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Post-Gazette to Continue Publishing After Sale
Kris Mamula, Post-Gazette
Fetterman Party Switch Rumors Could Shape 2028
J.D. Prose, PennLive
O’Connor’s 1st 100 days as Pittsburgh Mayor
Julia Burdelski, Tribune-Review
Boyle Wants to Lift Fed Gas Tax
Aliya Schneider, Inquirer
Philly’s Fight to Replace Evans Enters Final Stretch
Anna Orso, Inquirer.com
Who is John Fetterman Really?
Editorial, Trib-Review
Gay Talese on a Writer’s Life
Charles F. McElwee, RealClearPolitics
PA Town Faces Fallout From Trump's Environmental Rollback
Stephanie Armour,
Will the Ambulance Show Up?
Dwight Boddorf, Pittsburgh's Public Source
Why PA Still Can't Legalize Marijuana
Matthew Rink, YDR
Pa. House Greenlights Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Budget
W. Downard, PA Capital-Star
School Choice Works, Is Popular, and Saves Us Money.
G. Ciarrocchi, B+L
Our Energy Future Is ‘Made in PA’
Harper & Lamb, RealClearPennsylvania
Carol Obando-Derstine Makes Her Case for PA-7
Hilary Danailova, City & State PA
Bob Brooks Candidate Q&A, PA 7th
Lindsay Weber, The Morning Call
Where the 7CD Dems Stand on Issues
Lindsay Weber, The Morning Call

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

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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Post-Gazette to Continue Publishing After Sale

Kris Mamula, Post-Gazette

Toledo, Ohio-based Block Communications Inc. is selling the Post-Gazette assets to the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, publisher... Read More

Fetterman Party Switch Rumors Could Shape 2028

J.D. Prose, PennLive

As Republican hopefuls begin jockeying for position in the 2028 U.S. Senate primary, the state chairman said many in the party are waiting to... Read More

O’Connor’s 1st 100 days as Pittsburgh Mayor

Julia Burdelski, Tribune-Review

During his first 100 days as Pittsburgh’s mayor, Corey O’Connor has grappled with crises and celebrated successes. He’s uncovered a... Read More

Boyle Wants to Lift Fed Gas Tax

Aliya Schneider, Inquirer

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle announced a bill that would curb the federal gas tax when the national gas average tops $4 per gallon while visiting... Read More

Philly’s Fight to Replace Evans Enters Final Stretch

Anna Orso, Inquirer.com

The Democrats in contention are all jockeying to say that they have the momentum. But ultimately, it will come down to who can energize... Read More

Who is John Fetterman Really?

Editorial, Trib-Review

There always have been elected officials whose appeal defies their demographics. Former U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin spent years as the token... Read More

Gay Talese on a Writer’s Life

Charles F. McElwee, RealClearPolitics

PA Town Faces Fallout From Trump's Environmental Rollback

Stephanie Armour,

The Trump administration is ratcheting up attacks on environmental protections that Make America Healthy Again followers hold dear. Read More

Will the Ambulance Show Up?

Dwight Boddorf, Pittsburgh's Public Source

The patchwork of billing, municipal handouts and the occasional grant can no longer sustain local EMS services. Could regional cooperation... Read More

Why PA Still Can't Legalize Marijuana

Matthew Rink, YDR

It's been 10 years since then-Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed the Medical Marijuana Act into law, so how much longer will efforts take to... Read More

Pa. House Greenlights Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed Budget

W. Downard, PA Capital-Star

A handful of Republicans joined all 102 Democrats to advance the measure. Read More

School Choice Works, Is Popular, and Saves Us Money.

G. Ciarrocchi, B+L

Our Energy Future Is ‘Made in PA’

Harper & Lamb, RealClearPennsylvania

Pennsylvanians are rightly proud of our rich legacy as one of the nation’s top energy producers. After all, we rank second in the United... Read More

Carol Obando-Derstine Makes Her Case for PA-7

Hilary Danailova, City & State PA

The only woman and only Hispanic in the race has a background in sustainable energy, the confidence of Democrats like Bob Casey and Susan... Read More

Bob Brooks Candidate Q&A, PA 7th

Lindsay Weber, The Morning Call

Where Bob Brooks stands on the issues in the Democratic primary for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th District. Read More

Where the 7CD Dems Stand on Issues

Lindsay Weber, The Morning Call

The Democrats seeking to challenge Republican Ryan Mackenzie for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th District share their thoughts of Iran,... Read More

Research

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

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

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

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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