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How ICE, Data Center Made Springdale a Civic Battleground
J. Wiggan, Trib-Review
The Solution to the Dems’ Fetterman Problem
Perry Bacon, The New Republic
Jon Stewart Schools Fetterman in Heated Interview
Dana Herrnstadt, The Daily Beast
A Better Way to Deal With Data Centers
Fisher & Schubert, RealClearEnergy
Lehigh Co. Republican Committee Elects Latino Leaders
L. Weber, Morning Call
Republican Voter, Lackawanna Settle Election Suit
Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA
Search 2026 Adequacy Funding for Your PA School District
J. White, Spotlight PA
PA Eyes Ways to Cut Grocery Costs
Ryan Deto, Axios
Green Party Candidate for PA Gov from Lancaster County
J. Campos, PennLive
A Routine Voter Roll Update Prompted Misinformation
Michelle Baruchman, Inquirer

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
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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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

How ICE, Data Center Made Springdale a Civic Battleground

J. Wiggan, Trib-Review

This story was originally published by Pittsburgh’s Public Source, a nonprofit newsroom providing deep, independent journalism for the... Read More

The Solution to the Dems’ Fetterman Problem

Perry Bacon, The New Republic

The party doesn’t just need to secure 51 Senate seats—it needs 52. Fortunately, there is a visible path. Read More

Jon Stewart Schools Fetterman in Heated Interview

Dana Herrnstadt, The Daily Beast

John Fetterman will appear on Stewart’s “Weekly Show” podcast. Read More

A Better Way to Deal With Data Centers

Fisher & Schubert, RealClearEnergy

Lehigh Co. Republican Committee Elects Latino Leaders

L. Weber, Morning Call

The Lehigh County Republican Committee has elected a new slate of leaders, including the committee’s first Latino chair and vice chair to... Read More

Republican Voter, Lackawanna Settle Election Suit

Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA

Republican voter Eugene Kopecki, of Scranton, and Lackawanna County have agreed to settle his federal civil rights lawsuit over the mail-in... Read More

Search 2026 Adequacy Funding for Your PA School District

J. White, Spotlight PA

Find your school district's share of Pennsylvania's $565 million in adequacy funding. Each of the state's 500 districts received at least... Read More

PA Eyes Ways to Cut Grocery Costs

Ryan Deto, Axios

Green Party Candidate for PA Gov from Lancaster County

J. Campos, PennLive

A Routine Voter Roll Update Prompted Misinformation

Michelle Baruchman, Inquirer

The update to Pennsylvania's voter registration data was highlighted by Elon Musk and U.S. senators pushing the SAVE Act. Here's what the... Read More

Research

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

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

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

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Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

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

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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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

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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


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