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In a Deep Red Town, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Center
C. Hippensteel, NYT
Carlisle Dems Eye Rare Chance to Flip GOP Stronghold
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
Shapiro Outraised Garrity 10-to-1 in the First Quarter
McGoldrick.& Janesch, Inquirer
Data Center Under Construction in Cumberland County
M. Metzner, ABC 27
Is PGH Airport Feeling Effects of Economy’s Struggles?
Adam Babetski, P-G
Deluzio, Lee On Trump’s Rhetoric on Iran
J. Salant, Post-Gazette
Perry Stands by Trump on Expanded War with Iran
T. Christopher, PennLive
Upper Macungie Is Expected to Boom in Next 25 Years
Evan Jones, Morning Call
I-80 Project, Data Centers Threatening PA Wetlands
K. Bresswein, LehighValleyLive
Allentown NIZ Has Another Record Year for Tax Revenue
Evan Jones, 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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The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
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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

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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.

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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

In a Deep Red Town, Locals Vent Over a Planned ICE Center

C. Hippensteel, NYT

Carlisle Dems Eye Rare Chance to Flip GOP Stronghold

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Shapiro Outraised Garrity 10-to-1 in the First Quarter

McGoldrick.& Janesch, Inquirer

Six weeks out from the May 19 primary, Shapiro reported $36 million in the bank. Garrity reported $1.5 million on hand — a fraction of... Read More

Data Center Under Construction in Cumberland County

M. Metzner, ABC 27

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Is PGH Airport Feeling Effects of Economy’s Struggles?

Adam Babetski, P-G

Even as Pittsburgh International Airport continues to add new routes — including one to Ireland next month — the region’s economic... Read More

Deluzio, Lee On Trump’s Rhetoric on Iran

J. Salant, Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, a Navy veteran who has strongly opposed Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, said the... Read More

Perry Stands by Trump on Expanded War with Iran

T. Christopher, PennLive

Upper Macungie Is Expected to Boom in Next 25 Years

Evan Jones, Morning Call

What was mostly farmland outside of villages such as Breinigsville, Trexlertown, Kuhnsville and Fogelsville has turned into acres of... Read More

I-80 Project, Data Centers Threatening PA Wetlands

K. Bresswein, LehighValleyLive

Allentown NIZ Has Another Record Year for Tax Revenue

Evan Jones, Morning Call

Allentown’s one-of-a-kind tax subsidy zone generated $117.8 million in tax revenue last year, up from $103.5 million in 2024. 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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