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What Does the Pennsylvania State Attorney General Do?
Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday are vying for the position.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 28, 2024
Aidan Tyksinski
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Casey Campaign Calls Out Dave McCormick for Reportedly Muzzling Women Who Reported Sexual Harassment with NDAs While CEO at Bridgewater
Democrats want McCormick to let these women speak freely.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 25, 2024
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Bucks County State Lawmakers Tina Davis and Steve Santarsiero Announce $1.92 Million for Public Education and Affordable Housing Projects in Bristol Township
“Addressing affordable housing is a top priority for me, and this state grant for Habitat for Humanity is a crucial part of that effort,” said State Rep. Davis.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 23, 2024
News
Common Cause Forum Highlights Concerns Going into the Election
From hurricanes to voter suppression efforts, citizens across the country are facing roadblocks to getting their ballot counted.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 21, 2024
News
New Study Finds That Pennsylvanians Overwhelmingly Support Stricter Regulations on Fracking
Polled voters want companies to disclose chemicals used in drilling operations, air monitoring near fracking wells, safer transportation of fracking waste, and many other reforms.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 18, 2024
News
Knight Foundation Hosts Event to Help Journalists Inform Voters About Pennsylvania Election Laws
There are differences in how elections are run across the commonwealth’s 67 counties.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 9, 2024
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Analysis: In the First (and Only) Vice Presidential Debate, JD Vance Tries to Normalize Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement
Democrat Tim Walz did his best countering with facts and Trump’s actual extremist track record.
Aidan Tyksinski
October 2, 2024
Elections
Committee of Seventy Launches Nonpartisan Interactive Voter Guide for Upcoming November Election
“We wanted to provide a simple and straightforward way to help support voters in being well-informed and prepared for the upcoming election,” said Lauren Cristella, the organization’s president and CEO.
Aidan Tyksinski
September 30, 2024
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Bucks County Opportunity Council Announces Grand Opening of Opportunity Center in Doylestown
The center will be used to help low-income families in Central Bucks who are seeking support for housing, food, weatherization of houses, Volunteer Income Tax Preparation, and The Economic Self-Sufficiency Program.
Aidan Tyksinski
September 19, 2024
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
