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Friday, May 15

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Elephant in the Room: Ambassador Mastriano?

Linda Stein, Broad + Liberty

To Control Medicaid Costs, Home Care Must Be in the Budget

Mia Haney, RCPA

Ms. Inevitable Vs. Mr. Upstart in 10th District Primary

Charles Thompson, PennLive

Dems Vying to Take on Rep. Mackenzie in PA 7th

Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

PA State Police to Create New Unit for Political Threats

Aliya Schneider, Inquirer

PA Voters Lose Faith in Congress Amid Rising Costs

Avani Kalra, Spotlight PA

Twenty-Five Years Behind the Wheel, and Receipts to Show

Oliver Bateman, RCPA

What Shapiro is Running On

Matthew Rink, PhillyBurbs

Dauphin County House District’s Primary Candidates Clash

Sean Adams, Pennlive

New Union Leadership Must Put Steelworkers First

Becky Corbin, Broad + Liberty

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

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

Videos

Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies

Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

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.

Essential Reading

Remembering Washington’s Patriotism

No commemoration is complete without honoring Gen. George Washington as a founder among founders.

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions

Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.

In the News

Jack Miller Center

Ben Sasse Awarded for Civic Education Leadership
Jeffrey Rogg

The History of American Intelligence

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

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Elephant in the Room: Ambassador Mastriano?

Linda Stein, Broad + Liberty

Ahead of the May 19 primary, President Trump may have cleared the path — at least on the Republican side — for state Treasurer... Read More

To Control Medicaid Costs, Home Care Must Be in the Budget

Mia Haney, RCPA

As Pennsylvania lawmakers negotiate the state budget, the Commonwealth’s home care crisis looms over the process as a growing,... Read More

Ms. Inevitable Vs. Mr. Upstart in 10th District Primary

Charles Thompson, PennLive

Janelle Stelson has really never stopped running against U.S. Rep. Scott Perry since she walked off the WGAL News 8 set in September 2023. Read More

Dems Vying to Take on Rep. Mackenzie in PA 7th

Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The race is one of 44 flagged across the country as crucial to winning a Democratic majority in the U.S. House Read More

PA State Police to Create New Unit for Political Threats

Aliya Schneider, Inquirer

Some Democratic lawmakers had not been notified of recent threats against them, but the unit will have a new communication protocol. Read More

PA Voters Lose Faith in Congress Amid Rising Costs

Avani Kalra, Spotlight PA

Voters across the Lehigh Valley found wide dissatisfaction with both parties for failing to address economic issues and little hope they... Read More

Twenty-Five Years Behind the Wheel, and Receipts to Show

Oliver Bateman, RCPA

Unless you’ve spent hours penned in by big rigs on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, you may not realize how much skin Pennsylvania has in the... Read More

What Shapiro is Running On

Matthew Rink, PhillyBurbs

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is highlighting his first-term accomplishments while campaigning for reelection. Read More

Dauphin County House District’s Primary Candidates Clash

Sean Adams, Pennlive

In the Democratic primary race for Pennsylvania’s 104th House District, incumbent state Rep. Dave Madsen is looking to secure his... Read More

New Union Leadership Must Put Steelworkers First

Becky Corbin, Broad + Liberty

Leadership matters. Especially when jobs, livelihoods, and the future of American manufacturing are on the line. That’s why the recent... Read More