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Scoop: PA Dems Plot Fetterman Ouster
Holly Otterbein, Axios
Garrity Announces First Budget Impasse Loans
Ford Turner, Post-Gazette
Dems Eye Suburbs While GOP Defends Lancaster Co.
Jaxon White, LancasterOnline
The Case for Voting “No” in the PA Supreme Court Race
Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA
Many Voters Undecided on State Supreme Court Elections
B. Kail, Post-Gazette
PA Airports Won't Show Video Blaming Dems for Shutdown
H. Cann, City & State PA
PA Judge Upholds Bucks Sheriff ICE Agreement
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
PA Approves Higher ACA Insurance Premiums for 2026
Nicole Leonard, WHYY
Pennsylvania's 107-Day Budget Gridlock
James Corrigan, Fox43
Elected Officials Gather at Penn Over Trump Compact
Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer
PA Among States Most Impacted By Federal Shutdown
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
Two PA Lawmakers Want to Decriminalize Homelessness
Staff, WGAL
14 PA Police Officers Shot This Year
Mike Argento, Chambersburg Public Opinion
PA's Dept. of Aging Shields Abuse Data
Angela Couloumbis, Spotlight PA

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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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
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The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

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Announcing the Teaching America 250 Awards
Nationwide teaching awards program in celebration of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Civics Education Gaining Ground
At public colleges and universities, 14 states require the completion of a civics course, according to the James G. Martin Center report.

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Podcasts

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
Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania
Sarah McCammon, NPR

Scoop: PA Dems Plot Fetterman Ouster

Holly Otterbein, Axios

Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are maneuvering to run against Sen. John Fetterman in a 2028 primary contest, threatening to tear the party... Read More

Garrity Announces First Budget Impasse Loans

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity on Wednesday said her office made its first round of loans under a new program to help entities... Read More

Dems Eye Suburbs While GOP Defends Lancaster Co.

Jaxon White, LancasterOnline

Willow Street resident Audra King said she’s been more motivated to vote in municipal elections ever since schools were closed by... Read More

The Case for Voting “No” in the PA Supreme Court Race

Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA

This fall, vote “No” if you want to stand up to out-of-control Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices acting like party bosses, tearing up... Read More

Many Voters Undecided on State Supreme Court Elections

B. Kail, Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court retention elections are as unpredictable as they are uniquely loud and partisan this year, with large portions... Read More

PA Airports Won't Show Video Blaming Dems for Shutdown

H. Cann, City & State PA

Transportation authorities have shelved the message out of concern it violates the Hatch Act Read More

PA Judge Upholds Bucks Sheriff ICE Agreement

Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner

A Pennsylvania judge upheld a Bucks County Sheriff’s authority to cooperate with ICE, dismissing an ACLU lawsuit. Read More

PA Approves Higher ACA Insurance Premiums for 2026

Nicole Leonard, WHYY

Insurance regulators say Pennie customers will see premiums rise by 21% on average, which factors in the potential loss of federal premium... Read More

Pennsylvania's 107-Day Budget Gridlock

James Corrigan, Fox43

The gridlock is at 107 days, and lawmakers say schools and nonprofits are struggling. Read More

Elected Officials Gather at Penn Over Trump Compact

Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer

Lawmakers said accepting President Donald Trump's "bribe" would turn the University of Pennsylvania and other schools into "MAGA academies." Read More

PA Among States Most Impacted By Federal Shutdown

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

A report has dove into how impacted each state is by the government shutdown. Read More

Two PA Lawmakers Want to Decriminalize Homelessness

Staff, WGAL

If passed, the bill would allow unhoused people to conduct life-sustaining activities in public when there are no reasonable alternative... Read More

14 PA Police Officers Shot This Year

Mike Argento, Chambersburg Public Opinion

Policing is a dangerous job. In a split second, a routine traffic stop or domestic situation or arrest can go sideways with catastrophic and... Read More

PA's Dept. of Aging Shields Abuse Data

Angela Couloumbis, Spotlight PA

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging won't say how many older adults are left at risk of abuse or neglect after flawed county investigations. 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

Eugene DePasquale Talks Political Landscape
PA Supreme Court Justices on The Ballot
Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession

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

Announcing the Teaching America 250 Awards
Nationwide teaching awards program in celebration of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Civics Education Gaining Ground
At public colleges and universities, 14 states require the completion of a civics course, according to the James G. Martin Center report.

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

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

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the most competitive states are receiving the... Read More

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