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Thousands of Philadelphia City Workers Are On Strike
Sean Walsh, Inquirer
PA Budget Deadline Slips By in Harrisburg
Eisenstadt & Hoopes, PennLive
Shapiro Says State Budget Deal ‘Very Close’
Ford Turner, Post-Gazette
Dwight Evans Says He Will Retire from House
Wu & Otterbein, Politico
Pa. Gov. Shapiro, State Dems Warn of Fed Cuts in GOP Bill
Tom Riese, WESA
Fetterman Tells Reporters ‘I Just Want to Go Home’
Calen Razor, Politico
Amazon to Spend $200M in Central PA
Daniel Urie, PennLive
A WNBA Team Is Coming to Philadelphia
David Chang, NBC 10
Pressure on Medicaid Leaves PA Patients Feeling the Crunch
Z. Hoopes, PennLive
PA Mine Safety Center to Close Doors in August
Jimmy Cloutier, Post-Gazette
Dan Miller Gives Update on Running for Harrisburg Mayor
John Luciew, PennLive
SEPTA’s Fare Evasion Crackdown Is No Joke
Rushing & Fitzgerald, Inquirer
How Xylazine Transformed PA's Illicit Drug Supply
Makenzie Christman, LVN
Why Phila Isn’t Likely to Get Ranked-Choice Soon
Evgenia Anastasakos, Inquirer
Are School Taxes Going Up in the Lehigh Valley?
DeOrnellas & Blower, Morning Call
All of PA Has a Stake in Mass Transit
Manion & Grigalonis, Broad & Liberty
What NYC Shake-Up Means for Pittsburgh Area Dems
Jon Delano, PoliticsPA
PA's Largest Breweries See Sales Drop in 2024
Isaac Avilucea, Axios

Research

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
Could Local Sales Taxes Come to PA's Counties?
Frank Gamrat, Alleghenyinstitute
Philadelphia's Post-ARPA Fiscal Reality
Katie Martin, The Pew Charitable Trusts

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

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Censorship

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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.

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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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Florida State's Novel Civics Program
Liberty is the lifeblood of America, but it flourishes only when citizens understand the ideas that sustain...
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...

In the News

Multimedia

The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler
Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

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

Thousands of Philadelphia City Workers Are On Strike

Sean Walsh, Inquirer

More than 9,000 city employees are on strike after contract talks fell apart between AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Parker’s... Read More

PA Budget Deadline Slips By in Harrisburg

Eisenstadt & Hoopes, PennLive

Most agencies have enough cash to continue running for some time, although school districts are already nervous. Legislators still expect... Read More

Shapiro Says State Budget Deal ‘Very Close’

Ford Turner, Post-Gazette

HARRISBURG — Just hours ahead of the deadline for a state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday negotiators are “very, very close”... Read More

Dwight Evans Says He Will Retire from House

Wu & Otterbein, Politico

Pa. Gov. Shapiro, State Dems Warn of Fed Cuts in GOP Bill

Tom Riese, WESA

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democrats in the state Senate are blasting President Donald Trump’s domestic spending plan as it advances in... Read More

Fetterman Tells Reporters ‘I Just Want to Go Home’

Calen Razor, Politico

Amazon to Spend $200M in Central PA

Daniel Urie, PennLive

The two new facilities will add about 1,000 employees. Read More

A WNBA Team Is Coming to Philadelphia

David Chang, NBC 10

A WNBA team is coming to Philadelphia and is set to debut in 2030, the league announced on Monday, June 30, 2025. Read More

Pressure on Medicaid Leaves PA Patients Feeling the Crunch

Z. Hoopes, PennLive

Low Medicaid rwimbursement rates make it difficult for providers to keep their pay competitive, leading to staffing shortages and gaps in... Read More

PA Mine Safety Center to Close Doors in August

Jimmy Cloutier, Post-Gazette

Months after the federal government pushed to shutter dozens of mine safety centers across the country, the Mount Pleasant office — the... Read More

Dan Miller Gives Update on Running for Harrisburg Mayor

John Luciew, PennLive

The Harrisburg Treasurer says supporters are urging him to run as a Republican to block Mayor Wanda Williams from a 2nd term. Read More

SEPTA’s Fare Evasion Crackdown Is No Joke

Rushing & Fitzgerald, Inquirer

SEPTA says far too many Philadelphians aren't paying to ride the transit system. It costs the agency about $50 million yearly in lost revenue. Read More

How Xylazine Transformed PA's Illicit Drug Supply

Makenzie Christman, LVN

Xylazine, an animal-grade tranquilizer that's not approved for human use, has taken Pennsylvania's illicit drug supply by storm. Known on the... Read More

Why Phila Isn’t Likely to Get Ranked-Choice Soon

Evgenia Anastasakos, Inquirer

Here’s what you need to know about why Philadelphia doesn’t use ranked-choice ballots, and what it would take to adopt the approach. Read More

Are School Taxes Going Up in the Lehigh Valley?

DeOrnellas & Blower, Morning Call

The need to avoid deficits, finance construction projects and keep pace with rising salary and benefit costs fueled school budget talks this... Read More

All of PA Has a Stake in Mass Transit

Manion & Grigalonis, Broad & Liberty

What NYC Shake-Up Means for Pittsburgh Area Dems

Jon Delano, PoliticsPA

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

PA's Largest Breweries See Sales Drop in 2024

Isaac Avilucea, Axios

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

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

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

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

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

Florida State's Novel Civics Program
Liberty is the lifeblood of America, but it flourishes only when citizens understand the ideas that sustain...
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...

In the News

Multimedia

The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler
Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

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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