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What Chris Rabb’s Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
Sam Janesch, Inquirer
PA AG on Why State Leads in Medicaid Fraud Convictions
R. McGreevy, Fox News
Catholicism is Growing in Philly and New Jersey
Jason Nark, Inquirer
Regulators Back Privatization of Rock Spring Water
Marley Parish, Spotlight PA
When Private Equity Buys Mobile Home Parks Rent Increases
Erin Gaede, TribLive
Cleanup Continues Across W. PA After Severe Storms
Ricky Sayer, CBS Pittsburgh
Self-Driving Trucks Are Being Tested in PA
Natalie Javitt, PennLive
As Vaccinations Plunge, Measles Cases Surge
Michael Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Voters Signal They’re Done With MAGA Chaos
Mark S. Singel, PennLive

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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Jefferson and the Declaration
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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

What Chris Rabb’s Win in Philly Means for Fetterman

Sam Janesch, Inquirer

Some Democrats who watched Rabb notch one of the left’s biggest wins in Pennsylvania see an opportunity to boost a progressive in the... Read More

PA AG on Why State Leads in Medicaid Fraud Convictions

R. McGreevy, Fox News

Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday says his state leads the nation in Medicaid fraud convictions, citing aggressive prosecution and collaboration... Read More

Catholicism is Growing in Philly and New Jersey

Jason Nark, Inquirer

Local diocese officials are confirming what’s becoming a global trend: more people are converting or coming back to Catholicism. Read More

Regulators Back Privatization of Rock Spring Water

Marley Parish, Spotlight PA

Rock Spring and Pennsylvania American have three months to reach a deal ending a yearslong battle over service failures in Centre County. Read More

When Private Equity Buys Mobile Home Parks Rent Increases

Erin Gaede, TribLive

Roughly 20 million Americans live in manufactured houses, which are homes made in factories. Although they’re often called mobile homes or... Read More

Cleanup Continues Across W. PA After Severe Storms

Ricky Sayer, CBS Pittsburgh

Storm damage cleanup is continuing across multiple counties in western Pennsylvania. Read More

Self-Driving Trucks Are Being Tested in PA

Natalie Javitt, PennLive

But with comprehensive regulations and testing still in the works, the state has not yet to see driverless big rigs — or other... Read More

As Vaccinations Plunge, Measles Cases Surge

Michael Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

LANCASTER — Day after day, cases of measles are spiraling in Pennsylvania: Three people hospitalized and 16 others sickened by the highly... Read More

Voters Signal They’re Done With MAGA Chaos

Mark S. Singel, PennLive

This past week showed that the U.S. Congress may be developing a spine. The House voted to curb the president’s war on Iran and the... 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

More From Real Clear

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
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

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

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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