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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has expanded its Title VI investigation into Swarthmore College over allegations that the Pennsylvania school failed to address antisemitism on campus.

(October 10, 2026 – October 16, 2026) This week on American Radio Journal: Kathy Hoekstra from the Pacific Legal Foundation talks with North Dakota farmer Cody Peterson about how wetland regulations are impacting his operations; Scott Parkinson from the Club for Growth has the Real Story on hotly contested congressional races; Eric Boehm of Reason magazine gets details on a free speech case in Maine from Daniel Woislaw of the Institute for Justice; And, Dr. Paul Kengor from the Institute for Faith & Freedom at Grove City College has an American Radio Journal commentary on the Left turning against U.S. Senator John Fetterman. The post Left Turns on John Fetterman on American Radio Journal appeared first on PA Town Hall.

By: Dan Bartkowiak, PA Family Council  The lone debate between Governor Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity gave Pennsylvanians just one hour to hear directly from both candidates seeking to lead this Commonwealth next year.  The two moderators, ABC27 Central PA’s Dennis Owens and WPXI Pittsburgh’s Lisa Sylvester, covered roughly a dozen topics, from healthcare to state budgets to the ongoing debate over skill games.  The moderators kept the discussion focused and professional. However, with this being the only debate scheduled, some important questions were left off the debate stage.  Here are three highlights from Pennsylvania’s lone gubernatorial debate:  Education Freedom Tax Credit: Will PA Opt-In?  A new federal education program, the Education Freedom Tax Credit, begins in 2027 and

(The Center Square) – State lawmakers want to ease the burden of high electricity bills on residents and small businesses.

(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity faced off in the lone gubernatorial debate on Wednesday evening.

(The Center Square) – A group of lawmakers are planning a last-minute play to extend the Supreme Court’s Oct. 13 deadline concerning so-called “skill games” and they are doing it in court, rather than in the lawmaking chambers of the state Capitol. The group, in a pending filing with the court, is expected to ask the court to use its “King’s Bench” authority to reset the deadline to Feb. 10, 2027. Under the King’s Bench doctrine, the court can intervene in matters in lower courts or even those not in court if they are deemed to be of “immediate public importance.” Those who operate small businesses, clubs, and other outlets have pleaded with lawmakers to come up with a way

(October 10, 2026 – October 16, 2026) This week on Lincoln Radio Journal: David Taylor from the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association is joined by Rebecca Oyler from the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and Megan Martin of the Commonwealth Foundation for a Capitol Watch roundtable discussion on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Act; And, Lowman Henry has a Town Hall Commentary on why it is still “the economy, stupid.” The post Federal Scholarship Tax Credit on Lincoln Radio Journal appeared first on PA Town Hall.

(The Center Square) – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday officially designated Google Energy as a Category 2 seller of wholesale electricity in the PJM power market, marking the tech giant’s transition from energy buyer to potential seller as…

By Dan Bartkowiak Why is Pennsylvania using a children’s game to advertise gambling? The Game of Life, the family board game marketed to children 8 and up, has been used by the Pennsylvania Lottery on billboards, in commercials, and in grocery stores advertising a scratch-off with the top prize of $1 million. (The odds of winning? 1 in 1.68 million, worse than the odds of being struck by lightning.) This type of appeal is an example of a troubling pattern in Pennsylvania where the gap between marketing schemes and moral guardrails is wider than the PA Grand Canyon. This isn’t simply about whether someone has the freedom to gamble. It’s about an in-your-face gambling culture and whether the government should