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Court Battle Over Policies on Transgender Students in New Jersey Leads to Ruling — and Repeal
Both sides are declaring victory.
Dana DiFilippo, Author at New Jersey Monitor
February 17, 2025
Dana DiFilippo, Author at New Jersey Monitor
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Signs New Law to Limit Book Bans and Protect Librarians
The “Freedom to Read Act” limits book bans in public schools and libraries and shields librarians from lawsuits and criminal charges filed by folks who find library materials obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Dana DiFilippo, Author at New Jersey Monitor
December 10, 2024
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Photo Essay: Bearing Witness to America’s Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Immigrants
July 29, 2025
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds in Pennsylvania’s Bible Belt
July 27, 2025
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
July 26, 2025
Environmentalists say that allowing the industry to drill in Pennsylvania’s part of the watershed would risk contaminating drinking water for some 15 million people with toxic chemicals.
