GOP Lawmakers Push to Charge Women with Homicide for Seeking Abortions
March 9, 2025
‘Fetal personhood’ bills would grant fetuses, embryos the same rights as newborns.
Elections
What the Fetterman and Walker campaigns say about modern masculinity in America.
The Republican incumbent is not the type of congressman the LGBTQ community in Pennsylvania’s First District can afford right now, especially as the nation finds itself amid a growing reactionary anti-LGBTQ backlash.
Anti-choice, anti-environment, and anti-worker, these Republicans' extreme voting records show voters there's a clear choice with their Democratic opponents Mitchell and Stoltz.
The Bucks County Republican state senate candidate is stumbling toward the finish line as Election Day nears.
“I think this will embolden some of those counties to not count these ballots, even though I think the weight of authority is that they still have to," noted Marc Elias, a lawyer and founder of the voting rights advocacy group Democracy Docket.
Despite the state Supreme Court consistently backing the right to offer ballot curing, the lack of explicit requirement for it in state law will mean local election officials in various parts of Pennsylvania this fall are unlikely to offer it.
About 1,200 supporters rallied at Bristol Lions Park Sunday to see John Fetterman, Ashley Ehasz, and other Democrats fire up voters as Election Day rapidly approaches.
The Democratic congressional candidate hits a home run by meeting personally with voters – a tradition long abandoned by the anti-choice Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick.
Despite the Bucks County Courier Times editorial board’s bellyaching about Newtown Township’s pro-choice resolution, elected officials sharing the values of their constituents should never be discouraged.
Republican State Rep. Farry just voted to change PA’s constitution so that abortion is banned in the state. How stupid does he think voters in PA’s 6th State Senate District are?
Volunteers for Michael Flynn's "Operation Eagles Wings" are using surveys in eight states to seek support for conspiracy theories.
Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick not only voted to keep migrant kids in cages, but he consistently sides with corporations over workers and consumers.
Republicans like Brian Fitzpatrick have ensured that today women do not have the same rights as their mothers or grandmothers. This has sparked a call to action for the November election and beyond.
Democratic candidates must listen to the demands of young voters and inspire greater numbers to vote than ever before if we are going to save democracy from the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.
To avoid talking about a woman’s right to choose or common sense gun control, Bucks County Republican candidates’ lips are sealed and voters are left to wonder what, or why, the GOP is hiding.
OPINION: International Women’s Day Must Be a Welcome Space for Trans Women
March 8, 2025
Bucks County Beacon reporter Pat LaMarche shares her thoughts on what solidarity and inclusiveness ought to look like on this important day – and year-round.
Bucks County Republican Jim Greenwood Joins Former Members of Congress Calling on Lawmakers to Rein in Trump and Musk’s Abuse of Power
March 7, 2025
The open letter organized by Issue One warns that “America is suddenly at a perilous crossroad” and urges Congress to start acting like a check and balance to the executive branch as the Constitution mandates.
Nearly 1 in 3 Families with Children in Bucks County Are Struggling Economically, Says New Report
March 7, 2025
This is why State Rep. Jim Prokopiak keeps his focus in Harrisburg squarely on “increased education funding, and [the need to] make sure that we have access to affordable healthcare and good paying jobs.”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are the Greatest Threat to Social Security in Its 90-Year History
March 6, 2025
Pennsylvania has one of the highest percentages of residents over 65 in the country. Now the entire social security system and the benefits and services they depend on are at risk.
