For freshman Republican lawmakers Hogan and Marcell, who joined Tomlinson, their very first vote in office was a display of bipartisanship to elect Democrat Mark Rozzi.
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look at 10 of the top stories published in the Beacon in 2022. What were the top stories you read this year?
Even though it would be illegal in Pennsylvania to record a teacher without their knowledge, given today’s political climate I could see right-wing parents in Bucks County doing it anyway.
Editor Cyril Mychalejko asked Cohn five questions to make sense of the election, assess this extremist threat moving forward, and to figure out what can be done to reinforce the crumbling wall separating church and state in the country.
Failed GOP gubernatorial candidate William McSwain called Fugett Middle School’s student club “leftist political indoctrination.” Of course this is who Central Bucks School District wants to hire.
The right-wing majority school board’s paranoia that teachers are “coercing” and “indoctrinating” students has manifested itself in a policy that will lead to censorship in classrooms.
The Trump-backed Republican outspent Democratic challenger Ehasz by more than 3 to 1.
Fifty-five percent of Pennsylvania voters declared the Christian Nationalist, anti-choice Republican was too extreme for the Keystone State.
The oil and gas industry is betting on Trump-backed Oz to do their bidding – at the expense of the planet and a livable future.
Like the militia movements, the concept of Christian nationalism is built on the rubble of fear and the perception that a way of life is under attack and therefore needs to be defended.
Newtown Township is considering a ban on certain single-use plastics and residents are encouraged to attend a special meeting Monday to learn more and show their support.
The Commonwealth Court dismissed a case brought by the Republican National Committee, arguing that counties allowing voters to fix errors on their ballot had violated state law.
This national organizing effort is set to reach campuses from coast to coast, with demonstrations, labor organizing workshops, and other events focusing on worker justice.
The Women’s Law Project is asking you to make a telephone call to help move legislation to ban this practice out of the House Health Committee.
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