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An Inside Look at Eli Lilly’s Lehigh Valley Investment
Don Cunningham, RealClearPA
Fmr. Sen. Bob Casey on Data Centers, Dems, Midterms
C. McElwee, RCPA Podcast
58% of PA Voters are 'Extremely Motivated' for Midterms
R. Bensasi, RCPA Podcast
In Some Parts of PA, 'Reassessment' Is a Dirty Word
Mark Walters, GoErie
Fetterman Blasts Iran Strike Critics
Charles Creitz, Fox News
For Pittsburghers With Middle East Ties, a Harrowing Period
L. Shachnow, P-G
Why Isn’t the AG Handling Lawsuits Against Trump?
Zach Hoopes, PennLive
Film Production in Phila Region Poised for Big Year
Mike D'Onofrio, Axios
PA House Committee Advances Data Center Bills
Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA
The Latest on Proposed Passenger Train in Scranton
Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA
Warehouse in Northampton Co. Just Sold for $158M
Evan Jones, Morning Call
Historic Preservation Isn’t the Villain
Inga Saffron, Inquirer
How Does the Turnpike Keep Nearly 3,000 Miles Clear?
Evan Jones, Morning Call
Phila Is On the Short List to Host the 2028 DNC
Anna Orso, Inquirer

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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American Civics

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America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
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.

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Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
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

An Inside Look at Eli Lilly’s Lehigh Valley Investment

Don Cunningham, RealClearPA

The phone rang the Sunday before Christmas. The name flashing on the screen was one that I’d grown accustomed to seeing at various hours of... Read More

Fmr. Sen. Bob Casey on Data Centers, Dems, Midterms

C. McElwee, RCPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

58% of PA Voters are 'Extremely Motivated' for Midterms

R. Bensasi, RCPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

In Some Parts of PA, 'Reassessment' Is a Dirty Word

Mark Walters, GoErie

Fetterman Blasts Iran Strike Critics

Charles Creitz, Fox News

Sen. John Fetterman breaks with fellow Democrats to defend Trump-Netanyahu Iran strikes, calling regime leaders 'garbage' and questioning... Read More

For Pittsburghers With Middle East Ties, a Harrowing Period

L. Shachnow, P-G

The last text message Carnegie Mellon student Aslan Noorghasemi received from his mother in Iran said: “Freedom has a price, and we are all... Read More

Why Isn’t the AG Handling Lawsuits Against Trump?

Zach Hoopes, PennLive

Film Production in Phila Region Poised for Big Year

Mike D'Onofrio, Axios

PA House Committee Advances Data Center Bills

Justin Sweitzer, City & State PA

Two data center bills were reported out of the House Energy Committee along party lines. Read More

The Latest on Proposed Passenger Train in Scranton

Borys Krawczeniuk, WVIA

WVIA News compiled the latest information on the plan to connect Scranton and New York City by passenger train. Here are the clearest answers... Read More

Warehouse in Northampton Co. Just Sold for $158M

Evan Jones, Morning Call

It is one of the largest commercial real estate sales in the Lehigh Valley in recent years. Read More

Historic Preservation Isn’t the Villain

Inga Saffron, Inquirer

By practicing ‘gentle density,’ these architects create more housing for less money, using fewer natural resources. Read More

How Does the Turnpike Keep Nearly 3,000 Miles Clear?

Evan Jones, Morning Call

Altogether, the 460 turnpike workers in charge of keeping the highway clear have clocked a combined 56,500 hours this winter, including... Read More

Phila Is On the Short List to Host the 2028 DNC

Anna Orso, Inquirer

Philadelphia is being considered, along with Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, and Denver, to host the summer convention. DNC delegates would... 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

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PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
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

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

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
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.

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

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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