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Blame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
John Fetterman’s Chief of Staff Resigns
Sam Janesch , Inquirer
The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman
Alex Shultz, NY Mag
Are Democrats Entering Their Tea Party Era?
Editorial, Broad + Liberty
2026 Will Be Critical to Josh Shapiro’s 2028
Dan Merica, Washington Post
Jury Deliberates in 2022 Election Forged-Signature Trial
J. Vellucci, Tribune-Review
Zoning, Permitting Named as Barriers to Homebuilding
W. Downard, PA Capital-Star
A PA Community Amends Gas Powered Leaf Blower Ban
Staff, 6abc Philadelphia
New Data Show Where PA Faces Biggest Worker Shortages
B. Rodgers, Goerie
Pennsylvanians' Electric Bills to Increase on June 1
Lauren Linder, CBS Pittsburgh
PA Cleared to Spend $700M on Broadband Expansion
Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA
Farmland Prime for Data Centers, But at What Cost?
Lauren Jessop, Center Square

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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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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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

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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

Blame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

In recent weeks, there has been almost as much focus on gerrymandering and redistricting congressional seats as there is discussion of Iran,... Read More

John Fetterman’s Chief of Staff Resigns

Sam Janesch , Inquirer

Cabelle St. John is the third chief of staff to leave John Fetterman's office since he joined the Senate in 2023, a high rate of turnover. Read More

The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman

Alex Shultz, NY Mag

How a little-known writer became one of the senator’s closest confidants. Read More

Are Democrats Entering Their Tea Party Era?

Editorial, Broad + Liberty

Chris Rabb’s win this week in Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district primary comes as a surprise to observers of Philly... Read More

2026 Will Be Critical to Josh Shapiro’s 2028

Dan Merica, Washington Post

Jury Deliberates in 2022 Election Forged-Signature Trial

J. Vellucci, Tribune-Review

The attorney for a Harmar man accused of forging signatures on a politician’s election form said in closing arguments Thursday that the... Read More

Zoning, Permitting Named as Barriers to Homebuilding

W. Downard, PA Capital-Star

The state’s more than 2,600 municipalities each have different zoning rules and permitting requirements. Read More

A PA Community Amends Gas Powered Leaf Blower Ban

Staff, 6abc Philadelphia

The Lower Merion Board of Commissioners passed exemptions, allowing the use of wheeled, gas-powered equipment. Read More

New Data Show Where PA Faces Biggest Worker Shortages

B. Rodgers, Goerie

Pennsylvania will face an acute shortage of educators and healthcare workers across all regions of the commonwealth in the next decade,... Read More

Pennsylvanians' Electric Bills to Increase on June 1

Lauren Linder, CBS Pittsburgh

The price of electricity in Pennsylvania is going up next month. Read More

PA Cleared to Spend $700M on Broadband Expansion

Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania can now move forward expanding high-speed internet in rural areas after federal officials backed down from a wage dispute with... Read More

Farmland Prime for Data Centers, But at What Cost?

Lauren Jessop, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Data center developers are increasingly targeting agricultural land for new projects, and residents in affected... 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

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.

> 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

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

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

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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