News
This is the second time Fitzpatrick voted against a War Powers Resolution since President Trump launched his war on Iran.
Teens in Philadelphia are trying to make safer neighborhoods. Many are starting with music.
If you are going to shop, shop punk rock with 70 vendors, live music, progressive politics – and no AI.
“This ruling sends a message, and it’s a cruel one,” said Planned Parenthood Keystone's Rainbow Room Director Marlene Pray.
The newspaper dates its history to 1786, and if it had been closed, it would have left Pittsburgh as the nation’s largest community without a city-based newspaper.
Opinion
As oil executives profit off the war in Iran, Congress must once again push for a windfall profits tax on the largest oil companies.
Montco Intermediate Unit leaders’ lavish spending on “travel to three continents, including a 14-day African safari,” didn’t make school board member Kim Wheeler mad. The journalist who reported it did.
Philadelphia science teacher Gabbi Rodriguez shares the story of a 9th-grade student who can explain complex ecosystems but cannot decode preschool-level words, exposing a literacy cliff that mirrors challenges across the Commonwealth.
President Trump's astounding rhetoric echoes that of past fascist leaders — dictators who eventually led their countries to commit genocidal crimes and provoke world wars that cost tens of millions of lives.
It serves as a kind of civic foundation, and it remains strong only when people engage with it, use it, and take some responsibility for sustaining it, writes Stu Faigen.
Education
Montco Intermediate Unit leaders’ lavish spending on “travel to three continents, including a 14-day African safari,” didn’t make school board member Kim Wheeler mad. The journalist who reported it did.
Philadelphia science teacher Gabbi Rodriguez shares the story of a 9th-grade student who can explain complex ecosystems but cannot decode preschool-level words, exposing a literacy cliff that mirrors challenges across the Commonwealth.
I want every aspiring educator to benefit from a student teaching experience like I am without having to worry how they are going to fill up their gas tank or put food on the table when the day is done, writes Gavin Mitsdarfer.
One of the school systems, Delaware Valley School District in rural eastern Pennsylvania, received notice of the change from the Trump administration in February and has since voted to roll back its anti-discrimination protections for transgender students
The Republican incumbent running for reelection deserves an 'F' when it comes to working to fund Bucks County's underfunded schools.
Elections
State law already prohibits poll workers from betting on elections, but prediction markets argue they are not betting operations.
“We should eliminate any super PAC in a Democratic primary. And I think every presidential candidate in 2028 should pledge that they will not have any super PAC spending in a Democratic primary,” said Rep. Ro Khanna.
In many states, civic groups have long provided applications to would-be voters that they can quickly fill out.
“President Trump has tried again and again to rewrite election rules for his own perceived partisan advantage,” their lawsuit states.
“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.
Recent Votes:
- On Motion to Discharge: H.Res. 965: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of … April 15, 2026Vote: Passed 219/209 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1174: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildf April 15, 2026Vote: Passed 214/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1174: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air … April 15, 2026Vote: Passed 212/211 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 7613: ALERT Act April 14, 2026Vote: Passed 396/10 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea