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PA’s Budget Is Late for the 5th Year in a Row
Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA
Shapiro Takes Center Stage in America 250 Celebrations
Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer
What Will PA Do With Skill Game Machines?
Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania
Kroger’s Reentry Into Giant Eagle’s History
Nadia Commodore, Trib-Review
America’s July 2 Birthday, Philadelphia Style
Nina Heller, Roll Call
Cumberland Data Center Project Gets More Green Lights
C. Thompson, PennLive
A Pennsylvanian’s Reflection on America’s 250th
Adam J. Yoder, RealClearPA
What the PA House Gaming Chair Sees Ahead for Skill Games
M. Rink, GoErie
Mastriano Backs Garrity
Owens & Northup, ABC 27
House Passes University Funding But Has Dustup on School Choice
F. Turner, TCS
PA House Votes to Close Sunshine Act Loophole
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
‘Dark Money’ Group Paid Stelson for Disappearing Podcast
Avani Kalra, NOTUS
Support for Examining Private Equity in Youth Sports
A. Twyman, PA Cap-Star
How Hershey Shaped Christian Pulisic
Luis Andres Henao, AP News

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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John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

PA’s Budget Is Late for the 5th Year in a Row

Katie Meyer, Spotlight PA

Senate Republicans say a deal is close on a PA budget, but House Democrats are accusing them of “not finishing the job.” Read More

Shapiro Takes Center Stage in America 250 Celebrations

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

Gov. Shapiro will attend 250th celebrations across Philly in the coming days, where he said he plans to share his optimism for America’s... Read More

What Will PA Do With Skill Game Machines?

Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania

At an auto garage in Washington County, one elderly regular walks over from the public housing project where he lives and feeds the single... Read More

Kroger’s Reentry Into Giant Eagle’s History

Nadia Commodore, Trib-Review

Kroger’s acquisition of Giant Eagle merges two companies with storied histories in Western Pennsylvania. The then-Eagle franchise first... Read More

America’s July 2 Birthday, Philadelphia Style

Nina Heller, Roll Call

As America gets ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, Congress is taking a road trip back to the place where it all began — Independence... Read More

Cumberland Data Center Project Gets More Green Lights

C. Thompson, PennLive

A Pennsylvanian’s Reflection on America’s 250th

Adam J. Yoder, RealClearPA

America turns 250 this year. Like most milestone anniversaries, it arrives wrapped in debate. We reflect on what we have become, what we have... Read More

What the PA House Gaming Chair Sees Ahead for Skill Games

M. Rink, GoErie

Mastriano Backs Garrity

Owens & Northup, ABC 27

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House Passes University Funding But Has Dustup on School Choice

F. Turner, TCS

(The Center Square) - The state began its new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget in place and events in the House - a testy faceoff on one... Read More

PA House Votes to Close Sunshine Act Loophole

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

‘Dark Money’ Group Paid Stelson for Disappearing Podcast

Avani Kalra, NOTUS

Rep. Scott Perry’s challenger disclosed $45,000 in earned income from a Democratic-aligned organization established in D.C. Read More

Support for Examining Private Equity in Youth Sports

A. Twyman, PA Cap-Star

How Hershey Shaped Christian Pulisic

Luis Andres Henao, AP News

Standout U.S. national soccer team player Christian Pulisic hails from Hershey, Pennsylvania. Known as the “Sweetest Place on Earth”... 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

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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