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A new report assesses the governor’s first two years, concluding that a few positive steps are outweighed by larger inaction.
"The general consensus is that Airbnbs really screw up neighborhoods and me personally, I don't want to see that happen to Yardley," said Yardley resident Brad Levine.
Here’s a look at how Heritage and its partners say they want to make Europe “great again” by returning to “traditional family values.”
“This [is] an effort to try and increase capacity so we can provide services to the constituents who come into this building now,” said Bucks County COO Margie McKevitt.
“The reason I win tough races is simple – I listen to people and I fight for them,” Harvie said.
A new report assesses the governor’s first two years, concluding that a few positive steps are outweighed by larger inaction.
"The general consensus is that Airbnbs really screw up neighborhoods and me personally, I don't want to see that happen to Yardley," said Yardley resident Brad Levine.
Opinion
We need a representative in Congress who engages not in sophistry, but in truth-telling, and one who has the courage to have in-person town halls open to all their constituents, writes Newtown's Steve Cickay.
When done right, protectionism can benefit workers and the environment. That’s not what’s happening here.
Kids' games like "Street Survival Homeless Simulator" available on Nintendo Switch illustrate just how broken our society has become as we commodify everything – even people’s suffering.
As energy demands increase in the commonwealth, the governor has called on PJM to clear a huge backlog of clean energy projects.
Over 100 national organizations are joining together to plan a mass mobilization of peaceful protestors in big cities around the country.
We need a representative in Congress who engages not in sophistry, but in truth-telling, and one who has the courage to have in-person town halls open to all their constituents, writes Newtown's Steve Cickay.
When done right, protectionism can benefit workers and the environment. That’s not what’s happening here.
Education
The once-powerful group’s internal turmoil and diminishing size and status may be signs that the school privatization movement is now a fully right-wing enterprise.
These groups are the creation of deep-pocketed, "dark money" conservative networks, not “grassroots” advocates.
The event, sponsored by The Braver Angels of Southeast Pennsylvania and League of Women Voters of Bucks County, is to promote dialogue and strengthen community relationships.
“The executive order is not law and cannot change existing law. The orders even say on them they do not have the force of law,” said Kristina Moon, a senior attorney at the Education Law Center.
The right-wing law firm Thomas More Society, along with their plaintiffs which include South Side Area School District and Knoch School District, and Republican State Representatives Barbara Gleim and Aaron Bernstine, want to make discrimination OK again in the commonwealth.
The once-powerful group’s internal turmoil and diminishing size and status may be signs that the school privatization movement is now a fully right-wing enterprise.
These groups are the creation of deep-pocketed, "dark money" conservative networks, not “grassroots” advocates.
Elections
“At a time when the very foundations of our democracy are being challenged, it’s more important now than ever that we elect people who are dedicated to upholding the rule of law,” said Bucks County Democratic Committee Chair Steve Santarsiero.
“The reason I win tough races is simple – I listen to people and I fight for them,” Harvie said.
In her new role as a party leader, Jane Kleeb is organizing Democrats to go on the offensive.
The judge ruled that rejecting mail ballots for issues with the date on the outer envelope violates voters’ First Amendment rights, since voting is considered an expression of free speech.
“I reached out to them and said we have to know how you did it,” Senator-elect James Malone’s campaign manager said.
But advocates argue reforms ought to be focused on expanding the electorate and turnout, not making it more difficult to vote.
“At a time when the very foundations of our democracy are being challenged, it’s more important now than ever that we elect people who are dedicated to upholding the rule of law,” said Bucks County Democratic Committee Chair Steve Santarsiero.
“The reason I win tough races is simple – I listen to people and I fight for them,” Harvie said.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 2596: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the increased use of renewable natural gas, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful transportation-related emissions that contribute to poor air quality, and to increase job cr April 2, 2025Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] is a member of the committee.
- H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act April 1, 2025Vote: Passed 423/0 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 282: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions”; providing for consideration April 1, 2025Vote: Failed 206/222 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Not Voting
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 282: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule … April 1, 2025Vote: Passed 215/213 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea