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Wednesday, May 13

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Man Arrested for Terroristic Threats to PA Lawmakers

A. Couloumbis, Spotlight PA

Two Republicans in Primary Race for PA Lt. Governor

J.D. Prose, PennLive

PA Reps Back Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

John Cole, The Center Square

A Clean Debate on Emissions Inspection

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Crowd Demands Co. Council President's Resignation

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

PA Boroughs Face Challenge in Funding Police

Tom Lehman, WGAL

PA Justice Leaves Dems, Calls Party ‘Anti-Jewish”

Torrie Herrington, Spotlight PA

PA 7th District Race Could Decide Control of U.S. House

Lauren Mayk, NBC 10

Candidate Questionnaire: Sharif Street

Harrison Cann, City & State PA

Data Center Town Hall Invite Shunned by Shapiro's Office

Ford Turner, Center Square

Pennsylvania's Wrong Fix for 'Broken' Utilities

Liam Denning, Bloomberg

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

Videos

Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies

Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

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

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism

No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders.

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions

Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

In the News

Jack Miller Center

Ben Sasse Awarded for Civic Education Leadership
Jeffrey Rogg

The History of American Intelligence

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

Man Arrested for Terroristic Threats to PA Lawmakers

A. Couloumbis, Spotlight PA

At least two of the lawmakers named as victims in the case said they only found out about the threats on Tuesday. Read More

Two Republicans in Primary Race for PA Lt. Governor

J.D. Prose, PennLive

This year’s Republican primary for lieutenant governor features two candidates from western Pennsylvania who say their resumés... Read More

PA Reps Back Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill

John Cole, The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has signed on to an immigration reform proposal that is dividing House... Read More

A Clean Debate on Emissions Inspection

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Pennsylvanians deserve clean air. Everyone does. That’s not up for debate. The state requires cars to be inspected annually to be legal... Read More

Crowd Demands Co. Council President's Resignation

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

A week before facing voters in a contested Democratic primary for a state House seat, Allegheny County Council President Patrick Catena is... Read More

PA Boroughs Face Challenge in Funding Police

Tom Lehman, WGAL

One Cumberland County's desire to renegotiate has highlighted the latest case of some boroughs struggling to fund local law enforcement and... Read More

PA Justice Leaves Dems, Calls Party ‘Anti-Jewish”

Torrie Herrington, Spotlight PA

PA Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced Monday that he is leaving the Democratic Party, citing “hateful anti-Jewish invective and... Read More

PA 7th District Race Could Decide Control of U.S. House

Lauren Mayk, NBC 10

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District race could help decide who has control of the U.S. House. Read More

Candidate Questionnaire: Sharif Street

Harrison Cann, City & State PA

The state Senator-turned-congressional candidate answers our questions about policy priorities, politics and more Read More

Data Center Town Hall Invite Shunned by Shapiro's Office

Ford Turner, Center Square

(The Center Square) - The frustration, secrecy and chaos surrounding data center development proposals in Pennsylvania has spawned a Virtual... Read More

Pennsylvania's Wrong Fix for 'Broken' Utilities

Liam Denning, Bloomberg

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