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Board Vice President Joan Cullen — who has said on social media that she does not believe in systemic racism, homophobia or sexism
Board Vice President Joan Cullen — who has said on social media that she does not believe in systemic racism, homophobia or sexism
A Pennsylvania man was indicted yesterday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint
BUCKS COUNTY >> The Police Chiefs’ Association of Bucks County and the NAACP Bucks County met recently to discuss ways to build trust
Pa. Legislative Redistricting Commission votes to consider state inmates as residents of home districts rather than where prisons are in map process. Source:
An anti-mask group planned to protest Wednesday ahead of the Central Bucks school board’s meeting to review its mask-optional policy. Source: Anti-Mask Protest
Chesco, Montco, Delco, and Bucks County have joined to seek a renewable energy power purchasing agreement. Source: 4 Suburban Philly Counties Join To
Employees are required to have at least one dose or submit an exemption request by Aug. 27 Source: Pa. county orders jail staff
The move came after Pennsylvania health secretary raised concerns about Bucks County’s ability to monitor and prevent school coronavirus outbreaks under its current
The Keystone State will lose one congressional seat as state and U.S. legislative maps are redrawn. Source: PA GOP Pledges Transparency On Redistricting
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.
“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.
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.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
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