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Trump, Fetterman in Trouble With PA Voters
J.D. Prose, PennLive
What the Midterms Mean for Shapiro's 2028 Hopes
Karen Tumulty, WaPo
PA Republicans Struggle to Unify Ahead of Midterms
Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette
Garrity Uses Farm Plan to Knock Data Centers
Zack Hoopes, PennLive
Former TMI Restart Checking Boxes, Stoking Fears
C. Thompson, PennLive
Fetterman, the Filibuster and Political Math
Editorial, Tribune-Review
The City & State Q&A: Dave McCormick
Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA
Philadelphia Managing Director Resigns from Parker Admin
Anna Orso, Inquirer
Megadonor Received Trump Pardon After Donation to PA Rep
Avani Kalra, NOTUS
Philly’s City Budget Is Balanced, But Concerns Loom
Anna Orso, Inquirer
The Smartest Energy Policy Is Already in Bucks Co.
Athan Koutsiouroumbas, RCPA
Pro-Data Center Industry Group Behind Ad Campaign
A. Baumhardt, PA Capital-Star
Rising Energy Bills? Find Out Where PA Candidates Stand
Keith & Huangpu, Spotlight
4 Gov Races That Could Affect the House Majority
Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call

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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John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Trump, Fetterman in Trouble With PA Voters

J.D. Prose, PennLive

What the Midterms Mean for Shapiro's 2028 Hopes

Karen Tumulty, WaPo

PA Republicans Struggle to Unify Ahead of Midterms

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

With fewer than 100 days before the midterm elections and Republicans confronting a daunting political landscape, the Pennsylvania GOP... Read More

Garrity Uses Farm Plan to Knock Data Centers

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Former TMI Restart Checking Boxes, Stoking Fears

C. Thompson, PennLive

Fetterman, the Filibuster and Political Math

Editorial, Tribune-Review

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is siding with Democrats — at least this week. There are some issues nailed into the Republican platform, like tax... Read More

The City & State Q&A: Dave McCormick

Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

An in-depth interview with the U.S. senator reveals how he approaches everything from bipartisanship to data centers. Read More

Philadelphia Managing Director Resigns from Parker Admin

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Carlton Williams, Thiel's replacement, will assume a vast portfolio of city operations, including health agencies, homeless services, parks... Read More

Megadonor Received Trump Pardon After Donation to PA Rep

Avani Kalra, NOTUS

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s campaign says the lawmaker, who met with Trump days before, played no role in the pardon. Read More

Philly’s City Budget Is Balanced, But Concerns Loom

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Officials warned of potential risks outside the Parker administration's control, including major financial challenges being faced by SEPTA... Read More

The Smartest Energy Policy Is Already in Bucks Co.

Athan Koutsiouroumbas, RCPA

One of the largest natural gas power plants in America is in Bucks County. Tucked away in Falls Township, the Fairless Energy Center is the... Read More

Pro-Data Center Industry Group Behind Ad Campaign

A. Baumhardt, PA Capital-Star

Rising Energy Bills? Find Out Where PA Candidates Stand

Keith & Huangpu, Spotlight

As electric bills soar, PA Governor candidates Stacy Garrity and Josh Shapiro diverge on what kind of energy they want the state to produce. Read More

4 Gov Races That Could Affect the House Majority

Nathan Gonzales, Roll Call

ANALYSIS — Four years ago, Republicans complained that Pennsylvania gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano torpedoed their downballot efforts... 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

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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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