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Broad Liberty wins first place in statewide journalism contest for investigative reporting on Delco prison broadandliberty.com/2025/07/15/bro…
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Paul Davis: The Alto Knights — Why did the De Niro mob movie bomb? "The film bombed, but for those who are interested in Cosa Nostra history, The Alto Knights, for all of its flaws, is still worth watching." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/23/pau…
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Jeff Hurvitz: The decline and fall of late night TV "The media world is changing, greatly and at a rapid pace." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/23/jef…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. In 1954, The Steve Allen Show was launched on NBC’s local TV station in New York. That same year, the […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1948018837376397312/ZhKL-UWJ?format=jpg&name=orig)
Guy Ciarrocchi: McCormick promotes Pennsylvania in a most un-Pennsylvanian way "Two different visions: economic growth — with Pennsylvania leading the nation — versus more taxes, legalized pot, and more handouts." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/21/guy…
Michael Smerconish: Let independent voters vote "That means we don’t get a say in primary elections which are often destiny, effectively determining the outcome in a majority of Pennsylvania state House and state Senate races." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/22/mic…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. I’m one of the 43 percent of Americans who according to Gallup, self-identify not as Republicans or Democrats, but as […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1945629041320747008/yPOC_qaP?format=jpg&name=orig)
Thom Nickels: Travels in the Steel City broadandliberty.com/2025/07/18/tho… via @broadandliberty
My latest in @BroadAndLiberty: Shapiro’s JFK moment on school choice @GovernorShapiro broadandliberty.com/2025/07/22/mar… via @broadandliberty
Shapiro admin stonewalls on key HR policies in sexual harassment scandal "There are many questions the governor’s office has not or will not answer, most of which do not appear to violate the nondisclosure agreement." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/21/sha…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is refusing to provide copies of the human resources policies that would support its central defense: […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1947266879900282880/wE1nV904?format=jpg&name=orig)
FULL Audio exclusive: Voice messages reveal orchestrated effort to oust St. Joe’s math professor over racial reparations tweet: Student journalist: "I just don’t want him to work here anymore, so — I’m on it. Going to get this man f***ing fired." tinyurl.com/mtdu26vb
From the Editors: Shapiro’s unsustainable budget "The governor is effectively requiring Pennsylvanians to subsidize his reelection campaign. But, not to worry, the bill won’t come due until after he secures a second term in office." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/10/fro…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. Democrats love to use the word “sustainable” lately, so they really ought to take their own advice and look at […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1945765274885431296/H6kXXFbT?format=jpg&name=orig)
From the Editors: Is Philly ready for America250? "So as we enter the final 365 days before the s̶e̶m̶i̶q̶u̶i̶n̶c̶e̶n̶t̶e̶n̶n̶i̶a̶l̶ ̶ s̶e̶s̶t̶e̶r̶c̶e̶n̶t̶e̶n̶n̶i̶a̶l̶ 250th anniversary, we must look around the city and ask: are we ready for this?" broadandliberty.com/2025/07/04/fro…
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Beth Ann Rosica: Majority of Philly-area school districts are out of step with Title IX "Pennsylvania school districts have not been targeted by the federal government — yet. However, it seems only a matter of time before it happens." broadandliberty.com/2025/07/02/bet…
Calling all School Director candidates! We are running the spotlight series again this year. Read ⬇️to submit your answers for publication. Open to any Pennsylvania school director candidate on the ballot in November! broadandliberty.com/2025/06/10/the…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. Two years ago, Broad + Liberty introduced the School Director Candidate Spotlight series to help educate voters and generally raise […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1947702978644983809/0JKkwk0R?format=jpg&name=orig)
Manion Grigalonis: SEPTA is not just a Philly issue — all of Pennsylvania has a stake in mass transit broadandliberty.com/2025/07/01/man…
![BroadAndLiberty's tweet card. In the debate over how to fund Pennsylvania’s roads, bridges and transit systems, one counterproductive misconception persists: that mass transit, […]](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1947662376297238528/KbJTLCxe?format=jpg&name=orig)
Christine Flowers: It could have been worse "I still hold out hope that the court will ultimately determine that any attack on birthright citizenship is an attack against our constitutional integrity." broadandliberty.com/2025/06/30/chr…
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David Sanko: Why public information must be free and accessible "A fundamental freedom is the right to access public information." broadandliberty.com/2025/06/30/dav…
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