Elections
POWER Interfaith Bucks County Hosting Voter Empowerment Forum
Learn more about what’s at stake in Pennsylvania this November.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 16, 2022
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Top 5
Pennsylvania ranks 23rd nationwide for its LGBTQ business climate, new analysis finds
The state is hobbled by its lack of civil rights protections for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 13, 2022
Culture
Barbara Ehrenreich helped make inequality visible – her legacy lives on in a reinvigorated labor movement
Ehrenreich is best known for her 2001 book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” an unforgettable best-selling expose that highlights what many low-wage workers already know: It’s impossible to get ahead when you can’t even break even.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 12, 2022
Education
Students and teachers are staging walkouts and creative protests to fight book bans and teaching restrictions
As the school year begins, students and teachers are fighting back against an onslaught of attacks on antiracist and LGBTQ education.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 11, 2022
Opinion
Letters: Support Melissa Cerrato, Vote to Preserve Democracy, Protect Abortion Services, Mastriano & Polinchock in Lockstep, and Is Biden’s Age a Factor in 2024
Bucks County Beacon readers share their views.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 10, 2022
Opinion
Corporate Media Has Failed to Report Accurately on the Threats to Women’s Reproductive Rights
The establishment press has overlooked a number of important stories about the right wing—and in some cases, neofascist—push to outlaw abortion.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 9, 2022
Opinion
The Human Cost of LGBTQ Book Bans
Hey Bucks County: Banning kids from learning about themselves and each other isn’t just ineffective — it’s cruel.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 7, 2022
Opinion
This Labor Day, Support the Union Wave
We’re inspired by Starbucks workers and those at Apple, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, REI and other corporate retail giants who are transforming the U.S. labor movement.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 2, 2022
Education
Educational Gag Orders Threaten Our Future, Freedom
Many school districts in Bucks County and around the nation are taking steps to inhibit learning by banning certain subjects and mistrusting the professional integrity of educators.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
September 1, 2022
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
Pastor Doug Wilson’s Extremist Christian Nationalist Teachings Go Mainstream in Trump’s Washington
September 8, 2025
At the National Conservatism Conference last week, Wilson was a featured speaker along with members of Congress and Trump’s Cabinet, including border czar Tom Homan, budget director Russell Vought and Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
York City Council Outlaws Machine Gun Converters to ‘Protect Every Member of Our Community’
September 3, 2025
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
How Pennsylvania Judges Facing Retention Ruled on Key Election Cases
September 3, 2025
The judicial races have become more partisan following court battles over mail voting and redistricting.
