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The Skill Games Lobby Came for My Home District's State Sen.
O. Bateman, RCPA
National Dem Super PAC Steers Money Into NEPA
Andrea Padilla, Inquirer
Trump’s Judicial Nominee From Philly Got Slammed by Panel
Sam Janesch, Inq
Fire Chiefs Talk About Service in ‘Crisis’
Ethan Young, PennLive
What U.S. Steel's Investment Means for Pittsburgh
Brandon McGinley, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Slams Trump’s Canada Comments
Joshua Freeman, CTVNews
PA Democrats Force Vote on Minimum Wage Increase
Owens & Northup, ABC 27
Data Centers Are on the Ballot
Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main
Coleman Urges Residents to 'Stay Organized’ Against Data Centers
J. Addy, LVN
Former Allentown Mayor to Be Released from Prison
Lindsay Weber, Morning Call
The Ten Commandments of the Left
Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad + Liberty
Consumers Resigned to Higher Prices as Cost of Living Jumps
J. Napsha Trib-Rev

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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The Skill Games Lobby Came for My Home District's State Sen.

O. Bateman, RCPA

At a gas station just off Interstate 70, I watch as a cousin of mine in Bentleyville drops a twenty into a Pace-O-Matic console wedged... Read More

National Dem Super PAC Steers Money Into NEPA

Andrea Padilla, Inquirer

Freshman Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan is defending his seat against Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti in one of November's most closely watched... Read More

Trump’s Judicial Nominee From Philly Got Slammed by Panel

Sam Janesch, Inq

Antonio Pozos, a Philadelphia law firm partner, has won initial support from U.S. Sen. John Fetterman while other Democrats raise concerns. Read More

Fire Chiefs Talk About Service in ‘Crisis’

Ethan Young, PennLive

What U.S. Steel's Investment Means for Pittsburgh

Brandon McGinley, Post-Gazette

When I first applied to join the Post-Gazette editorial team back in 2021, U.S. Steel had just canceled its planned $1.5 billion investment... Read More

Shapiro Slams Trump’s Canada Comments

Joshua Freeman, CTVNews

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro slammed the barrage of 'disrespectful' comments Donald Trump lobbed at Canada Wednesday as he met with Doug... Read More

PA Democrats Force Vote on Minimum Wage Increase

Owens & Northup, ABC 27

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Data Centers Are on the Ballot

Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main

As data centers grow as an election issue, a state House candidate hopes her opposition will finally propel her to victory. Read More

Coleman Urges Residents to 'Stay Organized’ Against Data Centers

J. Addy, LVN

The first-term senator laid out his opposition to data centers and answered some of the “almost 100 questions” he said he received during... Read More

Former Allentown Mayor to Be Released from Prison

Lindsay Weber, Morning Call

Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2018 after his conviction on 47 charges including corruption... Read More

The Ten Commandments of the Left

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad + Liberty

Consumers Resigned to Higher Prices as Cost of Living Jumps

J. Napsha Trib-Rev

Olivia Bannon of Greensburg, doesn’t need a report on the government’s consumer price index to know that prices have risen the past few... Read More

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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
PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies

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

Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.
Remembering Washington’s Patriotism
No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders. 

In the News

Multimedia

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

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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