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“Southeast Asians have never faced this level of ICE detention and deportation over the last 20 years,” said VietLead Executive Director Nancy Nguyen.
“Trump’s ICE has proven that it is dangerous and out of control. [This] vote is a vote for cruelty, kidnapping, violence, unaccountability and corruption,” said Public Citizen Co-president Lisa Gilbert.
“This investment will have a meaningful impact by providing seniors, workers and members of the disability community with greater access,” said Bucks County Transport CEO Jim Raymond.
“Although I love pride events that are just celebrations, I wanted to put together something where you could feel like something was being done,” said D20 Burlesque Founder Anja Keister.
Some of the proclamations for the newly branded months define families in a ways that exclude LGBTQ+ people.
Opinion
Here’s how state and local governments can respond.
Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a long pattern of US hostility toward its southern neighbor.
By pushing forward aggressive clean energy policies at the state level, we can build a localized, reliable energy economy that protects Pennsylvanians from global volatility and lowers costs for the long term.
We need a code of ethics, term limits, and more judges on the Supreme Court.
Democrat Steve Cickay writes that the county Party can, and must, be more welcoming and inclusive.
Education
“Teaching kids about recycling, protecting the environment and practicing responsibility go a long way in ensuring that the next generation is an eco-friendly one,” said state Representative Jim Prokopiak.
“It’s literally flipping the purpose of civil rights law on its head, not just harming Black students and students of color, but entire school communities,” said Michael Pillera, director of educational equity issues at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
At Center School, we celebrate not just what our students achieve, but how they get there.
Other Democratic governors have recently sold out their state's public schools by taking the money.
“We are not trying to take advantage of the district in any way shape or form, but it is time that we feel valued and respected like the other professionals in the district,” said CBESPA President Deneen Dry. "And that’s not going to happen when you are paying peanuts.”
Elections
“This is about intimidating election officials. This is about creating a stream of disinformation designed to delegitimize an election the president may believe he’s going to lose," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
"Vote curing policies help balance the tension between promoting both access and integrity in mail balloting,” the study’s authors wrote.
Democrat Steve Cickay writes that the county Party can, and must, be more welcoming and inclusive.
“At a time when Republicans are polling at historic lows, Democrats need to capitalize and offer a better vision for the country,” said one critic. “This isn’t it.”
Bonnie Chang hopes that both the local Democratic Party and voters take the lessons of this primary election to heart.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act June 9, 2026Vote: Passed 230/193 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1140: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act. June 9, 2026Vote: Passed 221/201 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- S. 2: Secure America Act June 9, 2026Vote: Passed 214/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- On Motion to Commit: S. 2: Secure America Act June 9, 2026Vote: Failed 211/215 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay