Opinion
Letters: There Must Be More Money…for the Rich?
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
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March 1, 2025
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News
Philadelphia Continues Long History of Black-led Protest Meetings Aimed at Fighting Racial Inequity and Prejudice
W.E.B. Du Bois’ observation that race prejudice “is a far more powerful social force than most Philadelphians realize” is still true today.
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March 1, 2025
News
Groups Helping LGBTQ+ Victims of Violence Could Face a Catastrophic Loss of Federal Funding
These nonprofits say there’s no way for them to do their work and comply with Trump’s executive orders.
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February 27, 2025
News
As Pennsylvania Inches Toward Legalizing Recreational Cannabis, Lawmakers Propose Selling It in State-owned Dispensaries Similar to State Liquor Stores
“Pennsylvanians who want to buy cannabis are just driving across the border to one of our neighbors,” says Governor Josh Shapiro.
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February 25, 2025
Opinion
Letters: Doug Mastriano’s Attack on Transgender People, Governor Shapiro Stands Up for Pennsylvania, DOGE Takes Out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and More
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
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February 22, 2025
News
Control of Pennsylvania Supreme Court at Stake in 2025 Election
The Democratic-majority court has played a big role in defusing election challenges. Now Republicans are mobilizing for a takeover.
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February 21, 2025
Opinion
Deporting Millions of Immigrants Would Shock the US Economy, Increasing Housing, Food and Other Prices
Why isn’t the corporate media reporting about this more, or in many cases at all?
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February 19, 2025
Opinion
Letters: Project 2025 Is Here, Senator McCormick’s Shameful Vote for Tulsi Gabbard, Call Your Elected Representatives on Valentine’s Day, and Trump Sells Out Farmers
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
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February 14, 2025
Opinion
Why Federal Courts Are Unlikely to Save Democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s Attacks
With a Supreme Court that has moved sharply to the right, coupled with the Trump Administration’s breakneck pace of actions and its recent statements challenging judicial authority, a robust political strategy is needed.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
February 13, 2025
These Pennsylvania College and University Presidents Say the Trump Administration’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’ Endangers Higher Education
April 25, 2025
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts to Head Start Would Harm Vulnerable Bucks County Kids
April 24, 2025
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
Exclusive: Sheriff Fred Harran Enlists Bucks County in Trump’s Nationwide Immigration Crackdown
April 22, 2025
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
Photo Essay: Doylestown Action League’s ‘Day of Action’ Against the Trump Administration’s Assault on Democracy
April 20, 2025
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
