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A $50 Million Push Hopes to Make Child Care a Top Issue in the Midterm Elections in States Like Pennsylvania

The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists for federal child care subsidies, which support working families in poverty, continue to grow.

Supreme Court Will Decide Whether States Can Keep Counting Late Mail Ballots

All 50 states require ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before Election Day, but 14 states have grace periods for receiving and counting regular mailed ballots, ranging from a day to several weeks after the election.

INTERVIEW: Tom Taft on Bucks County Democrats’ Efforts to Defeat Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in PA-01

The great-grandson of President William Howard Taft spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about politics, policy, the upcoming Democratic primary in May, and more.

OPINION: Health Care Is the Way for Democrats to Win

Health care costs now rank among voters’ top concerns in battleground districts in states like Pennsylvania.

Here’s How the Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick-Backed ‘Show Your Papers’ Election Bill Could Block Millions of American Citizens from Voting

“This includes millions of people who make up your communities, including married women, people of color and voters who live in rural areas,” said Fair Elections Center CEO Rebekah Caruthers.

Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC Endorses Bucks County Candidates for State House and Senate

“Abortion is on the ballot in every election and for every office. State legislatures have become the front lines in the fight for reproductive freedom," said Adam Hosey, the PAC's political director.

On 61st Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Worries About the Future of Voting Rights and Calls to Action

“I’m concerned that all of the advances that we made for the last 61 years are going to be eradicated,” said Charles Mauldin, 78, one of the marchers beaten on Bloody Sunday.

On This International Women’s Day, the SAVE America Act Reminds Us the Fight for Women’s Suffrage Is Still Being Fought

"We’re about 100 years out from getting the right to vote and now we’re fighting this bill, which would make it harder for millions of women to vote,” said Gréta Bedekovics, director of democracy policy at the Center for American Progress.

Lawmakers in Blue States Like Pennsylvania Push to Ban ICE at Election Polls Amid Federal Voter Intimidation Fears

Some of the state legislative proposals would place local election workers on the front lines of resisting federal interference.

OPINION: The Secret Plot to Take the Election Out of Voters’ Hands

MAGA-aligned activists are now openly discussing manufacturing or exaggerating a national emergency to justify Trump’s agents in the federal government to interfere in this November’s elections, The Washington Post reported.

Why the Trump-Backed SAVE America Act Threatens Election Security Nationwide

Buried in the legislation is a mandate requiring every state to funnel voter data into a centralized voter-purge system plagued by security and accuracy concerns and controlled by the Trump administration.

Democrat Kristin Egan Announces Bid to Unseat Bucks County Incumbent Republican Joe Hogan to Represent HD-142

Educational access and excellence, fiscal responsibility and greater transparency are among key issues for May primary candidates.

What Have Democrats Learned Since the 2024 Election?

The status quo isn't going to cut it nationally or locally in the 2026 midterm elections, writes Kyle Esposito, Democratic committeeperson in East Rockhill Township.

State Senator Steve Santarsiero: We Are Bucks County Democrats, Big D and Little D

The truth is that the people who most often assail the Democratic Party’s endorsement process are usually those who support candidates who do not have the votes to win it, writes Santarsiero, chair of the Bucks County Democratic Committee.

OPINION: Let Bucks County Voters Have a True Choice in May’s Elections

Sarah Baik believes it's time to put the small "d" democratic back in the big "D" Democratic primaries.

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