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Fetterman Gets Another Potential Democratic Challenger
Nicholas Wu, Semafor
Fetterman Breaks With the Party’s Dictates
Howard Kurtz, Fox News
The Molly Maguires, and the Irish Experience in NEPA
Kevin Kenny, RCPA Podcast
DA Zappala Serves Sealed Search Warrant on City of Pittsburgh
Staff, Trib-Review
Up To $1B for Education, Tax Free: Gov Just Has to Say Yes
Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA
How the NFL Draft Exploded to Massive Spectacle
King Jemison, Post-Gazette
Fetterman Support for DHS Sec Worsens Relationship With Dems
S. Janesch, Inq
Some Council Members Skeptical of Parker’s Rideshare Idea
Orso & Walsh, Inq
PA House Approves Latest Attempt at Minimum Wage Hike
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
Who Should Pay When State Police Are the Local Force in PA?
M. Walters, GoErie
House Dems Introduce Identical Budget Proposal to Gov's
W. Downard, PA Cap-Star
Fitzpatrick, Suozzi Talk About Ways to End Partial Shutdown
Michel Martin, NPR
Shapiro, Moore Face Challenges on Road to White House
Amie Parnes, The Hill
Changes Proposed to PA’s Deer Hunting Season
G. Stockburger, ABC 27
Enhanced Wildlife Corridors Will Make PA Better
Editorial Board, Post-Gazette

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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American Civics

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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.

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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

Fetterman Gets Another Potential Democratic Challenger

Nicholas Wu, Semafor

Former Rep. Susan Wild is getting encouraged to run against the Pennsylvania senator, a person familiar with her thinking told Semafor. Read More

Fetterman Breaks With the Party’s Dictates

Howard Kurtz, Fox News

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has seen a 108-point approval swing as his maverick streak draws Democratic fury and talk of a 2028 primary... Read More

The Molly Maguires, and the Irish Experience in NEPA

Kevin Kenny, RCPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

DA Zappala Serves Sealed Search Warrant on City of Pittsburgh

Staff, Trib-Review

The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office on Monday served a search warrant on the City of Pittsburgh. What is being sought is... Read More

Up To $1B for Education, Tax Free: Gov Just Has to Say Yes

Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA

What if I told you that in 2027 and beyond, there could be up to $1 billion more dollars spent on K-12 education in Pennsylvania? What if you... Read More

How the NFL Draft Exploded to Massive Spectacle

King Jemison, Post-Gazette

Mel Kiper Jr. has gotten plenty wrong over the years. That’s going to happen when you make thousands of NFL Draft predictions over a nearly... Read More

Fetterman Support for DHS Sec Worsens Relationship With Dems

S. Janesch, Inq

Malcolm Kenyatta — a former Fetterman opponent and ally who said he's "behaving like Donald Trump’s f— intern" — is among the... Read More

Some Council Members Skeptical of Parker’s Rideshare Idea

Orso & Walsh, Inq

Parker initially pitched a 20 cents-per-ride fee to help the Philadelphia School District. On Monday, she announced she was increasing the... Read More

PA House Approves Latest Attempt at Minimum Wage Hike

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Who Should Pay When State Police Are the Local Force in PA?

M. Walters, GoErie

House Dems Introduce Identical Budget Proposal to Gov's

W. Downard, PA Cap-Star

Fitzpatrick, Suozzi Talk About Ways to End Partial Shutdown

Michel Martin, NPR

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York about possible... Read More

Shapiro, Moore Face Challenges on Road to White House

Amie Parnes, The Hill

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Changes Proposed to PA’s Deer Hunting Season

G. Stockburger, ABC 27

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Enhanced Wildlife Corridors Will Make PA Better

Editorial Board, Post-Gazette

If you look at a map of Pennsylvania, you’re probably going to focus on the roads, but it’s unlikely you’ll think much of the spaces... Read More

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
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

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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

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

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

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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