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Dems Won't Talk About the Bill That Could Cost Them ‘26
Oliver Bateman, RCPA
How PA’s Elected Leaders Responded to the SOTU
S. Ulrich, Politics PA
Will PA Sue to Block ICE Detention Centers?
Huangpu & Martínez, Spotlight PA
We Must Build More Housing in Pittsburgh
Stefani Pashman, Post-Gazette
Northeast PA Lawmakers Target Data Centers
Frank Lesnefsky, Times-Tribune
Will Suburban Office Parks Become Apartments?
Jake Blumgart, Inquirer
Philly is Betting $620M On the Nation's 250th Celebration
Isaac Avilucea, Axios
Fetterman On Shaking Trump's Hand at State of the Union
M. Colombo, Fox News
Smucker: Trump's SOTU an 'Optimistic' Message to Americans
J. Campos, LNP
Summer Lee: Trump Speech as 'an Obituary for the Country'
C. Potter, WESA
Shapiro Says PA Is 'Epicenter' of Nationwide Bird Flu Surge
Tom Riese, WESA
Pittsburgh Ended 2025 With $8.6M Budget Deficit
Julia Burdelski, Tribune-Review

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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Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
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John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Dems Won't Talk About the Bill That Could Cost Them ‘26

Oliver Bateman, RCPA

A billboard went up in Scranton this month inviting Gov. Josh Shapiro to “be normal.” The sign, funded by Voices of Americans, a newly... Read More

How PA’s Elected Leaders Responded to the SOTU

S. Ulrich, Politics PA

Will PA Sue to Block ICE Detention Centers?

Huangpu & Martínez, Spotlight PA

Governor Shapiro opposes planned ICE facilities in Berks and Schuylkill Counties, but it’s unclear if Pennsylvania will file a lawsuit... Read More

We Must Build More Housing in Pittsburgh

Stefani Pashman, Post-Gazette

The future of the greater Pittsburgh region depends on our ability to compete. Today, regional competitiveness goes beyond industry-specific... Read More

Northeast PA Lawmakers Target Data Centers

Frank Lesnefsky, Times-Tribune

State Sen. Rosemary Brown joins state Reps. Kyle Mullins and Kyle Donahue in backing legislation intended to place guardrails and enforce... Read More

Will Suburban Office Parks Become Apartments?

Jake Blumgart, Inquirer

The suburbs have been lagging Philadelphia in replacing vacant offices with housing. Read More

Philly is Betting $620M On the Nation's 250th Celebration

Isaac Avilucea, Axios

Fetterman On Shaking Trump's Hand at State of the Union

M. Colombo, Fox News

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., broke with Democrats and shook President Donald Trump’s hand at the State of the Union address and told Fox... Read More

Smucker: Trump's SOTU an 'Optimistic' Message to Americans

J. Campos, LNP

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker said he believes President Donald Trump succeeded in using his Tuesday night State of the Union address to show how... Read More

Summer Lee: Trump Speech as 'an Obituary for the Country'

C. Potter, WESA

Lee responded to President Trump's State of the Union address for the Working Families Party: "What we are witnessing from our government is... Read More

Shapiro Says PA Is 'Epicenter' of Nationwide Bird Flu Surge

Tom Riese, WESA

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro convened farmers, academic leaders, biosecurity experts and lawmakers on Tuesday to address the state’s... Read More

Pittsburgh Ended 2025 With $8.6M Budget Deficit

Julia Burdelski, Tribune-Review

Pittsburgh officials spent much of 2025 arguing about how grim the city’s financial situation was. Year-end figures released by the Office... 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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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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