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PA’s Budget Is Over 2 Weeks Late. We Don't Know What's In It.

T. Riese, WESA

McCormick Sees America’s Future in Pittsburgh--and Beyond

Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA

Pennsylvania Is a Top AI State

Ryan Deto, Axios

Building Pennsylvania’s Future--Together

Bernstein & Bair, RealClearPennsylvania

PA Is Ground Zero for Manufacturing Intelligence

A. Koutsiouroumbas, RealClearPA

How Shapiro Benefitted from Staying Off the Harris Ticket

O. Bateman, RealClearPA

Data Centers Are Encroaching On This PA Town

Technical.ly, The Allegheny Front

Is Philly’s DA Race Over?

Sean Walsh, Inquirer.com

Effects of Lack of State Budget Already Hitting K-12 Schools

Tomasic & Turner, P-G

Shapiro Puts Politics Aside to Boost Emerging Tech Jobs

Salena Zito, Examiner

Key PA Sen. Republican Shoots Down Rec Cannabis Proposals

J. White, LNP

How Unlikely Advocates Helped End PA Hunting Ban

Marley Parish, Spotlight PA

Advocates Say Legalizing Pot Opens Doors for Small Business

I. Karbal, Cap-Star

Perry Raises Nearly $900K in Latest Quarter

J.D. Prose, PennLive

One Transit Solution For PA Is in the Mon Valley

Editorial Board, Post-Gazette

Modern Offices in Pittsburgh Are Thriving, Older Ones Languish

M. Rubin, P-G

Penn Postdocs, Research Associates Vote to Unionize

Ariana Perez-Castells, Inquirer

PGH Is Only Metro iWhere Buying Is Cheaper Than Renting

J. Sweitzer, City & State

PA Farms, Food Are at Risk From Too Much Rain

Sean Adams, 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

Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center

Why the American Revolution Was Not the French Revolution
Vincent Phillip Muñoz, National Affairs

American Revolutions of 1776

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

PA’s Budget Is Over 2 Weeks Late. We Don't Know What's In It.

T. Riese, WESA

Most of the lawmakers themselves are shut out of closed-door, high-level negotiations but will be expected to approve a $50 billion plan with... Read More

McCormick Sees America’s Future in Pittsburgh--and Beyond

Guy Ciarrocchi, RCPA

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy called on the nation’s best and brightest to send Americans to the moon by 1970. He called on all... Read More

Pennsylvania Is a Top AI State

Ryan Deto, Axios

Building Pennsylvania’s Future--Together

Bernstein & Bair, RealClearPennsylvania

In today’s divided political landscape, finding common ground can feel like trying to host a friendly tailgate for Eagles and Cowboys –... Read More

PA Is Ground Zero for Manufacturing Intelligence

A. Koutsiouroumbas, RealClearPA

Revolutions are not just chapters in history. They are tectonic shifts that redefine how humanity harnesses the forces of nature. A new... Read More

How Shapiro Benefitted from Staying Off the Harris Ticket

O. Bateman, RealClearPA

Looking back at the 2024 election, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro might want to send Tim Walz a thank-you note. By getting picked as Kamala... Read More

Data Centers Are Encroaching On This PA Town

Technical.ly, The Allegheny Front

In Luzerne County, some Dorrance Township residents fear environmental damage, stress on the water table and energy usage from data centers. Read More

Is Philly’s DA Race Over?

Sean Walsh, Inquirer.com

Dugan has not commented on whether he may run in the November general election since he won the Republican nomination. Read More

Effects of Lack of State Budget Already Hitting K-12 Schools

Tomasic & Turner, P-G

Over the past several years, Butler Area middle schoolers have used an interactive program to help them learn vocabulary for social studies,... Read More

Shapiro Puts Politics Aside to Boost Emerging Tech Jobs

Salena Zito, Examiner

Key PA Sen. Republican Shoots Down Rec Cannabis Proposals

J. White, LNP

HARRISBURG — Senate Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin spoke optimistically as he updated reporters about the late state budget Thursday,... Read More

How Unlikely Advocates Helped End PA Hunting Ban

Marley Parish, Spotlight PA

With bipartisan backing and Farm Bureau support, PA repeals its Sunday hunting ban. The Game Commission will set new season dates. Read More

Advocates Say Legalizing Pot Opens Doors for Small Business

I. Karbal, Cap-Star

Perry Raises Nearly $900K in Latest Quarter

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Perry beat Stelson by about 5,100 votes in the 10th Congressional District in November 2024. Read More

One Transit Solution For PA Is in the Mon Valley

Editorial Board, Post-Gazette

Do you remember when bus rides in Pittsburgh cost a quarter? Well for residents in several Mon Valley communities, from Rankin to Port Vue... Read More

Modern Offices in Pittsburgh Are Thriving, Older Ones Languish

M. Rubin, P-G

It has been five years since companies nationwide emptied their offices during the pandemic, but some major cities are still in recovery mode... Read More

Penn Postdocs, Research Associates Vote to Unionize

Ariana Perez-Castells, Inquirer

The proposed bargaining unit at Penn would be affiliated with United Auto Workers. Some 703 people voted for the union and 38 voted against... Read More

PGH Is Only Metro iWhere Buying Is Cheaper Than Renting

J. Sweitzer, City & State

A new rental report from Realtor.com shows that Pittsburgh stands out among metropolitan areas in the U.S. Read More

PA Farms, Food Are at Risk From Too Much Rain

Sean Adams, PennLive

“This amount of rain would have been welcomed spread over six months,” she said. “But we’ve gotten it in two months." 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