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Trump Plans to Nominate Dr. Oz to Oversee CMS
Weiland et al., New York Times
Shapiro Defends Casey’s Recount Choice
McGoldrick & Roth, Inquirer
How McCormick Ended Pennsylvania’s Casey Dynasty
Carson Swick, New York Post
Josh Shapiro and the Election Heist
William McGurn, WSJ
What the Allegheny Co. Recount Is Likely to Show
JonDelano, KDKA
Shapiro Signs Exec Order Creating Permit Fast Track Program
S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA
Pittsburgh City Council to Take Another Look at ‘Tiny Homes’
J. Maruca, WESA
Sen. Laughlin Keeps Pursuing Libel Case After Reelection
E. Palattella, Times-News
PGH Police Investigating Reports of Antisemitic Stickers
Julia Burdelski, Trib-Review
The People Have the Power to Enforce Campaign Finance Laws
Ed Board, P-G
Gainey: Downtown PGH's Homeless Encampments Are Gone
Lauer et al., P-G
The Two Issues That Could Possibly Stop Arena Project
Celia Bernhardt, Billy Penn
Delaware River Water Levels at 60% Amid Drought
Frank Kummer, Inquirer
Pennsylvania Considering State Bitcoin Investments
Christina Lengyel, Center Square
Shapiro Says He Won't Let SEPTA Fail Amid Funding Crisis
S. Caruso, Spotlight PA

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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Balance of Power in PA House

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House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship
Taibbi & Kaminsky: Why are we targets of the State Department?

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John Adams's Legacy
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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

Trump Plans to Nominate Dr. Oz to Oversee CMS

Weiland et al., New York Times

Shapiro Defends Casey’s Recount Choice

McGoldrick & Roth, Inquirer

GOP leaders have called on Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor to tell Casey to concede and drop the recount effort, which is estimated to... Read More

How McCormick Ended Pennsylvania’s Casey Dynasty

Carson Swick, New York Post

Dave McCormick has become the Keystone’s State newest senator-elect by defeating three-term incumbent Bob Casey, clearly having learned... Read More

Josh Shapiro and the Election Heist

William McGurn, WSJ

What the Allegheny Co. Recount Is Likely to Show

JonDelano, KDKA

The recount is likely to confirm that thousands of voters voted for president but not for senator in Allegheny County. Read More

Shapiro Signs Exec Order Creating Permit Fast Track Program

S. Ulrich, PoliticsPA

Designed to speed up government, drive economic growth, and make Pennsylvania more competitive Read More

Pittsburgh City Council to Take Another Look at ‘Tiny Homes’

J. Maruca, WESA

Pittsburgh City Council is ready to reconsider making some types of homeless housing more feasible – and its sponsors hope to allow the... Read More

Sen. Laughlin Keeps Pursuing Libel Case After Reelection

E. Palattella, Times-News

GOP state senator claims Dem opponent Jim Wertz's 2022 opinion piece damaged reputation. Laughlin beat Wertz at polls, and libel case has not... Read More

PGH Police Investigating Reports of Antisemitic Stickers

Julia Burdelski, Trib-Review

Pittsburgh police are investigating reports that stickers bearing antisemitic messages popped up in Pittsburgh over the weekend. As of... Read More

The People Have the Power to Enforce Campaign Finance Laws

Ed Board, P-G

Pennsylvania’s campaign finance reporting system is easily gamed by unscrupulous politicians, especially in the final days before an... Read More

Gainey: Downtown PGH's Homeless Encampments Are Gone

Lauer et al., P-G

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said Tuesday during a radio appearance that there are no longer any homeless encampments in Downtown Pittsburgh.... Read More

The Two Issues That Could Possibly Stop Arena Project

Celia Bernhardt, Billy Penn

It’s the second week of Philadelphia City Council’s public hearings on the Sixers’ proposed $1.3 billion arena, and plenty of concerns... Read More

Delaware River Water Levels at 60% Amid Drought

Frank Kummer, Inquirer

The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It should be 19... Read More

Pennsylvania Considering State Bitcoin Investments

Christina Lengyel, Center Square

(The Center Square) – With reinvigorated interest in cryptocurrency, Republican House legislators are vying to make Pennsylvania a pioneer... Read More

Shapiro Says He Won't Let SEPTA Fail Amid Funding Crisis

S. Caruso, Spotlight PA

SEPTA supporters want Gov. Josh Shapiro to use federal highway dollars as a stopgap to prevent service cuts and fare increases. 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

PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting
PA Voters Weigh in on Vice Presidential Debate
Balance of Power in PA House

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

How Scientific American's Departing Editor Helped Degrade Science
When magazine's like Scientific American are run by ideologues producing biased dreck, it only makes it more difficult to defend the institution of science itself. 
How Trump Can Combat Censorship
The President-elect has a historic opportunity to combat censorship by federal bureaucrats.

In the News

Multimedia

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
Taibbi & Kaminsky: Why are we targets of the State Department?

American Civics

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Essential Reading

What Universities Owe America’s Future Leaders
As a nation, we are failing to prepare citizens for leadership in our constitutional republic. According to...
Two Thanksgivings Between Halloween and Christmas
In the United States, November 11th has been known as Veterans Day since 1954 (before that, it...

In the News

Multimedia

John Adams's Legacy
What to Know About New SCOTUS Term
Responding to Civic Education Crisis

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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