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Friday, October 17

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Pennsylvania GOP All In On No

Salena Zito, Examiner

Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in Pennsylvania

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

In Rural Towns, Young Voters Say They Feel Unseen

Elena Moore, WQLN

Cumberland County Community On Data Center

Charles Thompson, PennLive

Pennsylvania's Clean Water Comeback

Gene Yaw & Scott Martin, RealClearPennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Small Businesses Try to Ride Tariff Wave

Evan Jones, Morning Call

What Will Become of the Empty Iron Hill Breweries?

Erin McCarthy, Inquirer

Allentown Mayor Proposes Nearly 4% Tax Increase

Lindsay Weber, Morning Call

Q3 Fundraising Numbers For PA Elected Officials

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

Street Has Lead in Philly Congressional Race

Walsh & Bernard, Inquirer

It’s ‘Too Late’ to Extend ACA Subsidies Without Disruptions

Staff, Politico

Scranton Mayoral Candidates Face Off in Debate

L. McFarlane, WVIA

Mail-in Voters in Central PA Find Out Heavier Ballot Is Pricier

T. Lisi, WITF

Changing Death Industry Puts Philly Cemeteries at Risk

Nate File, Inquirer

Pittsburgh’s Pioneering Woman Journalist

Eric Michalski, Post-Gazette

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

Videos

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.

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

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

Tim Rice, Daily Wire

Ed Department Partners With TPUSA to Revive Civics Education
Andrew F. Lang, The Dispatch

The Second 1776

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

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

Pennsylvania GOP All In On No

Salena Zito, Examiner

Shapiro Is Still Unusually Popular in Pennsylvania

Gillian McGoldrick, Inquirer

Two polls released this month individually found that a majority of Pennsylvanians view Shapiro’s job performance favorably — including... Read More

In Rural Towns, Young Voters Say They Feel Unseen

Elena Moore, WQLN

Gen Z and millennial voters will make up more than half of the electorate in 2028. They're a crucial bloc for both parties, but many are... Read More

Cumberland County Community On Data Center

Charles Thompson, PennLive

Water is just one piece of the approval puzzle for the large project, dubbed Project Bolt. Read More

Pennsylvania's Clean Water Comeback

Gene Yaw & Scott Martin, RealClearPennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Small Businesses Try to Ride Tariff Wave

Evan Jones, Morning Call

So far, several Lehigh Valley companies said they haven’t faced many adverse impacts from tariffs or had to pass costs on to their... Read More

What Will Become of the Empty Iron Hill Breweries?

Erin McCarthy, Inquirer

In Media, West Chester, and over a dozen other communities, business owners wonder what will move into the voids left behind by the bankrupt... Read More

Allentown Mayor Proposes Nearly 4% Tax Increase

Lindsay Weber, Morning Call

Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk presented plans for a 2026 budget with a 3.96% tax increase, which he said is necessary to keep the city services... Read More

Q3 Fundraising Numbers For PA Elected Officials

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

Street Has Lead in Philly Congressional Race

Walsh & Bernard, Inquirer

The race for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District is in its early stages, and candidates who entered the race after Street still have... Read More

It’s ‘Too Late’ to Extend ACA Subsidies Without Disruptions

Staff, Politico

Scranton Mayoral Candidates Face Off in Debate

L. McFarlane, WVIA

Candidates for Scranton mayor debated Thursday night at the University of Scranton ahead of November’s election. Read More

Mail-in Voters in Central PA Find Out Heavier Ballot Is Pricier

T. Lisi, WITF

Local Democratic officials Thursday said their phones were lighting up from voters reporting that clerks at several Lancaster County post... Read More

Changing Death Industry Puts Philly Cemeteries at Risk

Nate File, Inquirer

More people are opting for cremation, leaving some cemeteries stretched for money. Har Jedhuda Cemetery in Upper Darby is one of many that... Read More

Pittsburgh’s Pioneering Woman Journalist

Eric Michalski, Post-Gazette

“We are admirers from Pittsburgh,” she finally stammered. She hadn’t expected the man to answer the bell himself. He was, after all,... 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