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GOP Hangs on to PA State House Seat in Special Election
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill
Montco School Officials Expensed International Trips
W. Bender, Inquirer
Primary Races for Lt. Gov., Congress and PA Legislature Set
J. Salant, Post-Gazette
Opening Primaries Isn’t Simple, But it Deserves Debate
Editorial, Tribune-Review
PA’s Rising Electric Bills Aren’t an Accident
Joy Ditto, Broad + Liberty
Gas Prices in Pittsburgh Region Close in on $4 a Gallon
Megan Swift, Tribune-Review
‘Vehicle Choice’ Bill on the Move in Pennsylvania
Christen Smith, The Center Square
PA Senate Passes AI Chatbot Protections for Children
Tom Lehman, WGAL
Summer Lee Moves to Impeach AG Pam Bondi
Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review
Republican Catherine Wallen Wins House Special Election
Thomas Pelle, WPMT

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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GOP Hangs on to PA State House Seat in Special Election

Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill

Republican Andrea Verobish is projected to defeat Democrat Caleb McCoy in a special election for Pennsylvania’s 79th House District,... Read More

Montco School Officials Expensed International Trips

W. Bender, Inquirer

Montco Intermediate Unit leaders used public funds to purchase professional-development trips to Africa, Singapore, South Korea and Central... Read More

Primary Races for Lt. Gov., Congress and PA Legislature Set

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

The major-party candidates for governor avoided primaries this year, but Republican voters will choose a nominee for lieutenant governor in... Read More

Opening Primaries Isn’t Simple, But it Deserves Debate

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Pennsylvanians are accustomed to a primary that might not reveal how they feel. After all, Pennsylvania may be a critical state in... Read More

PA’s Rising Electric Bills Aren’t an Accident

Joy Ditto, Broad + Liberty

In Pennsylvania, the primary driver is the wholesale electricity market, where payments to keep power plants available to meet peak demand... Read More

Gas Prices in Pittsburgh Region Close in on $4 a Gallon

Megan Swift, Tribune-Review

Gas prices surged again Tuesday, climbing to just shy of $4 a gallon across Southwestern Pennsylvania — a fresh hit for motorists already... Read More

‘Vehicle Choice’ Bill on the Move in Pennsylvania

Christen Smith, The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Protecting drivers’ rights to own any type of vehicle so desired – whether gas-powered, diesel, hybrid or... Read More

PA Senate Passes AI Chatbot Protections for Children

Tom Lehman, WGAL

The legislation passed 49 to 1 in the Pennsylvania Senate, sending it to the state House for consideration. Read More

Summer Lee Moves to Impeach AG Pam Bondi

Tom Fontaine, Tribune-Review

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and five Democratic colleagues on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her... Read More

Republican Catherine Wallen Wins House Special Election

Thomas Pelle, WPMT

Wallen beat out Democratic candidate Todd Crawley and will be up for re-election in November for a full-term seat. 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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