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Court Upholds Constitutionality of Abortion in PA
Mamula & Webster, Post-Gazette
Garrity Derides Pennsylvania Court’s Ruling
A. Northup, ABC 27
Pennsylvania’s Mastriano Mayhem
Lisa Kashinsky, Politico
Lawmakers Weigh Bill to Set Food Waste Rules
C. Thompson, PennLive
PA-3 Dems Battle Each Other in Off-the-Rails Primary Forum
Hilary Danailova, C+S
Congressional Candidate Bob Brooks Apologizes for Old FB Posts
Staff, AVL
Would the Philly Dems Running for Congress Back Jeffries?
Sean Walsh, Inquirer
Pittsburgh's Media Has a Surprising Turnaround
David Bauder, AP News
PA Lawmakers Continue Push for Cannabis Legalization
RossGuidotti, CBS
Minimum Wage Debate Raises Alarms for Home Care Providers
B. Rodgers, GoErie

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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America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
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More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
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Michael Graham, DV Journal
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John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Court Upholds Constitutionality of Abortion in PA

Mamula & Webster, Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Monday upheld the right to abortion as constitutionally protected, while striking down the state’s 1982... Read More

Garrity Derides Pennsylvania Court’s Ruling

A. Northup, ABC 27

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Pennsylvania’s Mastriano Mayhem

Lisa Kashinsky, Politico

Lawmakers Weigh Bill to Set Food Waste Rules

C. Thompson, PennLive

PA-3 Dems Battle Each Other in Off-the-Rails Primary Forum

Hilary Danailova, C+S

PA Rep. Chris Rabb, Dr. Ala Stanford and PA Sen. Sharif Street made very different cases for why voters should choose them in May at a... Read More

Congressional Candidate Bob Brooks Apologizes for Old FB Posts

Staff, AVL

Democratic congressional candidate Bob Brooks has been pressed to explain two Facebook posts from 2019 that supported conservative... Read More

Would the Philly Dems Running for Congress Back Jeffries?

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

State Rep. Chris Rabb is keeping his powder dry, aligning himself with other progressive lawmakers and candidates who may push for a more... Read More

Pittsburgh's Media Has a Surprising Turnaround

David Bauder, AP News

Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround. Weeks before the city's dominant newspaper was due to close, a sale... Read More

PA Lawmakers Continue Push for Cannabis Legalization

RossGuidotti, CBS

Some lawmakers in Harrisburg continue to press for legal cannabis. Read More

Minimum Wage Debate Raises Alarms for Home Care Providers

B. Rodgers, GoErie

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
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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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