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2 Dead, 20 Injured in Fire and Explosion at PA Nursing Home
Danny Freeman, CNN
Are You Naughty or Nice?
Editorial, Tribune-Review
Catholic Charities Helps Those in Need
Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer
Six New Laws in Pennsylvania
Christina Lengyel, The Center Square
City & State’s 2025 Year in Review
Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA
Shapiro Set to Become Nation's Top-Earning Governor
Bethany Rodgers, Goerie
Pittsburgh Nonprofits' $4.3 Billion Free Ride
Oliver Bateman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PA Asks Court to Dismiss DOJ Voter Info Lawsuit
Tirzah Christopher, PennLive
Domestic Violence Victims Can Now Get Unemployment
Ian Karbal, PA Capital-Star
PA-11: Smucker Announces Reelection Bid
Steve Ulrich, Politics 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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Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
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Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA

USA Energy Affordability Map

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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.

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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

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.
Liberal Education as Civic Education
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

In the News

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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

2 Dead, 20 Injured in Fire and Explosion at PA Nursing Home

Danny Freeman, CNN

Two people are dead after a fire and explosion tore through a nursing home on the outskirts of Philadelphia, prompting local responders,... Read More

Are You Naughty or Nice?

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Everyone knows about The List. Santa makes it. He checks it. He checks it again. Are you naughty? Nice? We don’t know. Santa does. The List... Read More

Catholic Charities Helps Those in Need

Jane M. Von Bergen, Inquirer

The group serves about 300,000 people annually, providing care for older Philadelphians, supporting at-risk youth, helping with food and... Read More

Six New Laws in Pennsylvania

Christina Lengyel, The Center Square

(The Center Square) – To put a bow on 2025, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed six new laws in Harrisburg. Read More

City & State’s 2025 Year in Review

Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

A look back at the year that was – and wasn’t – in politics. Read More

Shapiro Set to Become Nation's Top-Earning Governor

Bethany Rodgers, Goerie

Hundreds of top officials across Pennsylvania government are in line for a 3.3% pay bump in the next few weeks, as automatic cost-of-living... Read More

Pittsburgh Nonprofits' $4.3 Billion Free Ride

Oliver Bateman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh faces a $30 million deficit heading into 2026, prompting City Council to raise property taxes by 20%, the first increase in eleven... Read More

PA Asks Court to Dismiss DOJ Voter Info Lawsuit

Tirzah Christopher, PennLive

Secretary of State Al Schmidt argued in a Dec. 16 court filing that the DOJ “seeks to usurp” the state’s authority by making demands... Read More

Domestic Violence Victims Can Now Get Unemployment

Ian Karbal, PA Capital-Star

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law Monday aimed at helping domestic violence victims collect unemployment if they have to leave their... Read More

PA-11: Smucker Announces Reelection Bid

Steve Ulrich, Politics PA

Congressman Lloyd Smucker announced his candidacy for reelection on Tuesday to continue representing Pennsylvania’s 11th Congressional... 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

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
Deadly Shooting at Indiana University in PA

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

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

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.
Liberal Education as Civic Education
At the heart of the Western intellectual tradition is the claim that the liberal arts aim to make a man free.

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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