Opinion
Building A Greater Society Starts Locally
2025 represents a huge opportunity for a new generation of leadership to rise up and fill important roles throughout Bucks County.
Connor OHanlon
November 15, 2024
Connor OHanlon
Opinion
Kamala Harris’ Economic Agenda Will Lower Costs for American Families
Harris is proposing an agenda that is hopeful, one that will expand the possibility of the American Dream for younger generations, writes Doylestown Democrats Chair Connor OHanlon.
Connor OHanlon
August 18, 2024
Opinion
From Biden’s Legacy to Harris’ Leadership: The Democratic Future Ahead
The Democratic Party and the entire country can rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat convicted felon Donald Trump in November, writes Doylestown Democrats Chair Connor OHanlon.
Connor OHanlon
July 21, 2024
News
Interview: Middletown Township Supervisor Anna Payne Is Ready to Fight for Bucks County in Harrisburg
The Bucks County Democrat looks to take on PA 142nd House District incumbent – Republican Joe Hogan – who narrowly squeaked out a 76-vote victory last election.
Connor OHanlon
March 20, 2024
Opinion
Not Your Father’s Republican Party?
Trump isn’t the problem; he is a symptom of a worsening sickness that has afflcited the GOP for decades.
Connor OHanlon
February 9, 2024
Opinion
Bucks County Democrats Won Big in 2023. Here’s How We Ensure a Repeat in 2024
It starts with recognizing that what you do every day in the lead-up to an election is just as important as voting.
Connor OHanlon
January 4, 2024
News
Q&A: Local Author Jen Burns Discusses Her Book ‘The Hidden History of Bucks County’
“I am honored to live in such a place where history isn’t necessarily confined to our textbooks but is instead woven into our community,” says Burns.
Connor OHanlon
December 18, 2023
Opinion
With All Eyes on Central Bucks School Board Race, Don’t Sleep on the Doylestown Township Supervisors Election
Most folks don’t know that the same extremist movement overwhelming our school boards is also gunning for municipal roles.
Connor OHanlon
November 6, 2023
Opinion
Ban Stock Buybacks to Protect the Working Class
Money spent on stock buybacks is money that otherwise could have been used to invest in the companies’ workers by increasing wages, providing better benefits, and improving work conditions.
Connor OHanlon
October 5, 2022
INTERVIEW — From Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Bucks County’s Fred Harran: Why ICE 287(g) Partnerships Are So Dangerous, with Jessica Pishko
May 30, 2025
The author of “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal.
The GOP House Budget Bill Also Takes Aim at Public Education with Its Private School Voucher Scheme
May 28, 2025
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
In a Contentious 5-4 Vote, Centennial School Board Makes Abram Lucabaugh Their Next Superintendent
May 27, 2025
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
More Than 3 Million People Would Lose SNAP Benefits Under GOP Bill, Says Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
May 25, 2025
“It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom.
End of Emergency Housing Voucher Program Will Increase Homelessness in Pennsylvania
May 23, 2025
Funding is running out for a federal rental assistance program, putting families across the commonwealth at risk of eviction.
