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Shapiro Announces Plan for ‘Responsible’ Data Center Dev't
Zoë Read, WHYY
Shapiro Announces Finalized Standards for Data Centers
K. Bolus, WVIA
Upper Macungie Data Center Rejected
Laurie Mason Schroeder, Morning Call
Lee Calls for Limits in Super PAC Spending
Salant et al., Post-Gazette
Preserving PA’s Steel Future Requires a New Approach
T J Rooney, Morning Call
Garrity Could Make Almost $200k from PA Insurance Co.
Andrew Seidman, Inquirer
Philly School District Plans a $4.6B Budget with Classroom Cuts
K. Graham, Inq
Money for Nothin’--and Your Kids Can’t Read
Guy Ciarrocchi, 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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Shapiro Announces Plan for ‘Responsible’ Data Center Dev't

Zoë Read, WHYY

The plan would require data centers seeking tax incentives to mitigate their impacts on the environment and electric grid. Read More

Shapiro Announces Finalized Standards for Data Centers

K. Bolus, WVIA

Shapiro first announced the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards during his budget address in February. Read More

Upper Macungie Data Center Rejected

Laurie Mason Schroeder, Morning Call

Plans for a data center at the former Air Products headquarters were dealt a blow as the Upper Macungie Township Zoning Hearing Board denied... Read More

Lee Calls for Limits in Super PAC Spending

Salant et al., Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — In a fierce political race two years ago to keep his U.S. Senate seat, Bob Casey was winning the battle to raise more money... Read More

Preserving PA’s Steel Future Requires a New Approach

T J Rooney, Morning Call

Opinion: Steelworkers union will best serve its purpose by standing firm for its members while also engaging constructively with employers Read More

Garrity Could Make Almost $200k from PA Insurance Co.

Andrew Seidman, Inquirer

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s business experience could help her cut a contrast with Gov. Josh Shapiro. It also poses potential... Read More

Philly School District Plans a $4.6B Budget with Classroom Cuts

K. Graham, Inq

Opponents of the district's facilities plan, which would close 17 schools and renovate 169, will also gather before Thursday's meeting. Read More

Money for Nothin’--and Your Kids Can’t Read

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

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

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

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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

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

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Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

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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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