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Mark Cuban Touts Pharmacy Deal with Giant Eagle
Jack Troy, Tribune-Review
Shapiro Joins 15 States to Challenge Trump's Trans Stance
Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer
Republicans Promote One Big Beautiful Bill in Luzerne
Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA
More Than 300,000 Pennsylvanians Could Lose Medicaid
Elena Eisenstadt, Inquirer
Pittsburgh Needs More Police
Editorial, Tribune-Review
PA Universities Cutting Costs Through Layoffs, Mergers
Stephen Williams, WHYY
Health of Pittsburgh's Rivers Has Improved
Rachel McDevitt, WESA
How Public Radio, TV Stations Plan to Survive
Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette
Politicians Are Making a Long, Hot Summer Miserable
John Baer, PennLive
What Do Lehigh Valley Residents Think About the Region?
E. Jones, Morning Call
Why Did Fitzpatrick Oppose a Senior Housing in Lower Bucks?
Katie Bernard, Inq

Research

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?
Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation
Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality
Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

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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

Mark Cuban Touts Pharmacy Deal with Giant Eagle

Jack Troy, Tribune-Review

Mark Cuban, the billionaire and Western Pennsylvania native now knee-deep in the pharmaceutical industry, offered strong words Wednesday... Read More

Shapiro Joins 15 States to Challenge Trump's Trans Stance

Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer

Gov. Josh Shapiro is the only individual named in the lawsuit filed by 15 states and Washington D.C. Read More

Republicans Promote One Big Beautiful Bill in Luzerne

Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA

U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan, the House's fourth highest-ranked Republican, joined Rep. Rob Bresnahan and other officials on a tour of... Read More

More Than 300,000 Pennsylvanians Could Lose Medicaid

Elena Eisenstadt, Inquirer

The confusion stems in part, experts say, from the state’s distribution of public healthcare funds through private insurers under alternate... Read More

Pittsburgh Needs More Police

Editorial, Tribune-Review

Problems exist nationwide in recruiting and retention of police. There are almost 18,000 police agencies in the United States, and many have... Read More

PA Universities Cutting Costs Through Layoffs, Mergers

Stephen Williams, WHYY

The belt-tightening follows drops in the number of college-age students, federal fund cuts and higher costs. Ten universities have closed or... Read More

Health of Pittsburgh's Rivers Has Improved

Rachel McDevitt, WESA

A new report on Pittsburgh’s rivers shows ongoing threats to the waterways and calls for stricter regulations to reduce pollution. Read More

How Public Radio, TV Stations Plan to Survive

Jacob Geanous, Post-Gazette

The passage of a bill that slashed more than $1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting has public radio and TV stations looking... Read More

Politicians Are Making a Long, Hot Summer Miserable

John Baer, PennLive

The Pennsylvania state budget is once again long overdue, compared to the shenanigans in Washington, that's "winning." Read More

What Do Lehigh Valley Residents Think About the Region?

E. Jones, Morning Call

The direction of the quality of life in the Valley sharply divided respondents. While 38% say it’s getting better, 32% think it’s getting... Read More

Why Did Fitzpatrick Oppose a Senior Housing in Lower Bucks?

Katie Bernard, Inq

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is weighing in on a small housing development in Lower Makefield. 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

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

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

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced officials in cities throughout the country to deal with unexpected budget shortfalls... Read More

More From Real Clear

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

Staff, Broad + Liberty

From their voting power to their leadership in the halls of state government, women are a force reshaping Pennsylvania politics. Read More

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