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PA Democrats Should Weigh Redistricting, Boyle Says
Greg Giroux, Bloomberg
Here Are PA State Government’s Top 10 Earners in 2025
J. Rihl, PennLive
Future of Penn State New Kensington Site Up in the Air
Duke & Girson, Trib-Review
Tech Community to PA: Wait on Data Center Rules
Chloe Jad, Post-Gazette
What Will the 2026 PA Budget Mean for Education?
Jaxon White, Spotlight PA
Another Late State Budget Appears to Be in the Offing
Karbal & Downard, Cap-Star
Education Tax Credits Work
Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty
Dem Candidates Form ‘Blue Collar Brigade’ for Fundraising
L. Kashinsky, Politico
The Great Landmarks of America’s Fight for Independence
C. Tremoglie, Examiner
McCormick, Fetterman Tout ‘Trump Accounts’ for Kids
Harrison Cann, City & State

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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Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

PA Democrats Should Weigh Redistricting, Boyle Says

Greg Giroux, Bloomberg

Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle said his party should consider redrawing congressional lines if they win control of state... Read More

Here Are PA State Government’s Top 10 Earners in 2025

J. Rihl, PennLive

Future of Penn State New Kensington Site Up in the Air

Duke & Girson, Trib-Review

Penn State New Kensington has educated students since 1958. With the branch campus set to close in spring 2027, the site’s future is... Read More

Tech Community to PA: Wait on Data Center Rules

Chloe Jad, Post-Gazette

Governments at the local, state and federal level are all still figuring out how to legislate artificial intelligence-boosted data center... Read More

What Will the 2026 PA Budget Mean for Education?

Jaxon White, Spotlight PA

Sticking points remain on funding and school choice, but one key member says a major impasse on PA education is unlikely. Read More

Another Late State Budget Appears to Be in the Offing

Karbal & Downard, Cap-Star

Education Tax Credits Work

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Dem Candidates Form ‘Blue Collar Brigade’ for Fundraising

L. Kashinsky, Politico

The Great Landmarks of America’s Fight for Independence

C. Tremoglie, Examiner

In its earliest days, as the colonies moved toward independence and nationhood, America experienced several momentous events that shaped the... Read More

McCormick, Fetterman Tout ‘Trump Accounts’ for Kids

Harrison Cann, City & State

The two U.S. Senators told youth basketball participants to take advantage of the federal child savings accounts 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
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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

Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
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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