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Sixty of Pennsylvania’s 66 counties don’t have enough public defenders, according to a 2024 study by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at Penn.
The event at Middletown Friends Meeting House on Oct. 15 offers patrons a chance to experience a one-of-a kind Philadelphia abolitionist’s story in “The Return of Benjamin Lay.”
If Democrats pick up four seats in November for a 51-seat majority, that could potentially put Fetterman in an influential position.
Concerned about surging energy demand fueled by data centers, environmental groups urge state regulators to increase minimum protective buffer distances around gas wells.
“I don’t believe we can stop ICE detentions, but we can document what is happening and we can help in the long run,” said Stephanie Vincent, Montco Community Watch lead organizer.
Opinion
Once you peel away the moderate mask, the Republican congressman has more in common with the president than he'd like you to see, writes Kierstyn Zolfo.
Jean Nycz, a 30-year resident of Bucks County, writes that it comes down to values.
Democracy can’t just be something to ask people to defend. We have to rebuild the places where people actually practice it.
To our fellow Americans: This is not the time to look away.
The Democratic governor has shown himself to be voucher-curious in the past.
Education
The Democratic governor has shown himself to be voucher-curious in the past.
The findings from the 2023-24 school year are based on the latest civil rights data released from the U.S. Department of Education.
Expulsion is currently banned within Head Start, which serves nearly 700,000 predominantly low-income kids. Temporary suspensions can only be used in extreme circumstances and as a last resort.
“Book bans impede the freedom to read, cutting students’ access to a diversity of views, voices, perspectives, and literature they deserve to encounter,” the report “Banned in the USA” states.
Central Bucks School Board Member Karen Smith recounts her time on the front lines of the "school board wars" defending her district against book banners.
Elections
Once you peel away the moderate mask, the Republican congressman has more in common with the president than he'd like you to see, writes Kierstyn Zolfo.
Once solid Republican races are now up for grabs next month in Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other places that have lost factory jobs.
Public records give a closer look at the hardware — or paper fallbacks — behind voter check-in throughout Philadelphia and its collar counties.
"Bucks and Montgomery County voters are seeing that a decade in Washington has changed Fitzpatrick, and it’s time to send someone different who will fight the corruption that is costing Pennsylvanians,” said DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin.
Jean Nycz, a 30-year resident of Bucks County, writes that it comes down to values.
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Recent Votes:
- H.R. 6856: Peace Through Strength Against Russia Act of 2025 September 18, 2026Enacted — Signed by the President: Some of this bill was incorporated into H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which was enacted (🖊️ by president) on September 18, 2026.
- S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act September 16, 2026Vote: Passed 401/14 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026 September 16, 2026Vote: Passed 415/9 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act September 16, 2026Vote: Passed 417/3 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea