News
Critics argue that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country.
The Coalition to Shelter & Support the Homeless provides the county’s unhoused individuals with more than 1,000 bed nights each year.
The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public schools and libraries and shields librarians from lawsuits and criminal charges filed by folks who find library materials obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Fitzpatrick is proving once again to be a reliable MAGA-Republican vote by thwarting the release of this potentially damning report on a major Trump ally.
Across the country, schools and districts continue to grapple with how to deal with kids’ cellphone use.
Opinion
The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.
Human rights are a pathway to building a better world – and it starts locally.
Our lawmakers need to take farmland access seriously. The next farm bill should work more for the health of our farm system, and less for Wall Street.
Billionaires and Wall Street exploit our charitable giving laws to dodge taxes and collect fees, hurting real charities in the process.
Corporate campaigning has a vital role to play in what our social movements will be up to in the coming years, writes Earth Quaker Action Team Media & Research Coordinator Eve Gutman.
Education
The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.
The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public schools and libraries and shields librarians from lawsuits and criminal charges filed by folks who find library materials obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Across the country, schools and districts continue to grapple with how to deal with kids’ cellphone use.
From ending the Department of Education to bringing the culture war to your kid's curriculum, Peter Greene breaks down how public education could drastically change in the commonwealth over the next four years.
But will this lead to a new era of accountability and transparency?
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. 9668: SHIELD Against CCP Act December 10, 2024Vote: Passed 409/4 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 7673: Liberty in Laundry Act December 10, 2024Vote: Passed 215/200 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- S. 3613: Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 December 10, 2024Vote: Passed 410/6 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1612: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7673) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for clothes washers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other pu December 10, 2024Vote: Passed 211/207 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye