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As public opposition to AI data center development ratchets up in Pennsylvania, politicians are promising to protect local communities. Whether the state’s fractious politics can deliver is another question.
The kiosk will provide free essentials like diapers, formula, pregnancy tests, and menstrual products — helping expand access to critical resources and reduce barriers to care.
The ruling is expected to eventually make similar laws in other states unenforceable.
Morrisville residents are at risk of losing an incredible sanctuary and resource hub for the neighborhood.
Thousands of Bucks County protesters joined millions of others around the globe in worldwide opposition to the Trump administration.
Opinion
“You can’t question authority in high-control environments and under patriarchy, men are the ones with authority. When men misstep, they can be absolved without any show of remorse or promise of change," said Sara Moslener, a lecturer at Central Michigan University and an expert on purity culture.
A wage hike would strengthen our entire economy from the ground up.
Locally, this Eid felt different. It felt recognized. It felt personal. It felt like progress, writes Olcay Ayata.
Rhetoric about Donald Trump being divinely anointed and about to cause Armageddon indicate that U.S. policy is being promoted with violent religious fanaticism.
Steve Cickay reviews Joyce Vance’s new book “Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy."
Education
Education reporter Peter Greene provides some questions educators, parents, students and taxpayers should be asking.
"We’re doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity,” said Penn Associate Professor Emily Hammer.
I believe it’s essential that teachers avoid suppressing spontaneous discussions and revamp how they approach difficult discussions about current events and other topics, writes Boaz Dvir, founder of Penn State's Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative.
Nine of the county’s 13 districts share how they’re approaching the emerging technology in a survey by Technical.ly and the Bucks County Beacon.
Silence is not a safety plan, writes Maureen Kratz.
Elections
“It’s really about, who do you trust? Establishment or not establishment. And frankly, the establishment hasn’t given us a lot to trust these past few years,” said Nan Whaley, a Democratic strategist.
Advocacy group All Voting Is Local says yes, while Parsons categorically rejects the charge stating he has always followed the law.
The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists for federal child care subsidies, which support working families in poverty, continue to grow.
All 50 states require ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before Election Day, but 14 states have grace periods for receiving and counting regular mailed ballots, ranging from a day to several weeks after the election.
The great-grandson of President William Howard Taft spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about politics, policy, the upcoming Democratic primary in May, and more.
Health care costs now rank among voters’ top concerns in battleground districts in states like Pennsylvania.
Recent Votes:
- H.Res. 1142: Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. March 28, 2026Vote: Passed 213/203 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1142: Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making … March 28, 2026Vote: Passed 209/206 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Motion to Adjourn March 28, 2026Vote: Passed 208/197 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 March 27, 2026Vote: Passed 247/164 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
