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POLL: Shapiro Has a 16-Point Lead In Governor's Race
Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer
Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Official to Counter President’s ‘Attacks’
Staff, Pennlive
Amtrak Adds 2nd Train Between Pittsburgh, New York
Laurel Stone, WKBN
Yet Again, It’s All About Josh
Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad and Liberty
After Six Years of Chaos, Philly Sheriff Must Answer to Judges
W. Bender, Inquirer
Allentown Snapshot: A Market Searching for Momentum
Zonda Economics, Builder
Philly Tenant Unions' Political Power Grows Since the Pandemic
A. Moselle, WHYY
PA Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9%; Lowest Since Oct. 2024
S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Meet the Manager Steering PA's First Underground State Park
P. Varine, TribLive
Springdale Twp. Police Chief Rejects Petition for Resignation
Staff, Public Source

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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Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist

POLL: Shapiro Has a 16-Point Lead In Governor's Race

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

Stacy Garrity is still unknown to many Republican voters as she struggles to keep pace with Shapiro, a new poll from The Inquirer, New York... Read More

Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Official to Counter President’s ‘Attacks’

Staff, Pennlive

HARRISBURG — Earlier this spring, with no public notice, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro made an unconventional hire: a senior advisor to... Read More

Amtrak Adds 2nd Train Between Pittsburgh, New York

Laurel Stone, WKBN

A second Amtrak train between Pittsburgh and New York will start up this fall, making travel easier for some in a move officials hope will... Read More

Yet Again, It’s All About Josh

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad and Liberty

So if you’re keeping score, Josh Shapiro is now opposed to data centers. Loudly and forcefully — for Pennsylvania voters to hear... Read More

After Six Years of Chaos, Philly Sheriff Must Answer to Judges

W. Bender, Inquirer

In a court filing, Bilal’s office blamed an unnamed former staffer for years of delays in processing deeds, saying that they "did not... Read More

Allentown Snapshot: A Market Searching for Momentum

Zonda Economics, Builder

The Allentown, Pennsylvania, market is navigating a period of transition. While sales activity has slowed from last year’s pace, the... Read More

Philly Tenant Unions' Political Power Grows Since the Pandemic

A. Moselle, WHYY

From new protections and lawsuits to collective bargaining, organized renters are testing new ways to hold landlords accountable. Read More

PA Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9%; Lowest Since Oct. 2024

S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation... Read More

Meet the Manager Steering PA's First Underground State Park

P. Varine, TribLive

Managing a state park usually means dealing with sunshine, trees and the occasional trail washout. For Corie Eckman, it also means leaving... Read More

Springdale Twp. Police Chief Rejects Petition for Resignation

Staff, Public Source

Pittsburgh's Public Source investigated Springdale police chief Derek Dayoub's past. Some residents called for his resignation. He says he'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

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

The Declaration Heard ‘Round the World'
The men who signed the Declaration could not have dreamed of the influence it would have.
The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoint

Podcasts

La Torre Live - 8.22.26

David La Torre, La Torre Communications

La Torre Live is a fun look into government, public affairs, sports, entertainment and more, hosted by David La Torre from La Torre... Read More

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


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