Check Out Interesting Blogs

Want to stay up on the political news you crave? Here's a list of blogs where you can get your fix.

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Philadelphia:

City Howl
 - Philly.com's site for citizens to rant, rave & review Philadelphia city services.
Heard in the Hall
- The Philadelphia Inquirer's Miriam Hill, Troy Graham, and Bob Warner take you inside Philadelphia's City Hall.
It's Our Money
- A joint project between Philadelphia Daily News and WHYY, funded by the William Penn Foundation, designed to answer these questions about how the City gets and spends its money.
PhillyClout
- The Philadelphia Daily News' Chris Brennan, Jan Ransom and Dave Gambacorta reporting on Philadelphia politics.
PhillyNow
- Philadelphia Weekly's local news and politics blog.
Young Philly Politics
- Progressive, Young, Philadelphia Politics, from Small to Big.
Dave Davies Off Mic
- Reflection and insight on local and sometimes national topics from veteran WHYY reporter and contributor/fill-in host for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

Pennsylvania:
Commonwealth Confidential
- Philadelphia Inquirer coverage of the Governor, state legislature and inner workings of the Harrisburg bureaucracy brought to you by Angela Couloumbis and Amy Worden.
Politics PA
-  A comprehensive blog resource on Politics in Pennsylvania. Updated daily with releases & stories submitted by readers and officials.
Capitol Ideas
- The Allentown Morning Call's Pennsylvania politics blog brought to you with humor and perspective by John Micek


National Election Coverage:
FiveThirtyEight
- A blog that gained fame in the year leading up to the 2008 Presidential Election. It "accumulates and analyzes polling and political data in way that is informed, accurate and attractive."
Hasen's Election Law Blog
 - Loyola Law School Professor Rick Hasen's blog, updated daily, on election law, campaign finance, voting rights and redistricting.
RealClearPolitics
- "Founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan, Chicago-based RealClearPolitics.com (RCP) has become one of America’s premier independent political web sites."

New Jersey:
NJ Spotlight
- Nonpartisan, policy and community-minded news and information service for New Jersey.




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