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Friday, February 20

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PA and NJ Call it Gambling. Trump Calls it Finance.

Andrew Seidman, Inquirer

Deluzio Launches Reelection Campaign

Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review

PA Data Center Tax Break Expected to Cost $2B

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

New $1B Johnson & Johnson Plant in Lower Gwynedd

Nicole Leonard, WHYY

Voter ID Is a Popular, Commonsense Reform

Editorial, Broad + Liberty

ICE Memo Sheds Light on New Detention Centers

Gabriela Martínez, Spotlight PA

Cursive to Comeback to Pennsylvania Schools

Peter Hall, The74 Million

State Rep. Chris Rabb Goes ‘All in’ for Congress

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

PHEAA Board Votes to Keep Awarding Scholarships

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Pittsburgh Metro Job Growth Lags Right-to-Work Regions

C. Smith, Center Square

Pittsburgh Trails Competitors in Industrial Jobs

Madaleine Rubin, Post-Gazette

Tiburcio, Smith Compete For Open Allentown House Seat

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

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

PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies

Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push

Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

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

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions

Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

David McCullough and the Study of History

One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

Jack Miller Center

Jack Miller Center to Expand Civics Programs with $2.5 Million Grant
Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center

From Homeschooled to Historian

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

The Long Road to Juneteenth

Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

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

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

PA and NJ Call it Gambling. Trump Calls it Finance.

Andrew Seidman, Inquirer

New Jersey has faced litigation from Kalshi, and Pennsylvania regulators have expressed concerns about the event contracts on prediction... Read More

Deluzio Launches Reelection Campaign

Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review

U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio launched his reelection campaign Thursday with a kick-off event at a social hall in Green Tree. Deluzio, 41, of Fox... Read More

PA Data Center Tax Break Expected to Cost $2B

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration estimates the annual cost of the tax break will rise by hundreds of millions of dollars in the coming... Read More

New $1B Johnson & Johnson Plant in Lower Gwynedd

Nicole Leonard, WHYY

The project is expected to create more than 4,000 construction jobs and 500 new biomanufacturing roles in the region. Read More

Voter ID Is a Popular, Commonsense Reform

Editorial, Broad + Liberty

It is strange, on the surface, to see that a proposition favored by 83 percent of Americans — including 96 percent of Republicans, 84... Read More

ICE Memo Sheds Light on New Detention Centers

Gabriela Martínez, Spotlight PA

An internal ICE memo claims facilities won’t burden communities like Upper Bern and Tremont Townships, something local and PA officials... Read More

Cursive to Comeback to Pennsylvania Schools

Peter Hall, The74 Million

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the bill into law Wednesday. Read More

State Rep. Chris Rabb Goes ‘All in’ for Congress

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

Rabb has served five terms in the Pennsylvania House’s 200th District in Northwest Philadelphia, a seat once held by Mayor Cherelle L.... Read More

PHEAA Board Votes to Keep Awarding Scholarships

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

The student aid agency's board had an extensive debate on whether to award scholarships now, or save funding for future years in case budget... Read More

Pittsburgh Metro Job Growth Lags Right-to-Work Regions

C. Smith, Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pittsburgh and its eight surrounding counties reported marginal job gains over the last 25 years, according to a new... Read More

Pittsburgh Trails Competitors in Industrial Jobs

Madaleine Rubin, Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania is trailing its neighbors in recovering industrial jobs lost during the pandemic — and the Pittsburgh region is worse off... Read More

Tiburcio, Smith Compete For Open Allentown House Seat

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

There are two special elections for open Pennsylvania state House seats on Tuesday, February 17, and both could have a major impact on... Read More