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Democrats Look to Medicaid as a Top Issue for Midterms
Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer
Some Senators Want PA's Higher Ed. Board Gone
Bethany Rodgers, Pocono Record
300K Pennsylvanians Could Lose Medicaid in 2027
Alfred Lubrano, Pennlive
How to Stay Sane in Crazy Times
Brandon McGinley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Artists, Not Programs, Make Pittsburgh an Arts City
Nicole Capozzi, Post-Gazette
Partisan Sniping as PA Confronts $5B Deficit
Ford Turner, The Center Square
Localities Across PA are Passing ICE Legislation
Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
PA Labor Law Could be New Sticking Point on Broadband
C. Keith, Spotlight PA
PA Leads Nation in Preserving Agricultural Farmland
Beth Ann Miller, The Times
Hunger Takes a Bite Out of College
Editorial, Tribune-Review
Shapiro Doesn’t Take Bill Maher’s Bait About Presidential Bid
Staff, Tribune-Review
How Appalachia is Set to Profit From War With Iran
George Grylls, The Times

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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America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
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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

Democrats Look to Medicaid as a Top Issue for Midterms

Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer

As the midterm elections approach, Democrats will be telling voters that Republicans are to blame for problems with health care, now and in... Read More

Some Senators Want PA's Higher Ed. Board Gone

Bethany Rodgers, Pocono Record

Since the board's 2024 creation, the senators say it has burdened taxpayers with staff costs, yet has little to show for these investments.... Read More

300K Pennsylvanians Could Lose Medicaid in 2027

Alfred Lubrano, Pennlive

Part of that message will involve reminding voters that congressional Republicans approved $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid over 10 years to... Read More

How to Stay Sane in Crazy Times

Brandon McGinley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Agnes thought Lincoln was current president,” my wife texted about our 7-year-old daughter. “Legitimately shocked to learn about... Read More

Artists, Not Programs, Make Pittsburgh an Arts City

Nicole Capozzi, Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh ranked 15th among the most arts-vibrant large cities in the country according to the SMU DataArts’ 2023 National Arts Vibrancy... Read More

Partisan Sniping as PA Confronts $5B Deficit

Ford Turner, The Center Square

(The Center Square) - How to build a financial bridge across the vast chasm between Pennsylvania's potential spending and revenue figures -... Read More

Localities Across PA are Passing ICE Legislation

Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Elected leaders are learning on the fly what they can and can’t do to rein in or support a well-funded federal law enforcement agency. Read More

PA Labor Law Could be New Sticking Point on Broadband

C. Keith, Spotlight PA

The federal government could require PA to change its prevailing wage law before releasing millions in broadband funds Read More

PA Leads Nation in Preserving Agricultural Farmland

Beth Ann Miller, The Times

Two farms in Beaver and Somerset counties will be preserved for farming now that Pennsylvania has purchased the development rights to those... Read More

Hunger Takes a Bite Out of College

Editorial, Tribune-Review

The average cost of two semesters at a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education school — the most affordable four-year... Read More

Shapiro Doesn’t Take Bill Maher’s Bait About Presidential Bid

Staff, Tribune-Review

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was cagey Friday night about his presidential aspirations in an appearance on “Real Time with Bill... Read More

How Appalachia is Set to Profit From War With Iran

George Grylls, The Times

Surging oil prices are making millionaires of landowners in the world’s second greatest natural gas-producing region. But at what cost to... 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

More From Real Clear

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

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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