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Is Josh Shapiro Actually Good at Governing?
Caruso & Couloumbis, NOTUS
Shapiro: A Man Without a Constituency, Brand, or Record
G. Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
Fetterman: PA’s 2020 Election Was 'Absolutely Secure'
C. Daniels, Politico
Fetterman’s Small-Dollar Donor Base Dries Up
J. Salant, Post-Gazette
PA Is Dead Last in Youth Voter Registration
Carter Walker, Votebeat
Brooks Outraises Mackenzie in Latest Quarter
Lindsay Weber, Morning Call
3 of PA's Fastest Growing Municipalities in the Lehigh Valley
R. Miller, LVL
Tim Murphy, former U.S. Congressman, Dies at 73
Brian Rittmeyer, Tribune-Review
A Former Prosecutor Said Krasner’s Office Colluded
Chris Palmer, Inquirer
Social Services Will Get Millions More From PA's New Budget
S. Ocneanu, P-G

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

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John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Is Josh Shapiro Actually Good at Governing?

Caruso & Couloumbis, NOTUS

He’s hyper-articulate. He’s great on TV. But his record as governor contains plenty of setbacks. Two Pennsylvania reporters dive deep. Read More

Shapiro: A Man Without a Constituency, Brand, or Record

G. Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

Gov. Josh Shapiro was for school choice until he was against it. He vetoed the legislation when it arrived on his desk. Meanwhile,... Read More

Fetterman: PA’s 2020 Election Was 'Absolutely Secure'

C. Daniels, Politico

Fetterman’s Small-Dollar Donor Base Dries Up

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — From the moment he entered the wider political world outside Braddock, John Fetterman’s political rise was fueled by an army... Read More

PA Is Dead Last in Youth Voter Registration

Carter Walker, Votebeat

Just 22% of 18-year-olds in Pennsylvania are registered to vote — far below most other states. Read More

Brooks Outraises Mackenzie in Latest Quarter

Lindsay Weber, Morning Call

A look at how much Democrat Bob Brooks and Republican Ryan Mackenzie raised this spring in the race for the hotly contested 7th Congressional... Read More

3 of PA's Fastest Growing Municipalities in the Lehigh Valley

R. Miller, LVL

Tim Murphy, former U.S. Congressman, Dies at 73

Brian Rittmeyer, Tribune-Review

Former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican from Upper St. Clair, died Sunday. He was 73. Murphy died at his home from an apparent heart... Read More

A Former Prosecutor Said Krasner’s Office Colluded

Chris Palmer, Inquirer

Jaclyn Mason said supervisors in Krasner's office also encouraged her to lie to a federal judge to try to conceal the way prosecutors had... Read More

Social Services Will Get Millions More From PA's New Budget

S. Ocneanu, P-G

Pennsylvania’s new state budget will send millions in additional dollars to social service programs across the commonwealth. Advocates... Read More

Research

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

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

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

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Essential Reading

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

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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