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Monday, March 2

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'Noble' or 'Reckless': PA and NJ Lawmakers Split on Iran

Brett Sholtis, Inquirer

PA Politicians React to U.S., Israel Strikes in Iran

Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fetterman Praises Operation Epic Fury

Eric Mack, Fox News

Courthouse Turnover Shouldn’t Delay Critical Cases

Editorial, Tribune-Review

PA Spent $397 Million in Overtime Last Year

Lizzie Mulvey, Inquirer

Senators Grill PA DEP Head on Nuclear Power Permitting

Peter Hall, The Express

Inside the PA Turnpike’s Snow Removal Plans

Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Shapiro: AI Poses ‘Real Risk’ to Students

Brad Hundt, Observer-Reporter

PA Corrections Officials Say Addiction Driving Costs

Tom Riese, 90.5 WESA

PA Deserves Better – And It’s Finally Getting It

Greg Rothman, PennLive

Sen. Rick Scott to Speak as Part of Bucknell University Series

Staff, The Daily Item

Phila School District Rearranges School Buildings On Titanic

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

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

Videos

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.

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.

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

Jack Miller Center

Jack Miller Center to Expand Civics Programs with $2.5 Million Grant
Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center

From Homeschooled to Historian

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

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

'Noble' or 'Reckless': PA and NJ Lawmakers Split on Iran

Brett Sholtis, Inquirer

The U.S. and Israel launched the joint attack early Saturday. Read More

PA Politicians React to U.S., Israel Strikes in Iran

Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing in after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran. After the first strikes Saturday appeared... Read More

Fetterman Praises Operation Epic Fury

Eric Mack, Fox News

Lawmakers reacted Saturday to the U.S. and Israel launching strikes on Iran, with Sen. John Fetterman saying, "President Trump has been... Read More

Courthouse Turnover Shouldn’t Delay Critical Cases

Editorial, Tribune-Review

A capital case in Allegheny County may be delayed because another prosecutor assigned to it is leaving the Allegheny County District... Read More

PA Spent $397 Million in Overtime Last Year

Lizzie Mulvey, Inquirer

The state's overtime spending has grown in recent years. Here's a look at some of the departments paying employees most for extra hours. Read More

Senators Grill PA DEP Head on Nuclear Power Permitting

Peter Hall, The Express

With energy affordability and reliability dominating headlines, state lawmakers peppered Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary... Read More

Inside the PA Turnpike’s Snow Removal Plans

Ed Blazina, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ten years ago, when a storm in Central Pennsylvania dumped about 30 inches of snow, hundreds of vehicles were stranded for more than 24 hours... Read More

Shapiro: AI Poses ‘Real Risk’ to Students

Brad Hundt, Observer-Reporter

To many observers, artificial intelligence (AI) is kind of like the Wild West – unruly, untamed, a realm where it seems like just about... Read More

PA Corrections Officials Say Addiction Driving Costs

Tom Riese, 90.5 WESA

As budget hearings got underway last week, Pennsylvania state lawmakers questioned officials with the state Department of Corrections about... Read More

PA Deserves Better – And It’s Finally Getting It

Greg Rothman, PennLive

President Trump’s State of the Union address this week serves as a reminder of all the progress made since his return to office –... Read More

Phila School District Rearranges School Buildings On Titanic

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

Sen. Rick Scott to Speak as Part of Bucknell University Series

Staff, The Daily Item

LEWISBURG — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) will be the featured speaker in the upcoming installment of Open Discourse Coalition’s... 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