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Fetterman Says He Won’t Campaign Against McCormick
Mira Bhakta, The Hill
State House To Convene In Philly’s Congress Hall On Sept. 9
S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Lawsuit Filed as Opposition Grows to King of Prussia Data Center
Staff, NBC10
Pittsburgh Audit Finds Gaps in Covid Relief Spending Records
J. Burdelski, TribLive
PA Fast-Tracks Howard Students After Mass Unenrollment
J.D. Prose, PennLive
Mellon Foundation Pledges $25M For Rare Disease Hub in PGH
Staff, Post-Gazette
Lancaster Co. Leads PA Measles Outbreak With 145 Cases
L. Burkholder, WGAL
Green Party Files to Remove ‘Spoiler Candidate’ From Ballot
Adrian Suppes, ABC27
Pittsburgh's Red-Light Cameras Go Live
Ryan Deto, Axios
PA Township Moves Toward Approving Data Center After 50M Offer
J. Best, LHV

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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Fetterman Says He Won’t Campaign Against McCormick

Mira Bhakta, The Hill

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he would not campaign against Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) in 2030 if the Republican chooses to run for a... Read More

State House To Convene In Philly’s Congress Hall On Sept. 9

S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA

The Pennsylvania State House is coming to Philadelphia. Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) announced on... Read More

Lawsuit Filed as Opposition Grows to King of Prussia Data Center

Staff, NBC10

Developers behind a proposed King of Prussia data center complex have sued as Upper Merion residents voice opposition to the project. Read More

Pittsburgh Audit Finds Gaps in Covid Relief Spending Records

J. Burdelski, TribLive

Pittsburgh Controller Rachael Heisler in an audit released Wednesday said the city’s Urban Redevelopment Authority was missing... Read More

PA Fast-Tracks Howard Students After Mass Unenrollment

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Pennsylvania is opening its doors to state residents who lost their enrollment at Howard University, offering expedited admissions and... Read More

Mellon Foundation Pledges $25M For Rare Disease Hub in PGH

Staff, Post-Gazette

An ambitious program meant to establish a Pittsburgh-based hub to fast-track new therapies for rare diseases is bringing together $25... Read More

Lancaster Co. Leads PA Measles Outbreak With 145 Cases

L. Burkholder, WGAL

Pennsylvania has reported 26 new measles cases since Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the state this year to 258. Read More

Green Party Files to Remove ‘Spoiler Candidate’ From Ballot

Adrian Suppes, ABC27

The Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA) and a group of objectors have filed to have the nomination of the Green Party candidate for... Read More

Pittsburgh's Red-Light Cameras Go Live

Ryan Deto, Axios

Pittsburgh has seen hundreds of crashes linked to drivers running red lights over the years, killing several people, and automated cameras in... Read More

PA Township Moves Toward Approving Data Center After 50M Offer

J. Best, LHV

One day after a Lehigh Valley township publicly discussed a $50 million offer from a data center developer, the township has posted a... 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

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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 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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