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Larry Feinberg

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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 7h
School voucher supporter Yass pours $3 million into Speaker Burrows operation as GOP Texas House members scramble to outperform Paxton www.quorumreport.com/Quorum_Repor...
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Quorum Report: School voucher supporter pours $3 million into Speaker Burrows operation as GOP Texas House members scramble to outperform Paxton
Jeff Yass joins Tim Dunn in funding Burrows GOP incumbents in tough races at the top of the ticket the governor is burning through historic amounts of cash
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 7h
Vouchers: Billionaires Love This School Policy. Many Regular Parents Hate It. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Opinion | Billionaires Love This School Policy. Many Regular Parents Hate It.
In Texas and Iowa, Democrats are successfully tying universal school vouchers to corruption.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 13h
The School Policy Scam Turning Voters Blue www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 13h
Bresnahan campaigned against higher costs in 2024. Then he voted for the Iran war 6 times Rep. Rob Bresnahan warned about affordability, rising gas prices, and foreign intervention before the 2024 election, and then voted six times for the Iran war. keystonenewsroom.com/news/politic...
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Bresnahan warned of rising costs. Now he backs the Iran war
Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne) warned about affordability, rising gas prices, and foreign intervention before the 2024 election, and then voted six times for the Iran war.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pennsylvania has logged 1,000 measles cases, among the biggest outbreaks in decades The outbreak has spread to more than half of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. share.inquirer.com/ROROWf?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With Trump Flailing, Some Conservatives Are Having Second Thoughts About Trumpism www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Opinion | With Trump Flailing, Some Conservatives Are Having Second Thoughts About Trumpism (Gift Article)
What is the future of the conservative movement?
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Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"raises new questions"
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PA election 2026: Where Shapiro, Garrity stand on school funding, vouchers, and other education issues www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...
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What the Pennsylvania governor’s race could mean for public schools, vouchers, and colleges
Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor have laid out different approaches to funding public schools, expanding school choice, and making college more affordable.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Letters to the Editor | Oct. 5, 2026 Philanthropic silence: McCormick/Yass share.inquirer.com/BmhayA?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bob Harvie best choice for PA 1st Congressional District | Endorsement Would bring some much-needed compassion to Congress that has failed to uphold its sworn oath to support the Constitution & serve as check on the executive branch share.inquirer.com/YDPy1s?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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Bob Harvie is the best choice for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District | Endorsement
The Bucks County commissioner would bring some much-needed compassion to a Congress that has failed to uphold its sworn oath to support the Constitution and serve as a check on the executive branch.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Federal School Vouchers Offer Little Flexibility For States .@palan57 curmudgucation.substack.com/p/federal-sc...
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Federal School Vouchers Offer Little Flexibility For States
From Forbes.com
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please see a letter signed by 17 organizations urging .@GovernorShapiro to reject Trump’s private school voucher scheme. edvoterspa.org/wp-content/u...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Josh Shapiro will be in Bucks County this weekend to campaign for Democrats in key races share.inquirer.com/IrJt7g?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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Josh Shapiro will be in Bucks County this weekend to campaign for Democrats in key races
The governor will be in Langhorne on Saturday to help launch Planned Parenthood PA PAC's canvass for Democrats in Bucks County races that could determine control in Harrisburg.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We asked dozens of librarians about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Librarians Discuss the Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Library Today (Gift Article)
We asked dozens of them about America’s libraries — what they provide, what they need to survive. Here’s what they told us.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
10 election deniers are on Pennsylvania’s ballot this November Six years after Trump’s allies tried to overturn Pennsylvania’s 2020 results, 10 election deniers are on the state’s November ballot. keystonenewsroom.com/news/electio...
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10 election deniers are on Pennsylvania's ballot this November
Six years after Trump's allies tried to overturn Pennsylvania's 2020 results, 10 election deniers are on the state’s November ballot.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pa. election 2026: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on public school funding, vouchers, and other education issues www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/10... via @SpotlightPA
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PA election: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on education
We examine Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Stacy Garrity’s views on public school funding, voucher programs, and more.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program So far, 30 states have agreed to join the program. Pennsylvania is not among them. penncapital-star.com/2026/10/01/r...
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Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals to claim a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,7...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New Rules for Federal School Choice: What You Need to Know Proposed rules from the IRS offer some details on how the first nationwide school choice program will work. Some questions remain unanswered. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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New Rules for Federal School Choice: What You Need to Know
Proposed rules from the IRS offer some details on how the first nationwide school choice program will work.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds apnews.com/article/trum...
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Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A high-stakes fight for state political power heats up, with Trump's agenda on the line apnews.com/article/elec...
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A high-stakes fight for state political power heats up, with Trump's agenda on the line
Political power in state legislatures and governors’ offices is at stake in the November elections in more than one-third of the states.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
.@EdVotersPA: We Took the Red Flags in Trump’s Voucher Program to the Capitol edvoterspa.org/2026/09/we-t...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bucks and Montgomery counties could determine which party gets control of the Pa. state Senate share.inquirer.com/NcYcUL?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer
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Bucks and Montgomery counties could determine which party gets control of the Pa. state Senate
Democrats have not controlled the Pa. Senate for three decades. Their path to flipping it likely runs through the Philly suburbs.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jeff Yass' Students First PAC expenditures of $11,300,021 from 06/09/26 - 09/14/26 campaign finance report www.campaignfinanceonline.pa.gov/pages/ShowRe...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Academy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continues A grassroots group is urging .@DrexelUniv's board to disaffiliate from the institution and calling for a public process to decide its future. www.phillyvoice.com/academy-natu...
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Academy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continues
A grassroots group is urging Drexel's board to disaffiliate from the institution and calling for a public process to decide its future.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cranberry school board addresses state funding, cyber schools The total estimated cost on the district for outside charter school tuition is $807,258.90 for the academic year www.thederrick.com/news/front_p... via @The_Derrick
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Cranberry school board addresses state funding, cyber schools
The Cranberry Area School Board, during its public meeting on Monday evening, addressed key financial metrics, cyber school costs and a student-led project to build a greenhouse facility on the
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dissident Republicans may hold key to 10th District Perry-Stelson race For the first time in decades, the 10th District, which includes most of York County, may be represented by a Democrat in 2027. The last time the district elected a Democrat was 1964 keystonenewsroom.com/news/politic...
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Dissident Republicans may hold key to 10th District Perry-Stelson race
For the first time in decades, the 10th District, which includes most of York County, may be represented by a Democrat in 2027. The last time the district elected a Democrat was in 1964.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
.@PhillyInquire Letters: .@DrexelUniv, take the money Don’t take the Academy of Natural Sciences away from the people of Philadelphia. www.inquirer.com/opinion/lett...
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Letters to the Editor | Sept. 30, 2026
Inquirer readers on the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum and the presidential prospects of Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closed. Its supporters aren’t done Over 200 people gathered for a vigil and march to City Hall as organizers and elected officials pushed for the museum to reopen. billypenn.com/2026/09/28/a...
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Academy of Natural Sciences closes amid fight to reopen
The Academy of Natural Sciences closed to the public Sunday as supporters marched to City Hall and called for investigations and a reopening.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mail voting is underway in Pennsylvania: Here’s what to know More than 20,000 Pennsylvania voters have already submitted their mail ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. keystonenewsroom.com/news/electio...
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Mail voting is underway in Pennsylvania: Here’s what to know
More than 20,000 Pennsylvania voters have already submitted their mail ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pa. assembled literacy experts for reading reforms. Some say they were never asked to do the work www.pennlive.com/education/20...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A surprising share of Trump backers now regret their 2024 vote: New poll The Wall Street Journal poll, released on Saturday, found that 11% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 election now regret their vote. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...
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A surprising share of Trump backers now regret their 2024 vote: New poll
The Wall Street Journal poll, released on Saturday, found that 11% of voters who backed Trump in the 2024 election now regret their vote.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Philadelphia shouldn’t give up on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ historic museum | Editorial The Academy’s 150-year-old building faces roughly $150 million in deferred maintenance costs. While that may seem daunting, it is not insurmountable. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...
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Philadelphia shouldn’t give up on the Academy of Natural Sciences’ historic museum | Editorial
The Academy's 150-year-old building faces roughly $150 million in deferred maintenance costs. While that may seem daunting, it is not insurmountable.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join PA Schools Work and partner organizations for a one-hour conversation September 30th. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Education is on the Ballot in 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Pennsylvania has made real progress when it comes to funding public education. Three straight years of bipartisan adequacy funding have delivered new teachers, counselors, reading and math supports, a...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WSJ: The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher The president’s advisers said fiscal restraint and deregulation would bring down prices and borrowing costs. Then came tariffs, war and an investment boom. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher
The president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/upshot/ideas-fixing-schools-ranked.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElE.SVkR.IEOVl49b55ae&smid=tw-share
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/09... via @SpotlightPA
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Election 2026: Complete guide to PA’s congressional races
All 17 of PA’s congressional districts will be on the November ballot, but just three are considered toss-up races.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As Shapiro pumps money into downballot Democrats, Republicans lean on Jeff Yass www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/09... via @SpotlightPA
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Democrats hold the lead, but billionaires are buying the finish line | Column www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026...
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Big money targets Democratic leads with $557M ad blitz
​Even though Democrats have held a steady lead in key races throughout the country over the past few months, billionaires and self-serving business PACs are chipping away at those leads
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Trump Proposes $810 Million in Education and Health Cuts, Defying Congress (Gift Article)
The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As millions of Americans struggle with rising gas, food, rent, and healthcare costs, Trump and his cronies have turned public service into a private jackpot. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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For Trump’s underlings, too much is never enough | Editorial
A rogues’ gallery of billionaires, incompetents, and self-dealers crowds insatiably around the public trough.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sunday is your last sure chance to visit the Academy of Natural Sciences museum Its planned closure has sparked public outcry and a movement to keep it open. Here's what to expect if visiting the museum. www.inquirer.com/news/academy...
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Sunday is your last sure chance to visit the Academy of Natural Sciences museum
Its planned closure has sparked public outcry and a movement to keep it open. Here's what to expect if visiting the museum.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gov. Shapiro must not further tilt the playing field against our public schools edvoterspa.org/2026/09/gov-...
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Gov. Shapiro must not further tilt the playing field against our public schools - Education Voters PA
As students head back to school this fall, Governor Josh Shapiro faces a crucial decision. Before the end of the year he must use his authority to either opt Pennsylvania into a federal private school...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peter Greene: The Ghost of Milton Friedman Haunts Us dianeravitch.net/2026/09/25/p...
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Peter Greene: The Ghost of Milton Friedman Haunts Us
Peter Greene, our brilliant champion of good sense and reason, writes about the specter that energizes the privatization movement. Milton Friedman, leader of unfettered capitalism, encouraged his f…
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A handful of races could decide control of the Pa. House and Senate in November .@StephenJ_Caruso www.pennlive.com/news/2026/09...
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A handful of races could decide control of the Pa. House and Senate in November
Democrats believe they have their best shot in recent memory at winning a vaunted trifecta — control of the governorship and both legislative chambers.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
S&P Global: We expect the district will report at least balanced operations over the outlook period, though we note that cyber charter costs, which were a credit pressure in the past, may arise again should enrollment increase or state support of tuition costs abate. www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/r...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The price of gas is Trump’s weakest issue with Pa.’s voters — including his supporters: poll Just 24% of voters approve and 73% disapprove of his handling of prices at the pump, the poll found. www.pennlive.com/politics/202...
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The price of gas is Trump’s weakest issue with Pa.’s voters — including his supporters: poll
Pennsylvania voters are giving President Donald Trump worse grades on key economic issues than they did a month ago — a sign of a potentially dimming outlook for Republicans.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Public Purpose of Public Schooling---A Summary of Expert Thinking janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/t... via @janresseger #EducationMatters
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The Public Purpose of Public Schooling—A Summary of Expert Thinking
This fall the airwaves are blasting political ads from billionaires and crypto currency entrepreneurs who seek to protect their personal largess—and mostly forget about the rest of us—b…
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New poll shows RFK Jr. is unpopular among Pa. voters amid feud with Shapiro over measles Pennsylvania voters really don't like RFK Jr. "He's the one person who does worse than President Trump," said pollster Don Levy. www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
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New poll shows RFK Jr. is unpopular among Pa. voters amid feud with Shapiro over measles
Pennsylvania voters really don't like RFK Jr. "He's the one person who does worse than President Trump," said pollster Don Levy.
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These folks could endow Philly's beleaguered .@AcadNatSci with their pocket change... 5 Montco Billionaires Made the 2026 Forbes 400 List https//montco.toda...
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Larry Feinberg @lfeinberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
‘Survival Mode Time’: Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump The dissent reflects growing unease about the party’s prospects in November, as the G.O.P. struggles to overcome the president’s unpopularity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Survival Mode Time’: Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump (Gift Article)
The dissent reflects growing unease about the party’s prospects in November, as the G.O.P. struggles to overcome the president’s unpopularity.
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