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Pennsylvanians Want ICE to Cool Off
Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania
PA Sits at the Center of the Data-Center Power Problem
Shixiang Zhu, Fortune
Mayor Parker Holds Together a Commonsense Coalition
Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
Where Does PA Stand in the Affordability Divide?
Athan Koutsiouroumbas, RCPA
New Poll Shows PA Voters’ Balance on ICE, Immigration
Sean Trende, RCP
ICE Is a 'Failed Mission,' Says Gov. Shapiro
Tirzah Christopher, PennLive
Shapiro Maintains Strong Support, New Poll Shows
Megan Tomasic, Post-Gazette
Too Many People Showed Up to a Data Center Hearing
Brooke Schultz, Inquirer
Rep. Smucker Wants Bird Flu Vaccine Trial Site in PA
Jade Campos, LancasterOnline
Gov. Shapiro Plans to Prevent Two ICE Facilities in PA
Tom Lehman, WGAL
PA Holds More Special Elections Than Any Other State
Carter Walker, Post-Gazette
$2M Federal Grant to Help PA Study Electric Grid
Rachel McDevitt, 90.5 WESA
The Private Price of Public Property
Editorial, Tribune-Review
THC Drinks in Beer Stores?
Henry Savage, Inquirer
How Gambling Funds Pennsylvania Fire Departments
Christopher DeRose, CBS
Post State Budget Tea Leaf Reading
Mark Nicastre, RealClearPennsylvania

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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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
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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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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

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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

Pennsylvanians Want ICE to Cool Off

Oliver Bateman, RealClearPennsylvania

After last month’s record snowfall in Pittsburgh, Mayor Corey O'Connor offered some advice to anyone thinking about moving a lawn chair out... Read More

PA Sits at the Center of the Data-Center Power Problem

Shixiang Zhu, Fortune

Its old, slow and sits at the center of both the midAtlantic and Midwestern regional grids. What could go wrong? Read More

Mayor Parker Holds Together a Commonsense Coalition

Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA

In 2023, if I was still living in South Philadelphia – my birthplace, where I spent nearly half my life, and where my wife and I still have... Read More

Where Does PA Stand in the Affordability Divide?

Athan Koutsiouroumbas, RCPA

While comparison may be the thief of joy, new affordability data delivers a clear warning: Pennsylvania is affordable today, but that... Read More

New Poll Shows PA Voters’ Balance on ICE, Immigration

Sean Trende, RCP

ICE Is a 'Failed Mission,' Says Gov. Shapiro

Tirzah Christopher, PennLive

Gov. Josh Shapiro insisted Thursday that he would use every tool at his disposal to stop the two planned ICE detention centers in... Read More

Shapiro Maintains Strong Support, New Poll Shows

Megan Tomasic, Post-Gazette

Gov. Josh Shapiro is maintaining strong support across Pennsylvania as he heads into what could be a high-profile governor’s race this... Read More

Too Many People Showed Up to a Data Center Hearing

Brooke Schultz, Inquirer

The project was previously approved, but the developers are seeking expansion. Read More

Rep. Smucker Wants Bird Flu Vaccine Trial Site in PA

Jade Campos, LancasterOnline

As bird flu cases steadily rise in Pennsylvania, especially in Lancaster County, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker says he wants the county to serve as... Read More

Gov. Shapiro Plans to Prevent Two ICE Facilities in PA

Tom Lehman, WGAL

Shapiro spoke in Berks County on Thursday, near the warehouses ICE intends to convert into a processing center. Read More

PA Holds More Special Elections Than Any Other State

Carter Walker, Post-Gazette

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election... Read More

$2M Federal Grant to Help PA Study Electric Grid

Rachel McDevitt, 90.5 WESA

Pennsylvania agencies are teaming up with a powerful nonprofit to study ways to modernize the electric grid. The effort is funded by a $2... Read More

The Private Price of Public Property

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Real estate development would be much easier if everyone could get land for free — or close to it. Of course there are the expenses of... Read More

THC Drinks in Beer Stores?

Henry Savage, Inquirer

While a federal hemp crackdown puts Pennsylvania's hemp industry in peril, local efforts explore putting THC drinks in beer stores and... Read More

How Gambling Funds Pennsylvania Fire Departments

Christopher DeRose, CBS

It is hard to imagine that money spent and collected at casinos and in slot machines around the state can wind up being used at local... Read More

Post State Budget Tea Leaf Reading

Mark Nicastre, RealClearPennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, the governor’s budget address kicks off five months – sometimes 8 to 12 months – of negotiations, hearings, votes, and... 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

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.

> 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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

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

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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