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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
In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment
April 30, 2025
Compared to his first term, the threat posed by Trump’s second administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say.
Bucks County Opportunity Council Celebrates 18 Families Who with Public Assistance and Hard Work Won Their Wars on Poverty
April 30, 2025
BCOC’s Economic Self-sufficiency Program has now reached 420 families becoming financially independent since its inception.
OPINION: Abram Lucabaugh Was a Divisive Central Bucks Superintendent Praised by Moms for Liberty. He’s the Last Person Who Should Run Centennial School District
April 29, 2025
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
