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Monday, June 23

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Fetterman and McCormick Praise U.S. Attack on Iran Nuclear Sites

M. Marin, Inq

After Gainey’s Defeat, Should Sara Innamorato Be Worried?

B. McGinley, P-G

What Did the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Deal Really Do?

Editorial, Tribune-Review

McCormick Has Been Building Influence in Washington

Julia Terruso, Inquirer

Shapiro Addresses Iran Bombing

Paul Vigna, PennLive

Lamb Rebukes Trump, McCormick, Fetterman at Town Hall

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Leaders of Rural NEPA School Districts Fear Program Cuts

S. Hall, WVIA

PA Is Nearing Its Budget Deadline

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

Some Top PA Republicans Want Garrity to Run for Gov

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer.com

PA’s Clean Energy Momentum Is in Crosshairs of Bill

Anya Litvak, Post-Gazette

Shapiro Champions PA Sports Scene at Pocono

Dan Gelston, AP

Transportation in Pennsylvania Is a Bipartisan Issue

Schweiker & Rendell, Inquirer

Gov Budget Measure on Corporate Taxes Advances in House

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Why Coalition Created to Rescue Crozer Health Was Unsuccessful

J. George, PBJ

Birds in Pennsylvania Are Vanishing Fast

D'Onofrio & Alvarez, Axios

Proposed Fed Student Aid Cuts Would Increase Costs

Vincent DiFonzo, PennLive

Research

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

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Videos

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track

McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession

PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District

New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

USA Energy Affordability Map

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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.

Essential Reading

Florida State's Novel Civics Program

Liberty is the lifeblood of America, but it flourishes only when citizens understand the ideas that sustain...

James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse

On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had...

In the News

Christopher DeMuth, RealClearWire

America’s Competitive Heritage
Nicholas Slayton, Task and Purpose

U.S. Army Turns 250

Multimedia

The Long Road to Juneteenth

Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

Podcasts

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

Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink

Staff, Broad + Liberty

Fetterman and McCormick Praise U.S. Attack on Iran Nuclear Sites

M. Marin, Inq

While many Democrats were stunned by the reported attack, Fetterman was among the first to applaud Trump for the bombing of three Iranian... Read More

After Gainey’s Defeat, Should Sara Innamorato Be Worried?

B. McGinley, P-G

With the political demise of Mayor Ed Gainey, it should be no surprise that the political fate of Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato... Read More

What Did the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Deal Really Do?

Editorial, Tribune-Review

The Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal is done. Finally. Really. What was proposed as a sale in December 2023 and talked about frequently as a... Read More

McCormick Has Been Building Influence in Washington

Julia Terruso, Inquirer

McCormick, a Trump ally with a bipartisan flair, has stayed busy acclimating to D.C. and out of heated viral debates, as his Democratic... Read More

Shapiro Addresses Iran Bombing

Paul Vigna, PennLive

Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke to the media before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Read More

Lamb Rebukes Trump, McCormick, Fetterman at Town Hall

Zack Hoopes, PennLive

Lamb was the featured speaker Sunday at a town-hall-style event organized by Capital Region Stands Up and other like-minded groups, and held... Read More

Leaders of Rural NEPA School Districts Fear Program Cuts

S. Hall, WVIA

Historically underfunded districts receive the vast majority of new state education funding. Leaders of small, rural districts want... Read More

PA Is Nearing Its Budget Deadline

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG — Financial crises threaten to force service cuts at the state’s two largest transit agencies. A deadlock in Congress could... Read More

Some Top PA Republicans Want Garrity to Run for Gov

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer.com

So far, the 2026 GOP race for governor has a few contenders deciding whether to run. Read More

PA’s Clean Energy Momentum Is in Crosshairs of Bill

Anya Litvak, Post-Gazette

A year ago, a meeting of Pennsylvania’s clean energy advocates might have begun with an acknowledgement that the land on which we stand was... Read More

Shapiro Champions PA Sports Scene at Pocono

Dan Gelston, AP

Transportation in Pennsylvania Is a Bipartisan Issue

Schweiker & Rendell, Inquirer

Former Governors Mark Schweiker and Ed Rendell agree: SEPTA service cuts and crippling fare hikes would result in dramatically lower tax... Read More

Gov Budget Measure on Corporate Taxes Advances in House

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

The tax reform proposal to close the so-called "Delaware loophole" has been discussed for over two decades ini Pennsylvania with no movement... Read More

Why Coalition Created to Rescue Crozer Health Was Unsuccessful

J. George, PBJ

Birds in Pennsylvania Are Vanishing Fast

D'Onofrio & Alvarez, Axios

Proposed Fed Student Aid Cuts Would Increase Costs

Vincent DiFonzo, PennLive

President Trump's budget bill includes funding cuts for the Pell Grants, relied on by about 40% of college students, and federal work-study... Read More

Research

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

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh counties already implment a sales tax. Proposed legislation would allow the other 65 counties in Pennsylvania to... Read More