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Brian Fitzpatrick Helped Fund Ads Against Bob Harvie
Fallon Roth, Inquirer
PA Representatives Visited PA ICE Detention Center
Austin Boley, WGAL
Lawmakers Should Present Case for Receiving Gifts
Editorial, TribLIVE.com
PA Supreme Court Justice Defends Independence
Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA
PA Lawmakers Await Court Ruling on Skill Games
Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA
Garrity Calls for PA to ‘Pause’ Data Center Development
George Stockburger, Abc27
Educators Want $15M for Literacy Amid $5B Budget Gap
J. Kramer, Center Square
How to Reset Pittsburgh’s Leadership Culture
B. McGinley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Liz Magill Received $4.4 Million From Penn After Resigning
Susan Snyder, Inquirer
Philly Schools to Pay $650k Settlment Over Admissions Policy
K. Graham, Inquirer
Nursing Homes Eye PA Budget to Settle Funding Rate Battle
Z. Hoopes, PennLive

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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John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Brian Fitzpatrick Helped Fund Ads Against Bob Harvie

Fallon Roth, Inquirer

A 'king,' 'arrogant,' and 'elitist:' U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick hits Democrat Bob Harvie with early attack ads in closely watched... Read More

PA Representatives Visited PA ICE Detention Center

Austin Boley, WGAL

Two Pennsylvania lawmakers conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Moshannon Valley ICE detention center earlier Thursday Read More

Lawmakers Should Present Case for Receiving Gifts

Editorial, TribLIVE.com

For years, Pennsylvanians have been making the argument to Harrisburg that the state needs a gift ban. It needs a firm, unimpeachable... Read More

PA Supreme Court Justice Defends Independence

Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA

Experts said David Wecht’s criticisms of the Democratic Party raised concerns regarding the appearance of bias in the courts. Read More

PA Lawmakers Await Court Ruling on Skill Games

Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA

Supporters of skill games tried — and failed — to defeat GOP senators who support aggressive taxation, which could embolden the effort. Read More

Garrity Calls for PA to ‘Pause’ Data Center Development

George Stockburger, Abc27

Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity says Pennsylvania should “pause data center development” as communities work to... Read More

Educators Want $15M for Literacy Amid $5B Budget Gap

J. Kramer, Center Square

(The Center Square) - Educators from Pennsylvania Literacy Coalition and Teach Plus PA sat down Wednesday with state legislators to discuss... Read More

How to Reset Pittsburgh’s Leadership Culture

B. McGinley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster / And treat those two impostors just the same.” These are among the most well-known lines... Read More

Liz Magill Received $4.4 Million From Penn After Resigning

Susan Snyder, Inquirer

The financial arrangement was disclosed on Penn’s 990 tax form for that year, made public Thursday. That’s almost twice what she received... Read More

Philly Schools to Pay $650k Settlment Over Admissions Policy

K. Graham, Inquirer

The Philadelphia school board on Thursday will consider an agenda item approving a payout to three parents who alleged the district's special... Read More

Nursing Homes Eye PA Budget to Settle Funding Rate Battle

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Imagine that your boss offered you a raise, but it came with the caveat that the company was now paying your wages at 80 cents on the dollar,... 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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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.

> 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

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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

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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