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Republican Pennridge school board director Ricki Chaikin was one of the guests.
Snipes Farm will celebrate Mother Earth with songs, stories, and physical work to protect the farm’s natural environment, as it has in previous years.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition founder Christina Brussalis is tight-lipped about who’s funding the organization, who’s on the board, and whether they are working with the Independence Law Center.
The Bucks County Beacon spoke with the DeGennaro scholarship winners
from the last two years – Natalie Buechel and Dan Kovitz, both from the local band Sour Station who will be playing Saturday.
The 11-bill package includes solar for schools, prevailing wages for green energy, and e-waste recycling.
Opinion
If the Supreme Court continues to overturn legal precedents on women's rights, LGBTQ rights, and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life.
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Too many communities are responding to rising homelessness by criminalizing the unhoused. It’s more humane and effective to house people.
Students want to learn and express themselves about what’s happening in the Middle East. We need to embrace that, not run away from it.
Extreme wealth inequality leads to extreme political inequality. Progressive taxation would be better for our economy and democracy alike.
Education
Republican Pennridge school board director Ricki Chaikin was one of the guests.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition founder Christina Brussalis is tight-lipped about who’s funding the organization, who’s on the board, and whether they are working with the Independence Law Center.
Students want to learn and express themselves about what’s happening in the Middle East. We need to embrace that, not run away from it.
Local advocates who helped elect the Democratic board majority hope the community will attend and provide in-person support for removing anti-LGBTQ+ bias from the district.
With little to no oversight and accountability, programs like the Educational Improvement Tax Credit are a pipeline sucking taxpayer money out of underfunded public schools and into the pockets of the wealthy.
Elections
The differences between the economic plans of the presidential nominees are as different as night and day. As President Biden crisscrosses the state, former president Trump sits in a courtroom facing felony charges.
Mail voting had been the source of near constant attack and litigation since 2020.
The PGN endorsement is the most recent in a long list of LGBTQ leaders across Pennsylvania who are supporting Khan in the Democratic primary.
Khan recently served as Bucks County Solicitor, was Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of PA before that, and began his career in the Philadelphia DA's office.
The groups, including the state conference of the NAACP and the League of Women Voters, argued the court’s 3-1 decision could disenfranchise “untold thousands” of Pennsylvania voters and millions more across the country if it is more broadly adopted.
The updated guide from the Brennan Center and All Voting is Local also notes existing laws prevent election deniers from disrupting elections by harassing, intimidating, or improperly influencing voters.
You’ve got just one Congressman, Bucks County. Here’s what he’s up to.
Recent Votes:
- On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1160 Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8034) Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act; (H.R. 8035) Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act; (H.R. 8036) Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act; and (H.R. 8038) 21st Century Peace through Strength Act; April 19, 2024Vote: Passed 316/94 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1143: Condemning Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel. April 18, 2024Vote: Passed 404/14 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 6323: Iran Counterterrorism Act of 2023 April 17, 2024Vote: Passed 271/147 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.R. 5947: To provide for the rescission of certain waivers and licenses relating to Iran, and for other purposes. April 17, 2024Vote: Passed 259/160 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
