News
It is important for governments, institutions and others seeking to address extremism to understand the ways people are being drawn to the far right and its online echo chambers.
Patel has vowed to sever the FBI’s intelligence-gathering activities from the rest of its mission and said he would “shut down” the bureau’s headquarters building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and “reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state.’”
Student mental health has been a priority for state lawmakers and the Shapiro administration in the first half of his term.
“With Trump’s victory, many of these men felt like they were heard, they were victorious. They feel that they have potentially a supporter in the White House,” said Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics Executive Director Dana Brown.
“Donald Trump’s election brings us to one of the most dangerous moments in our country’s history,” said National Immigration Law Center President Kica Matos.
Opinion
Pennsylvania has one of the largest numbers of Amazon warehouses in the country.
For many federal employees, particularly those at agencies like the DOJ, IRS, and Treasury, the temptation to leave ahead of the Trump-Musk-Ramaswamy assault on their careers is very real.
It's not because physically providing adequate housing is all that tough, but because dedicating the resources necessary to care for our neighbors has proven damned near impossible, writes Pat LaMarche.
Governor Shapiro and our state legislature can - and must - act as a bulwark against any Trump-era rollbacks by strengthening enforcement of our existing environmental laws even as they work to enact new policies that make our state a leader in environmental protection.
Doing the same old, same old with the same tired people is a recipe for continued failure, writes Bucks County's Steve Cickay.
Education
Reason and common sense are guiding decisions again as the school board turns to teachers and administrators – not right-wing Christian groups or Moms for Liberty – to regulate classrooms and school policy.
Student mental health has been a priority for state lawmakers and the Shapiro administration in the first half of his term.
Congress created the agency, and Congress is the final referee on the match.
Lower Salford Township’s Maureen Kratz's announcement that she created a "Right to Know Souderton" website to help empower frustrated parents was the highlight of Thursday's school board meeting.
The district "has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to silence its critics,” said ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose.
Elections
Five counties launched inquiries before the election. Lancaster County found hundreds of forms with indicators of fraud.
“As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last,” Casey said.
The legal challenges could lead to court decisions that dictate in future elections which ballots can and can't be tallied.
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.
Vote Mama PAC-endorsed candidates achieved a 71% win rate in the commonwealth.
Democrats cast more mail-in ballots than Republicans, and Democrats in the past have supported counting ballots that trip over what they view as meaningless clerical requirements in state law.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 5476: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, as the “Susan C. Barnhart Post Office”. November 25, 2024Enacted — Signed by the President: Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] Last Action: Signed by President. Explanation: This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 25, 2024.
- H.Res. 915: Urging the Government of Ukraine to review and modify its decision to suspend adoption by foreign nationals with a view to resuming such adoptions, particularly in cases where the mutual concerns of the Governments of Ukraine and of the Unite November 21, 2024Vote: Passed 372/6 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act November 21, 2024Vote: Passed 219/184 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 5476: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, as the “Susan C. Barnhart Post Office”. November 21, 2024Bill Text: This bill's text for status (Nov 21, 2024) is now available. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] is the sponsor of this bill.