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Skill Games Are Gambling Devices: PA Supreme Court
Caruso et al., Spotlight PA
Supreme Court Rules ‘Skill Games’ Are Slot Machines
McGoldric & Gutman, Inquirer
Students Are Betting on Their Phones During Class
O. Morrison, PennLive
Brady Gets Four More Years as Philly Dem Chair
Sean Walsh, Inquirer
Observers Hope Election Will Turn Up Heat on Budget Process
F. Turner, TCS
JBS to Close Beef Plant in Pennsylvania
Patrick Thomas, WSJ
House Dems Again Delay Decision on Trans Athlete Ban Bills
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
Duane Michals, Artist of Wit and Courage
Philip Gefter, The New York Times
Thousands Gather to Glimpse World’s Largest Steam Train
G. Gibbons, Times-Trib

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

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USA Energy Affordability Map

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Censorship

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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.

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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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Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

In the News

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America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

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

Skill Games Are Gambling Devices: PA Supreme Court

Caruso et al., Spotlight PA

Law enforcement can’t take any action for four months, which gives the legislature a window to finally regulate the devices. Read More

Supreme Court Rules ‘Skill Games’ Are Slot Machines

McGoldric & Gutman, Inquirer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling decided Monday clears the way for widespread taxation and regulation by the state, as well as limits on... Read More

Students Are Betting on Their Phones During Class

O. Morrison, PennLive

Brady Gets Four More Years as Philly Dem Chair

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

The Democratic City Committee reelected Bob Brady as chair, and ordered a redo of Councilmember Cindy Bass’ controversial ward election. Read More

Observers Hope Election Will Turn Up Heat on Budget Process

F. Turner, TCS

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania counties last year lost millions of dollars and domestic violence programs in the state laid off... Read More

JBS to Close Beef Plant in Pennsylvania

Patrick Thomas, WSJ

House Dems Again Delay Decision on Trans Athlete Ban Bills

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Duane Michals, Artist of Wit and Courage

Philip Gefter, The New York Times

Thousands Gather to Glimpse World’s Largest Steam Train

G. Gibbons, Times-Trib

Big Boy No. 4014 did not disappoint during its visit through the area. Union Pacific’s million-pound steam locomotive met a resounding... 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

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

More From Real Clear

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
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

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

Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

In the News

Multimedia

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

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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