Doylestown Hosts Student-Organized ‘School’s Out: A Concert for School Board Justice’
Sunday’s event will feature local bands, student speakers, school board candidates, and organizing efforts to support LGBTQ youth and oppose books bans.
Sunday’s event will feature local bands, student speakers, school board candidates, and organizing efforts to support LGBTQ youth and oppose books bans.
Event-goers will learn simple and easy changes to “green” day-to-day living that will improve the health of the planet.
Newtown Township is considering a ban on certain single-use plastics and residents are encouraged to attend a special meeting Monday to learn more and show their support.
Join Spotlight PA, Votebeat and a panel of election experts for a free discussion on unequal voting policies in the state and possible solutions.
Voters are tired of being ignored by the lawmaker who holds no in-person town halls.
The public is invited to learn about lunch debt, why we need to abolish it, and how universal school meals can put an end to it.
Rain or shine, registered Democratic voters in Doylestown are invited to help candidates meet a signature quota needed to appear on the upcoming May primary ballot.
Panelists, which include Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, former Congressman Jim Greenwood, Democratic strategist Danny Ceisler, and Ballot PA Chair David Thornburg, will discuss whether election reforms can empower “moderates.”
Fun and politics go hand-in-hand for local Democrats gearing up for Pennsylvania’s 2023 municipal primary races.
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