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Local Audubon Society Publishes Book for Bucks County Bird Enthusiasts
From the 19th Century to today, more than 370 birds are described in a new book, “Birds of Bucks County.”
Melinda Rizzo
April 9, 2025
Melinda Rizzo
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Bucks County NAACP Continues to Correct DEI and Critical Race Theory Misinformation with Second Town Hall
After a “packed” house at February’s event, the local NAACP continues its educational community discussion series on April 16.
Melinda Rizzo
April 7, 2025
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Bucks County Commissioners Clarify The Hub’s Use to Local Residents, Dispel Misinformation
“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.
Melinda Rizzo
April 3, 2025
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Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie Announces Run to Unseat Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick in 2026
“The reason I win tough races is simple – I listen to people and I fight for them,” Harvie said.
Melinda Rizzo
April 3, 2025
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Pennsylvania’s 2025-2026 Budget Includes Call to Legalize Adult Recreational Marijuana Use to Boost State Revenue
“Many don’t know our state budget gets 40% of its funding from Washington,” said Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton.
Melinda Rizzo
April 1, 2025
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Disability Fair in New Hope Helps Those in Need with Resources
“Families and folks with disabilities have a difficult time connecting with resources or knowing what’s available,” said Bucks County State Rep.Tim Brennan.
Melinda Rizzo
April 1, 2025
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Pennsylvania House Passes 4 Bills to Protect ‘Obama Care’ for Pennsylvanians. Here’s How Your Bucks County Lawmakers Voted
“These bills will protect health care coverage for Pennsylvanians, regardless of what happens at the federal level,” said state Rep. Perry Warren.
Melinda Rizzo
March 27, 2025
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Pennsylvania Is 1 of 3 States without a Common Sense Gift Ban for Lawmakers. This Organization Is Pushing to Change That.
“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.
Melinda Rizzo
March 25, 2025
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Could Bipartisan Support in Pennsylvania’s Legislature Unlock $156 Million in Federal Solar for All Funds?
“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).
Melinda Rizzo
March 23, 2025
The GOP House Budget Bill Also Takes Aim at Public Education with Its Private School Voucher Scheme
May 28, 2025
Buried within the bill is language that would create federal education private school vouchers and provide a tax dodge for the wealthy while eroding the public school system in favor of taxpayer-subsidized discrimination.
In a Contentious 5-4 Vote, Centennial School Board Makes Abram Lucabaugh Their Next Superintendent
May 27, 2025
“I’m extraordinarily disappointed and angry that the majority of the board chose to ignore the very real concerns and wishes of their constituents in an apparent bid to further their own agendas,” said Nicole Lynch, a Centennial parent from Southampton Township.
More Than 3 Million People Would Lose SNAP Benefits Under GOP Bill, Says Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
May 25, 2025
“It is infuriating that Republicans in Congress are willing to make our children go hungry so they can give tax breaks to the already rich,” Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig told States Newsroom.
End of Emergency Housing Voucher Program Will Increase Homelessness in Pennsylvania
May 23, 2025
Funding is running out for a federal rental assistance program, putting families across the commonwealth at risk of eviction.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Votes for Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ That Will Cut Medicaid and Food Stamp Spending by Nearly $1 Trillion
May 22, 2025
The Congressional Budget Office estimates this budget will cut $698 billion in Medicaid spending, causing approximately 8.6 million people to lose their health care coverage. It will also result in 3 million less people a month receiving SNAP food stamps benefits.
