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With Data Center Boom Heading Here, VA Offers Roadmap
J. Engel, Tribune-Review
Former Dispatchers Say PA Game Commission is Toxic
T. Shepherd, Broad + Liberty
A Tiny Farm County Fought a Data Center Complex and Won
Ben Seal, Civil Eats
More PA Dems Consider Challenging Fetterman in 2028
Staff, Tribune-Review
The University is the Place for BIG Ideas
Jem Spectar, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Indianapolis Inspires Pittsburgh Police on Leadership
Christen Smith, Center Square
Bob Harvie, Democrats’ Best Chance to Defeat Rep. Fitzpatrick
F. Roth, Inquirer
Gov. Shapiro Gives Tepid Response to Mayor Parker’s Budget
Sean Walsh, Inquirer
PA Legislative Primaries to Watch in 2026
Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA
Lawmakers Walk a Tightrope With Data Center Expansion
Alton Northup, Abc27
Pennsylvania is at the Epicenter of Avian Flu
Kiley Bense, WESA
Trump is ‘Very Unimpressed With Shapiro’
Linda Stein, Broad + Liberty

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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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.

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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
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Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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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

With Data Center Boom Heading Here, VA Offers Roadmap

J. Engel, Tribune-Review

This is the first in an ongoing series on data center development in Western Pennsylvania and the impact it has on surrounding businesses and... Read More

Former Dispatchers Say PA Game Commission is Toxic

T. Shepherd, Broad + Liberty

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched an investigation and suspended one employee for the duration after Broad + Liberty presented... Read More

A Tiny Farm County Fought a Data Center Complex and Won

Ben Seal, Civil Eats

Talen Energy wanted 800 acres of Pennsylvania farmland rezoned to develop the center with Amazon. The community fought it. Read More

More PA Dems Consider Challenging Fetterman in 2028

Staff, Tribune-Review

A former Democratic congresswoman is the latest name being touted as a possible primary challenger to Sen. John Fetterman. The news site... Read More

The University is the Place for BIG Ideas

Jem Spectar, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

One of the world’s oldest institutions, the university, has endured by adapting throughout a millennium. Now, with the rapid evolution of... Read More

Indianapolis Inspires Pittsburgh Police on Leadership

Christen Smith, Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police believes it has a leadership problem. Read More

Bob Harvie, Democrats’ Best Chance to Defeat Rep. Fitzpatrick

F. Roth, Inquirer

From a "firm but fair" teacher to flipping the Bucks County Commissioners board, Bob Harvie is focusing on affordability and his deep roots... Read More

Gov. Shapiro Gives Tepid Response to Mayor Parker’s Budget

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

The governor, who is widely expected to run for president in 2028, touted his record of cutting taxes during a visit to West Philadelphia. Read More

PA Legislative Primaries to Watch in 2026

Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA

We talked to insiders, candidates, and more to build this list of the May primaries likeliest to shape the PA House and Senate. Read More

Lawmakers Walk a Tightrope With Data Center Expansion

Alton Northup, Abc27

Few lawmakers in Harrisburg seem willing to oppose data centers, even as their constituents pack local council meetings to rally against them. Read More

Pennsylvania is at the Epicenter of Avian Flu

Kiley Bense, WESA

Bald eagles and other raptors are among more than 100 bird species that have died from avian flu in the past four years — and the virus is... Read More

Trump is ‘Very Unimpressed With Shapiro’

Linda Stein, Broad + Liberty

Since he entered politics, President Trump has given other politicians nicknames. Think “Little Marco,” “Pocahontas,”... 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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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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