After a “packed” house at February’s event, the local NAACP continues its educational community discussion series on April 16.
“This [is] an effort to try and increase capacity so we can provide services to the constituents who come into this building now,” said Bucks County COO Margie McKevitt.
“The reason I win tough races is simple – I listen to people and I fight for them,” Harvie said.
“Many don’t know our state budget gets 40% of its funding from Washington,” said Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton.
“Families and folks with disabilities have a difficult time connecting with resources or knowing what’s available,” said Bucks County State Rep.Tim Brennan.
“These bills will protect health care coverage for Pennsylvanians, regardless of what happens at the federal level,” said state Rep. Perry Warren.
“We’re focused on broader money in politics, limits on campaign contributions, dark money and the revolving door,” said March on Harrisburg’s Andrea Pauliuc.
“What we have in front of us is a tremendous opportunity to leverage federal funding and secure savings for Pennsylvanians – at no addition cost to taxpayers,” said State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Philadelphia).
“A program that is being cut will prevent about $800,000 worth of funding coming to food pantries and non-profits in this county to those who work with people who need assistance,” said County Commissioner Robert J. Harvie, Jr.
Gallego travels to Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District and will be joined by Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, who is running against Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, “to engage the constituents Fitzpatrick is ignoring as he backs his party’s reckless budget resolution.”
Still, teachers, families and advocates remain concerned about the stability of Head Start. The Trump administration is closing several regional offices and laying off the staff who support the program, which has led to funding delays that threatened to close individual preschools.
“If you read the news a lot last year, you might have seen that we made history with the largest state [funding] increase ever. However, it only filled 11 percent of the total gap in funding that our schools need,” said Children First’s Priyanka Reyes-Kaura.
BCOC’s Economic Self-sufficiency Program has now reached 420 families becoming financially independent since its inception.
I was shocked that anyone would consider him a good choice, writes Centennial parent Nancy Pontius.
