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New Report Finds Pennsylvania Violating Law, Endangering Students in Dangerous Schools​​​​

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is violating state and federal law around “persistently dangerous schools,” endangering the safety of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable students, and threatening billions in federal funding, according to a groundbreaking analysis from the Commonwealth Foundation.

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Should Show Pennsylvania How to Get Stuff Done

Entering the second months of Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse, Gov. Josh Shapiro and his political machine are desperate to deflect mounting scrutiny. Instead of working with the state legislature to get stuff done, Gov. Shapiro has taken to criticizing Republicans—get this—actually passing transformative legislation.

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One Step Closer to More Nuclear Energy

Progress toward reopening the once-shuttered Three Mile Island (TMI) continues to make headway, paving the way for more reliable energy in Pennsylvania. Last week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hosted a public hearing addressing the project and the agency’s review process. In 2024, Constellation Energy announced its intention to reopen Unit One. Five years prior, the reactor closed due to economic reasons.

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ICYMI: Top 10 Reasons Why Gov. Josh Shapiro is a Hypocrite

“He talks a good game,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro during his recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “And then when he gets to govern, he does the exact opposite.”

Although he directed this criticism toward President Donald Trump, Shapiro could have easily been talking about himself. Broken promises and empty rhetoric have defined his first term as governor

Here are the top 10 examples of Shapiro’s do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do governing style.

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