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The skill games, gambling lobbies’ battle for Pennsylvania
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
June 11, 2026
At a gas station off Interstate 70, I watch as a cousin of mine in Bentleyville drops a twenty into a Pace-O-Matic console. This slightly bedraggled P...
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Pa. politicians’ one lockstep issue
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
April 29, 2026
An April 20 PennLive/Bravo Group Morning Scrapple poll contained several headline-worthy numbers. President Trump’s Pennsylvania approval slipped to 3...
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Pennsylvanians want ICE to cool off
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
March 2, 2026
A new statewide survey from RealClear Opinion Research and Emerson Polling found 58% of Pennsylvania residents think ICE enforcement has gone too far,...
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Pa. Dems won’t discuss bill that could cost them ’26
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By OLIVER BATEMAN RealClearPennsylvania 
February 26, 2026
A billboard went up in Scranton this month inviting Gov. Josh Shapiro to “be normal.” The sign, funded by Voices of Americans, a newly formed conserva...
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