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PA Lawmakers Adopt $50.8B Budget

Caruso & White, Spotlight PA

The plan also preserves the state’s nearly $8 billion rainy day fund by using off-budget “special” funds and accounting maneuvers. Read More

Houlahan in the Middle

Sam Janesch, Inquirer

Helping with grandchildren and caring for her own parents, Chester County’s U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan brings a personal dimension to her... Read More

Shapiro Wants a Dem Fight--So Far, Without Leading It

Otterbein & Thompson, Axios

PA Spends $60M Yearly to Run the Legislature

Tirzah Christopher, PennLive

Cognetti/Bresnahan Race Looms Amid Lackawanna Schism

J. Horvath, Times-Trib

The factional civil war among Lackawanna County Democrats that erupted anew last month over a stymied effort to oust 76 elected county... Read More

PA’s AI Bill Protects Children by Threatening Free Speech

Katie Fu, PennLive

Sweeping Housing Bill Has Roots in Pittsburgh

Ardito & Roy, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — One of the most sweeping housing bills in decades has finally become law in a plan that could transform affordable housing in... Read More

Taxpayers Paid Bill as Hughes Spent Almost $80K on Lunches

T. Christopher, PNL

Outdated Route 22 Straining the Lehigh Valley

K. Bresswein, LehighValleyLive

PA Officials React to Passing of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham

Caitlyn Scott, WTAE

Pennsylvania lawmakers issued statements following the sudden death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday evening. 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

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

Videos

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

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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.