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White House Promotes Network Selling Cheaper Gas in PA
D. Urie, PennLive
PA’s Congressional Delegation Is Still Split on Big Beautiful Bill
J. Sweitzer, C&S
Shapiro Can’t Be Sued by Neighbors Over Property Dispute
Staff, Inquirer
SWPA Nets $4.7B for Road, Transit, Bridge Overhauls
Joe Napsha, Trib-Review
Why Are Kids Falling Behind in PA?
Rachel Langan, RealClearPennsylvania
Where Shapiro and Garrity Stand on PA Marijuana
Jaxon White, Spotlight PA
Feds Threaten PA Election Chief with Criminal Charges
Zach Hoopes, PennLive
With Data Centers, PA Can Reinvent Itself Again
Christopher Brooks, RealClearPA
Affordable Electricity Requires Smart Investment
Joy Ditto, RealClearPennsylvania
Temple University Will Lay Off Employees, Raise Tuition
Susan Snyder, 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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USA Energy Affordability Map

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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.

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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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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

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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
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

White House Promotes Network Selling Cheaper Gas in PA

D. Urie, PennLive

PA’s Congressional Delegation Is Still Split on Big Beautiful Bill

J. Sweitzer, C&S

President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill continues to polarize members of Congress. Read More

Shapiro Can’t Be Sued by Neighbors Over Property Dispute

Staff, Inquirer

A Philadelphia federal judge dismissed claims against Gov. Josh Shapiro in his official capacity, but allowed his Abington neighbors to... Read More

SWPA Nets $4.7B for Road, Transit, Bridge Overhauls

Joe Napsha, Trib-Review

Modernizing Route 30 in Westmoreland County, creating additional Pennsylvania Turnpike interchanges and launching a rapid transit bus from... Read More

Why Are Kids Falling Behind in PA?

Rachel Langan, RealClearPennsylvania

By most measures, Pennsylvania has invested more in public education than ever. However, despite increased spending, academic achievement has... Read More

Where Shapiro and Garrity Stand on PA Marijuana

Jaxon White, Spotlight PA

Democrat Josh Shapiro supports legalizing recreational marijuana, while Republican Stacy Garrity does not. Read More

Feds Threaten PA Election Chief with Criminal Charges

Zach Hoopes, PennLive

With Data Centers, PA Can Reinvent Itself Again

Christopher Brooks, RealClearPA

No state built America more than Pennsylvania. On the heels of our 250th year of independence, most think of how Pennsylvanians built the... Read More

Affordable Electricity Requires Smart Investment

Joy Ditto, RealClearPennsylvania

Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared that the Commonwealth’s regulated utility system was Read More

Temple University Will Lay Off Employees, Raise Tuition

Susan Snyder, Inquirer

The layoffs constitute less than 1% of the university’s workforce and are fewer than last year, when 50 employees were let go. 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

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
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

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

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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