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Western PA Dems From Outside Allegheny Co. Losing Ground
T. Fontaine, Trib-Rev
How Westinghouse Is Riding the Momentum of a Nuclear Revival
A. Litvak, P-G
Shapiro Is Worried Trump Will Undermine PA's Elections in Nov
Dana Bash, CNN
Classrooms Reflect Pennsylvania’s Demographic Reality
Editorial, Trib-Review
Social Security Recipients in Philly May Lose $520 a Month
Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer
Echoes of Past in PA Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers
N. Sablan, Cap-Star
Pennsylvanians Feel the Impact of Trump’s Tax Law
J. Salant, Post-Gazette
Shapiro Urges Postal Service to Drop Trump Election-Order Plan
J. Bedayn, WESA
It’s the Summer of Sports and Politics
Jesse Dougherty, NOTUS
America Is Counting on Us to Continue Its Story
G. Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty
Shifting Attitudes Towards LGBTQ+ Rights
Albert Eisenberg et al., WHYY

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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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Western PA Dems From Outside Allegheny Co. Losing Ground

T. Fontaine, Trib-Rev

State Rep. Rob Matzie has become an increasingly rare figure in Western Pennsylvania state politics: an elected Democrat from outside... Read More

How Westinghouse Is Riding the Momentum of a Nuclear Revival

A. Litvak, P-G

Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It’s transformed. Westinghouse, Pittsburgh’s nuclear energy giant, was created 140 years ago,... Read More

Shapiro Is Worried Trump Will Undermine PA's Elections in Nov

Dana Bash, CNN

Sources tell CNN the FBI is trying to expand its investigation into the 2020 GA election results. Four months ahead of the 2026 elections,... Read More

Classrooms Reflect Pennsylvania’s Demographic Reality

Editorial, Trib-Review

In Burrell School District, teachers are preparing for a fourth consecutive year with fewer than 100 students in kindergarten. That would be... Read More

Social Security Recipients in Philly May Lose $520 a Month

Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer

About 68 million Americans face possible reductions of 22% to their benefits by 2032 unless Congress acts, according to a new report by... Read More

Echoes of Past in PA Coal Towns’ Fight Against Data Centers

N. Sablan, Cap-Star

Pennsylvanians Feel the Impact of Trump’s Tax Law

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — A year after President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans enacted a massive tax and spending bill, Pennsylvanians are... Read More

Shapiro Urges Postal Service to Drop Trump Election-Order Plan

J. Bedayn, WESA

A group of Democratic governors, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, is asking the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw its proposed rule to... Read More

It’s the Summer of Sports and Politics

Jesse Dougherty, NOTUS

Sports has always been a battleground for political discourse. Lately it’s been driving policy, too. Read More

America Is Counting on Us to Continue Its Story

G. Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Shifting Attitudes Towards LGBTQ+ Rights

Albert Eisenberg et al., WHYY

After decades of growing acceptance, American support for LGBTQ+ rights has declined in the last few years. What’s driving the shift and... Read More

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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

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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

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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

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


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