News
Locally, the cuts have already hacked away about one-third of the $800,000 the federal government had been sending to supplement Bucks County Opportunity Council programs like Fresh Connect.
“I reached out to them and said we have to know how you did it,” Senator-elect James Malone’s campaign manager said.
"Anyone who visited Starbucks at 2896 S. Eagle Road in Newtown between 10:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on March 19 should monitor for symptoms," the Bucks County Health Department warns.
"The Delaware lawmakers that enacted S.B. 21 are lapdogs for corporations and Musk," said one expert at the Open Markets Institute.
“These bills will protect health care coverage for Pennsylvanians, regardless of what happens at the federal level,” said state Rep. Perry Warren.
Locally, the cuts have already hacked away about one-third of the $800,000 the federal government had been sending to supplement Bucks County Opportunity Council programs like Fresh Connect.
Opinion
Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan, author of “American Carnage, An Officer’s Duty to Warn,” writes about the dangers our predator in chief poses to American democracy.
“The combination of fewer workers, fewer offices, and a massive increase in the demand for in-person services could sabotage the Social Security system,” says Max Richtman, the president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Our work provides essential services for all Americans without concern for profit. Without our work, Americans would live at the mercy of robber barons.
By fostering understanding and inclusivity, we can create a Bucks County where Muslim children feel seen, fasting employees feel supported, and the beauty of Ramadan is embraced by the wider community.
Sue-Ann DiVito just returned from a human rights delegation at the Arizona border and reports what she saw — and more importantly what she didn't see.
Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan, author of “American Carnage, An Officer’s Duty to Warn,” writes about the dangers our predator in chief poses to American democracy.
Education
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
“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.
“Without poll workers, we cannot have elections. They are the foundation of our election system,” Jeff Greenburg, a senior adviser on election administration for the Committee of Seventy, told Votebeat.
The state’s top election official calls on the Legislature to update rules, and to give local administrators a voice.
Pennsylvania's Republican Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said states need federal help to safeguard elections from foreign and domestic bad actors.
“I reached out to them and said we have to know how you did it,” Senator-elect James Malone’s campaign manager said.
Recent Votes:
- H.R. 1048: DETERRENT Act March 27, 2025Vote: Passed 241/169 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 6 to H R 1048 March 27, 2025Vote: Failed 4/404 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No
- On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 1048 March 27, 2025Vote: Failed 3/410 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No
- On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 1048 March 27, 2025Vote: Failed 92/321 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: No