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A request made Friday by a nationwide coalition of 17 states urges a U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island to block the Trump-Vance administration from enforcing unlawful new restrictions on grants issued to help victims of domestic violence and other crimes, said a Democracy Forward press release.
“From the arrival of the very first enslaved people from Africa to the African American icons of today; the commemoration and celebration of Black history is essential to enhancing the unity and strength of our nation,” said Gene DiGirolamo, Bucks County Commissioner.
Many Quakertown school district residents argued more could – and should – have been done to avoid Friday’s events, violence and subsequent arrests.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said the visits with local leaders in Tremont and Upper Bern townships were made to understand where the local leaders stand in these communities, along with the negative impacts should ICE detention centers be constructed in them.
The lawyers say the Quakertown high school students acted in self-defense. Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree, who also serves as borough manager, did not return messages left this week at his home and office.
Opinion
MAGA-aligned activists are now openly discussing manufacturing or exaggerating a national emergency to justify Trump’s agents in the federal government to interfere in this November’s elections, The Washington Post reported.
While President Trump touts his economic agenda, many Pennsylvanians are feeling the squeeze of tariffs and stagnant wages. One local caregiver calls out Representative Ryan Mackenzie for supporting policies that threaten SNAP access and healthcare for thousands of constituents.
President Trump’s policies are making it harder for working families like mine to get by.
As we have seen too often in Harrisburg, a vision is not a policy, and a proposal is not progress until it is signed into law, writes Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Executive Director Molly Parzen.
Jackson changed the rules of politics by offering an alternative to the top-down, big money-driven hegemony of the Democratic establishment: grassroots-funded, solidaric, genuinely populist.
Education
Many Quakertown school district residents argued more could – and should – have been done to avoid Friday’s events, violence and subsequent arrests.
Students from 13 Bucks County schools joined AG Dave Sunday to discuss AI and social media. The students provided “powerful insight” and "were extremely engaged in the conversation," said Rachel Holler, Bucks County Intermediate Unit assistant executive director, following the TeenTalk session.
“Upper Bucks United and our broader community are in a state of shock. The videos and firsthand accounts emerging from the Quakertown student walkout depict deeply disturbing scenes that no child should ever have to witness,” said Laura Foster, co-founder of Upper Bucks United.
The Trump administration's campaign to end diversity programs in higher education put the The PhD Project, one of many nonprofits that helps underrepresented groups gain access to higher education, in its crosshairs.
Speaking to multiple generations of students provides unique insight into the ways in which Black students continue to experience racial harm and trauma in Philly public schools.
Elections
MAGA-aligned activists are now openly discussing manufacturing or exaggerating a national emergency to justify Trump’s agents in the federal government to interfere in this November’s elections, The Washington Post reported.
Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security and accuracy concerns and controlled by the Trump administration.
Educational access and excellence, fiscal responsibility and greater transparency are among key issues for May primary candidates.
The status quo isn't going to cut it nationally or locally in the 2026 midterm elections, writes Kyle Esposito, Democratic committeeperson in East Rockhill Township.
The truth is that the people who most often assail the Democratic Party’s endorsement process are usually those who support candidates who do not have the votes to win it, writes Santarsiero, chair of the Bucks County Democratic Committee.
Sarah Baik believes it's time to put the small "d" democratic back in the big "D" Democratic primaries.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 4758: Homeowner Energy Freedom Act February 25, 2026Vote: Passed 210/199 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 4758: Homeowner Energy Freedom Act February 25, 2026Vote: Failed 198/208 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act February 24, 2026Vote: Passed 217/190 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act February 24, 2026Vote: Failed 197/208 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
