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Sanders joined Pennsylvania unions at a raucous rally where he laid out a vision for a progressive populism that Democrats could run on both locally and nationally.
Still, teachers, families and advocates remain concerned about the stability of Head Start. The Trump administration is closing several regional offices and laying off the staff who support the program, which has led to funding delays that threatened to close individual preschools.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
“If you read the news a lot last year, you might have seen that we made history with the largest state [funding] increase ever. However, it only filled 11 percent of the total gap in funding that our schools need,” said Children First's Priyanka Reyes-Kaura.
In Philadelphia, medetomidine was detected in 72% of illegal opioid samples tested late last year, overtaking xylazine, which has complicated the U.S. response to the opioid crisis.
Opinion
Trump’s erratic tariffs aren’t a recipe for an industrial comeback. They’re a recipe for corruption.
Many of the policy initiatives and executive orders undertaken by the Trump administration will have deleterious effects for a large share of Americans, and as our latest PRRI survey report shows — many such actions are extraordinarily unpopular.
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
Time and again, the opposition in Mussolini's Italy failed to concertedly oppose the fascists’ attacks on democratic norms and institutions. Then it was too late.
Appropriating at least $100 million in the state budget would pay for evidenced-based literacy curricula in every district and structured literacy training for teachers.
Education
Still, teachers, families and advocates remain concerned about the stability of Head Start. The Trump administration is closing several regional offices and laying off the staff who support the program, which has led to funding delays that threatened to close individual preschools.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
An independent abuse report found non-verbal Jamison Elementary School students were subjected to physical punishment and neglect. Whether people will be fired or criminally charged is up in the air.
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
Appropriating at least $100 million in the state budget would pay for evidenced-based literacy curricula in every district and structured literacy training for teachers.
Elections
It is the latest example of the DOJ dropping or withdrawing from a voting rights case begun under former President Joe Biden.
This bill will disenfranchise millions of voters, especially rural voters, voters of color, and married women who have chosen to change their last names, as numerous nonpartisan organizations have pointed out. But for Fitzpatrick it just didn’t matter.
The first round of lawsuits all cite the plain text of Article 1, which gives the president no power to regulate elections.
“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.
Recent Votes:
- H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Cle May 1, 2025Vote: Passed 246/164 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.J.Res. 78: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Statu May 1, 2025Vote: Passed 216/195 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- H.R. 3145: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income. May 1, 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. 3144: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a grant program to increase access to medical care for retired Federal working dogs, and for other purposes. May 1, 2025Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA1] This bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.
