Gov. Shapiro Wants ‘Responsible’ Data Center Development

Zoë Read, WHYY

Allegheny County Foreclosures Surge

Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Primary Analysis

Ciarrocchi et al., NBC 10

What’s Next After Pittsburgh School Closures Approved?

M. Tomasic, Post-Gazette

PA’s Reading Law Won’t Work Without Trained Teachers

VeAundrea Smith, PennLive

A Busy Week Starts as Lawmakers Return to Harrisburg

Alton Northup, ABC27

What Shapiro Seeks on Minimum Wage

Mark Walters, Public Opinion

As the Betting Industry Grows, Kids as Young as 11 Get Gooked

David Gambacorta, 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

Videos

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.

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.

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

Michael Auslin, Jack Miller Center

The Living Declaration
John C. Pinheiro, Law & Liberty

A Failure of Vision

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

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Rabb Wants to replicate Win Across the Country

Sam Janesch, Inquirer

After winning Philadelphia's heated 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary, Rabb is turning his attention to supporting like-minded... Read More

PA Lawmakers Targeting Data Center Development

Kaylee Lindenmuth, ABC 27

A Luzerne County legislator introduced a bill this week intended to allow local governments to place a moratorium on data center applications. Read More

Data Center Projects in Drawing Spark Debate in Gov. Race

Tom Lehman, WGAL

Data center projects in Pennsylvania are drawing attention and sparking debate over their impact on communities and the environment. Read More

PA Data Center Neighbor Charged With Terroristic Threats

C. Thompson, Pennlive

A Middlesex Township man is charged with terroristic threats based on statements two witnesses say they heard him make at a May township... Read More

Gov. Shapiro Wants ‘Responsible’ Data Center Development

Zoë Read, WHYY

The plan would require data centers seeking tax incentives to mitigate their impacts on the environment and electric grid. Read More

Allegheny County Foreclosures Surge

Tim Grant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Charlise Smith remembers the Penn Hills she grew up in as a community that represented success. In the 1950s and 1960s, families — many of... Read More

Primary Analysis

Ciarrocchi et al., NBC 10

Midterm races now underway. Progressive-backed candidates won big in Pennsylvania. What does that say about the mood of democratic voters and... Read More

What’s Next After Pittsburgh School Closures Approved?

M. Tomasic, Post-Gazette

Years of whiplash for Pittsburgh Public Schools parents and residents over the possibility of school closures laid bare their intensely... Read More

PA’s Reading Law Won’t Work Without Trained Teachers

VeAundrea Smith, PennLive

My work with students in grades 3 through 5 who still struggle with basic phonics has revealed a painful reality: who still struggle with... Read More

A Busy Week Starts as Lawmakers Return to Harrisburg

Alton Northup, ABC27

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers return to Harrisburg on Monday after a month-long break for the primary election. While... Read More

What Shapiro Seeks on Minimum Wage

Mark Walters, Public Opinion

Any increase to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage rests with the Republican-controlled Senate since the House passed a bill to raise it to... Read More

As the Betting Industry Grows, Kids as Young as 11 Get Gooked

David Gambacorta, Inquirer

Experts argue that gambling addiction among youths could be the 'next opioid epidemic.' Read More