PA’s first woman House Speaker spoke with the Bucks County Beacon about her time in the position, the chamber’s accomplishments thus far, and why school board races matter.
Rather than using TANF funds for families in crisis – the actual intent of the program – Pennsylvania has been siphoning off these federal dollars and is one of the nation’s most egregious offenders.
Already underpaid nurses, physical therapists and social workers who care for your loved ones can now get further squeezed by private agencies raking in your tax dollars.
Bucks County NAACP President Karen Downer doesn’t expect Fitzpatrick will become a sponsor because the legislation reminds Americans that enslaved people built the nation from the early 1600s.
Studies have shown that this shorter work week (with same pay) is a win-win because workers are both happier and more productive.
Almost 2 million Pennsylvanians receive SNAP benefits, 43,372 in Bucks County. Cutting this lifeline this month will lead to food insecurity and tough choices for people in need.
The Bucks County Intermediary Unit and Council Rock School District are both doing exceptional advocacy work for these kids and their families.
While the ruling impacts people in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, advocates in Pennsylvania are paying attention and concerned.
A proposed constitutional amendment is part of a broader pro-worker, pro-union agenda in Harrisburg.
While six state boards “took action…warning that licensees who engage in conversion therapy may be subject to administrative discipline,” the state still lacks a law banning the practice.
The working agenda features panel discussions with high-profile journalists, activists, legal experts and political strategists from both Pennsylvania and across the country.
I’m proud to help my neighbors. But food donations are no substitute for government nutrition programs like SNAP, which is now under threat.
A 2022 study from the Trevor Project revealed that fewer than one in three trans youth find their home to be accepting or gender affirming, opening the door to rejection and even abuse from their families because of their gender identity.
The PAC just endorsed 16 Pennsylvania candidates running for the state Senate and House.
