
Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Is Scared to Hold a Town Hall. His Constituents Organized One Anyway
Fitzpatrick has been avoiding town halls for years before it became so popular with the rest of the Republican Party.
Fitzpatrick has been avoiding town halls for years before it became so popular with the rest of the Republican Party.
The event, organized by local Indivisible groups, was part of a nationwide effort dubbed “Tesla Takedown.”
Now that ICE agents have the green light to conduct operations at or near schools, school playgrounds, and bus stops, it is critical for districts to understand the law and have procedures in place to protect their students.
Bucks County has been targeted by ICE raids in the past.
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
Unlike the previous Republican-led school board, they didn’t waste over $1 million to pretend a clearly identified problem didn’t exist.
We can be both and build unity if we recognize our common enemy is extremism.
The PGN endorsement is the most recent in a long list of LGBTQ leaders across Pennsylvania who are supporting Khan in the Democratic primary.
“We have to show up. Democracy is not a spectator sport.”
“Fact-based, independent journalism is the backbone of engaged communities and informed civic discourse,” said Associated Press Fund for Journalism CEO Rachel White.
Local writer Diana Leygerman reminds us that progressive social change is a bottom-up process that often starts in the streets. The greatest chapters of American history — that Republicans want to ban — proves it.
This bill will disenfranchise millions of voters, especially rural voters, voters of color, and married women who have chosen to change their last names, as numerous nonpartisan organizations have pointed out. But for Fitzpatrick it just didn’t matter.
“Regardless of changes taking place at the federal level, the Shapiro Administration will continue to do everything in our power to support Pennsylvania learners, educators, and schools,” said Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesperson Erin James.
The Trump administration has made it clear that environmental protections are not a priority, and very basic federal environmental protections are being stripped away in the name of “U.S. energy dominance.”