News
Interview: Author Laura Pappano on Her New Book ‘School Moms’ and the Fight to Save Public Education from Extremists
“We have to show up. Democracy is not a spectator sport.”
Lela Casey
February 29, 2024
Lela Casey
News
Would Open Primaries in Pennsylvania Strengthen Democracy?
The League of Women Voters of Bucks County held a forum that argued more open primaries could help ease the stranglehold the two-party system has on American politics and lead to more voter participation.
Lela Casey
February 15, 2024
News
Central Bucks School Board’s Democratic Majority Members Endorse Joe Khan for Pennsylvania Attorney General
“It means so much to have the support of these amazing public servants. They are heroes to Central Bucks parents like me,” said Khan.
Lela Casey
February 2, 2024
News
New PA Human Relations Commission Regulations Protecting the LGBTQ Community Are a ‘Game Changer’
However, there is still more work that can be done to create “a more inclusive, welcoming and safe community for the diverse spectrum of humanity” here in Bucks County and across the state, says Rainbow Room Director Marlene Pray.
Lela Casey
January 24, 2024
News
Bucks County Democrat Joe Khan Wants to Be Pennsylvania’s Next Attorney General
He sat down with the Bucks County Beacon to talk about his experience and his vision for representing and protecting all citizens of the Commonwealth.
Lela Casey
January 22, 2024
News
Event: Meet the Democratic Candidates for Pennsylvania Attorney General
Sign up today and submit questions you’d like the candidates to answer at Monday’s virtual event.
Lela Casey
January 12, 2024
Opinion
OPINION: Why The CB Forward Candidates Will Not Properly Support the Jewish Community
If the past is prologue, the future won’t look good in Central Bucks School District if these Republican school board candidates win.
Lela Casey
November 3, 2023
Opinion
A Long List of Deceptive and Divisive Campaign Tactics Used by Paul Martino’s Central Bucks School Board Candidates
If CB Forward candidates can’t run an ethical campaign, how can voters trust them to lead the school district?
Lela Casey
October 29, 2023
Opinion
Voters Can Stop Book Banning in Central Bucks School District
Books can provide readers with places of connection, build empathy, and overcome division. Banning books accomplished the opposite.
Lela Casey
October 4, 2023
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
