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PA Stares Down Bumpy Budget Battle
Ford Turner, Post-Gazette
What Dems Could Learn From a Small Pennsylvania Town
Oliver Roeder, FT
Did Ward Endorsements Make a Difference in Philly DA Race?
Yerardi & Walsh, Inq
Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Bar Some Provisional Ballots
Staff, AP News
Why Philly’s Air Traffic Control Tower is Fueling Anxiety
Max Marin, Inquirer
Deadline Approaching On US Steel Sale, But Details Still Scarce
C. Potter, WESA
A Big Steel Deal for Pennsylvania
Salena Zito, Washington Examiner
Ex-Fed Prosecutor Crosswell Joins PA-7 Congressional Race
Tom Shortell, LVN
AOC, Other Top Democrats Boycott Stephen Starr
Victor Fiorillo, Philadelphia Mag
How Philly Became the Capital of American Squash
J.F. Pirro, Philadelphia Magazine
Pittsburgh City Council Ponders Path Ahead
Julia Maruca, WESA
Historic Catholic Church in Scranton Closes
Robert Collado, WVIA
McClinton Joins Q&A with PA Voters
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY
Bipartisan Energy Bills On Hold Pending RGGI Court Ruling
K. Huangpu, Spotlight
Philly’s Nighttime Economy Is a $26 Billion Industry
Ximena Conde, Inquirer
Coach Guy’s Tipping Point
Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Research

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?
Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation
Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality
Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

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James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had...
America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
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Podcasts

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic
Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania
Sarah McCammon, NPR
Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink
Staff, Broad + Liberty

PA Stares Down Bumpy Budget Battle

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

A new administration in Washington, D.C., is orchestrating massive reductions in programs with federal-to-state money flows. Mass transit... Read More

What Dems Could Learn From a Small Pennsylvania Town

Oliver Roeder, FT

The work of local officials who understand their communities could offer a blueprint for winning back voters Read More

Did Ward Endorsements Make a Difference in Philly DA Race?

Yerardi & Walsh, Inq

The ward system is in some ways a relic of a bygone political era, and many operatives now question its relevance. Read More

Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid to Bar Some Provisional Ballots

Staff, AP News

Why Philly’s Air Traffic Control Tower is Fueling Anxiety

Max Marin, Inquirer

There is no instant fix of the troubles in the tower ahead of the busy summer travel season, according to interviews with experts and federal... Read More

Deadline Approaching On US Steel Sale, But Details Still Scarce

C. Potter, WESA

The deadline for consummating the deal between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel is less than a week-and-a-half away, but hardly any... Read More

A Big Steel Deal for Pennsylvania

Salena Zito, Washington Examiner

Trump left the intrigue of Washington and pressures of his position to head toward a hero's welcome at the Irvin Works plant in West Mifflin. Read More

Ex-Fed Prosecutor Crosswell Joins PA-7 Congressional Race

Tom Shortell, LVN

Ryan Crosswell, a recent arrival in the Lehigh Valley, is the third Democrat to get in line to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie... Read More

AOC, Other Top Democrats Boycott Stephen Starr

Victor Fiorillo, Philadelphia Mag

It's a battle royale between top Democrats and stoic Starr. Read More

How Philly Became the Capital of American Squash

J.F. Pirro, Philadelphia Magazine

With new facilities, more funding, and obsessive diehards, Philadelphia has become the epicenter of the American squash world. Next up,... Read More

Pittsburgh City Council Ponders Path Ahead

Julia Maruca, WESA

Since January, the hotly contested mayoral primary between Ed Gainey and Corey O'Connor has cast a long shadow over city government. And... Read More

Historic Catholic Church in Scranton Closes

Robert Collado, WVIA

Everything WVIA has to offer – wherever you go! Available as a free download for Apple and Android mobile devices. Read More

McClinton Joins Q&A with PA Voters

Carmen Russell-Sluchansky, WHYY

The questions pertained to actual proposals before the state legislature on issues like voting rights and reintegration for people formerly... Read More

Bipartisan Energy Bills On Hold Pending RGGI Court Ruling

K. Huangpu, Spotlight

Pennsylvania's energy legislation would rewrite an unused tax credit in an effort to boost energy production, plus promote and regulate solar... Read More

Philly’s Nighttime Economy Is a $26 Billion Industry

Ximena Conde, Inquirer

The report finds that about 94,300 jobs are considered to be part of the nighttime economy. Read More

Coach Guy’s Tipping Point

Guy Ciarrocchi, Broad & Liberty

Research

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

Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?

Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh counties already implment a sales tax. Proposed legislation would allow the other 65 counties in Pennsylvania to... 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

Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality

Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 forced officials in cities throughout the country to deal with unexpected budget shortfalls... Read More

More From Real Clear

Shapiro Talks Permit Fast Track
McCormick Speaks Out After Casey's Concession
PA Congressman-Elect Bresnahan on How He Flipped a Dem District
New Body-Cam Video Shows Moments After Trump Shooting

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

James Madison’s Appeal to Reasonable Discourse
On June 8, 1789, James Madison rose before Congress and performed an about-face. The founder who had...
America’s Legislative Tradition Has Revolutionary Roots
On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that...

In the News

Multimedia

Bureaucracy and the Constitution
Why Congress Couldn't Kill Earmarks
Who Controls the Federal Purse?

Podcasts

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

Why The Candidates Are Investing Time Into Pennsylvania

Sarah McCammon, NPR

NPR tracked where the candidates are investing the most travel time and money. Unsurprisingly, the most competitive states are receiving the... Read More

Why Pennsylvania is Neither Blue Nor Red--It’s Pink

Staff, Broad + Liberty

From their voting power to their leadership in the halls of state government, women are a force reshaping Pennsylvania politics. Read More

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