Opinion
Letters: There Must Be More Money…for the Rich?
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
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.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
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.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
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?
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
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
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
