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Fetterman Calls for Assault Weapons Ban After July 4th Parade Massacre

The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of "gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes."

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Poll: Democrat Ashley Ehasz 10 Points Ahead of Incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick

When women and moderate voters are informed of Fitzpatrick’s extreme anti-abortion beliefs and votes, they support challenger Ehasz.

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Poor Judgement

The Bucks County Republican Congressman chooses to remain silent about the January 6 House Committee Hearings. His silence can be interpreted as both cowardice, and acquiescence to what happened before,...

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The Future of Public Education in Pennsylvania Rests on the Governor’s Race

In Bucks County we’ve already seen a taste of what’s to come, with scuffles around DEI programs, pronouns and LGBTQ pride flags, and school closures and mask mandates.

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State Senator Steve Santarsiero Elected Chairman of Bucks County Democrats

New leadership infuses local party with enthusiasm leading up to November’s midterm elections.

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Doug Mastriano’s education plan would gut Bucks County’s public schools

Defund public education? The Republican state senator has said that he would like to cut per pupil spending in half.

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Education

Pennridge School District’s Comprehensive Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Pennridge's School Board will vote on the plan at a special meeting Wednesday night.

Education
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Doug Mastriano Would Be A Disaster for Public Education

The far-right GOP gubernatorial candidate's ideas about education are even more extremist than you might think.

Education
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The Future of Public Education in Pennsylvania Rests on the Governor’s Race

In Bucks County we’ve already seen a taste of what’s to come, with scuffles around DEI programs, pronouns and LGBTQ pride flags, and school closures and mask mandates.

Education
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Florida Teacher Shows Bucks County Educators How to Fight Back Against Book Banning

After he was ordered to take a Kurt Vonnegut classic off the shelves, this teacher raised over $25,000 to put “Slaughterhouse-Five” and other challenged books into the hands of students.

Opinion

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What is Patriotism This Fourth of July? A Lifelong Bucks County Peace Activist and Her Career Military Officer Husband Answer that Question

Bucks County Beacon contributors Barbara Simmons and Steve Nolan tackle this question for what for many will be a somber Independence Day.

Opinion

This Fourth of July: A Question of Patriotism and the Survival of Our Democracy

Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan writes that for the first time in his life, he is approaching the Fourth of July with uncertainty about our freedoms and the existence...

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Justice Clarence Thomas Impels Supreme Court to Restrict Free Speech

If Thomas gets his way, we could see more SLAPP suits from public figures like Jim Worthington and a muzzling of the Fourth Estate.

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As Federal Climate Change Negotiations Enter Home Stretch, Lawmakers Need to Hear from Voters

It’s time to tell Republican Brian Fitzpatrick to actually put the communities and constituents he represents ahead of partisan politics.

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An Ugly New Era of ‘States’ Rights’

Giving extreme new powers to autocratic, gerrymandered, and unaccountable state governments is not democracy.

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Fetterman Calls for Assault Weapons Ban After July 4th Parade Massacre

The Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat also demanded the prosecution of "gun dealers whose weapons routinely wind up at crime scenes."

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Bucks County Water Defenders Use the Law to Protect the Delaware River

“We have to stand together, rise up, and do whatever we can do and have to do to protect our river, to protect our environment and to protect the future,”...

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Poll: Democrat Ashley Ehasz 10 Points Ahead of Incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick

When women and moderate voters are informed of Fitzpatrick’s extreme anti-abortion beliefs and votes, they support challenger Ehasz.

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Education
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Doug Mastriano’s education plan would gut Bucks County’s public schools

Defund public education? The Republican state senator has said that he would like to cut per pupil spending in half.

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Brian Fitzpatrick Opposed Abortion scaled

Bucks County Residents Protest Reversal of Roe v. Wade

“Brian Fitzpatrick is the foremost anti-choice lawmaker in Bucks County” and was the target of local voters’ outrage.

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FITZTRACKER

You’ve got just one Congressman, Bucks County. Here’s what he’s up to.

Recent Votes:

S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act June 24, 2022
Vote: Passed 234/193 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
H.Res. 1204: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the House amendment to the bill (S. 2938) to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “Joseph Woodro June 24, 2022
Vote: Passed 217/203 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1204: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the House amendment to the … June 24, 2022
Vote: Passed 218/204 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
H.R. 4176: LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act June 24, 2022
Vote: Passed 220/201 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay

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