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Shapiro Puts New Guardrails on PA Data Centers
Chrissy Suttles, Axios
Shapiro's Data Center Order Draws Criticism From Garrity
Tim Hahn, GoErie
HD-12: Dem Dukes Defeats Timko In Butler County Shocker
Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Man Wearing Chucky Doll Mask Terrorizes Philly Residents
Staff, NBC News
Grand Jury Doc Details Probe of Penn State Frat Cocaine Ring
J. Vellucci, TribLive
No Payment, Plan Leads to Warrant For Man in Erie Duck Attack
Tim Hahn, GoErie
Data Centers Want PA Officials to Sign NDAs. Some Say Yes.
K. Huangpu, Spotlight
Allegheny County Council Appeals Term Limit Lawsuit
Julia Zenkevich, WESA
With LeBron, the Sixers Are Suddenly the NBA's Hottest Tickets
I. Avilucea, Axios
NTSB Releases New Videos of NE Philly Medical Plane Crash
M. Wright, CBS

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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Shapiro Puts New Guardrails on PA Data Centers

Chrissy Suttles, Axios

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday tightening the rules for data center development in Pennsylvania, a move he said imposes... Read More

Shapiro's Data Center Order Draws Criticism From Garrity

Tim Hahn, GoErie

Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial candidates are showcasing their differences in approach to data centers as Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro... Read More

HD-12: Dem Dukes Defeats Timko In Butler County Shocker

Steve Ulrich, PoliticsPA

Is this a sign of a coming “blue wave” in Pennsylvania? For the first time in more than three decades, a Democrat will take the... Read More

Man Wearing Chucky Doll Mask Terrorizes Philly Residents

Staff, NBC News

Philadelphia police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect wearing a creepy mask who was caught on surveillance cameras... Read More

Grand Jury Doc Details Probe of Penn State Frat Cocaine Ring

J. Vellucci, TribLive

The collapse of a Penn State University frat-house drug ring started quietly years ago when a State College detective arranged for an... Read More

No Payment, Plan Leads to Warrant For Man in Erie Duck Attack

Tim Hahn, GoErie

A mallard duck that had taken refuge beside a building in downtown Erie to lay and hatch her eggs was accosted May 8 by a man who kicked and... Read More

Data Centers Want PA Officials to Sign NDAs. Some Say Yes.

K. Huangpu, Spotlight

When Talen Energy reached out to Anthony Township Supervisor Craig High about rezoning, he was surprised. In his role, he’s... Read More

Allegheny County Council Appeals Term Limit Lawsuit

Julia Zenkevich, WESA

A judge last week ruled that council did not follow the correct procedure when sending the question to voters and struck it from the November... Read More

With LeBron, the Sixers Are Suddenly the NBA's Hottest Tickets

I. Avilucea, Axios

 LeBron James doesn't just move the needle — he's the straw that stirs the NBA's drink. Driving the news: After the NBA finalized... Read More

NTSB Releases New Videos of NE Philly Medical Plane Crash

M. Wright, CBS

The National Transportation Safety Board released a public docket Tuesday that details more on the jet crash that killed eight people. It... 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

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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 Declaration Heard ‘Round the World'
The men who signed the Declaration could not have dreamed of the influence it would have.
The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 

In the News

Multimedia

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

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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