“I truly cannot imagine a better vice presidential candidate at this point,” said Newtown Borough resident Natalie Chernicoff.
This campaign event offered a positive vision of the future for the country that secures Americans’ freedoms and protects our democracy.
Let’s just say they’re excited.
Under Walz’s leadership, Minnesota expanded abortion rights and LGBTQ+ rights, now provides free lunch and breakfast to Minnesota’s K-12 students, and made public colleges tuition-free for families earning less than $80,000 a year.
“Invasion” and “Great Replacement” conspiracies, once relegated to the right-wing fringes of white nationalist, anti-immigrant, and neo-Nazi groups, are now mainstream in today’s Republican Party. And it’s putting a target on immigrants.
“I thought it was full of platitudes. I saw no apology whatsoever that I would expect to be right out of the gate. It should say they’re embarrassed by his comments,” said Telford Borough Councilwoman Meredith Torres.
The ACLU and Department of State argued in Commonwealth Court that election officials don’t use the handwritten dates on ballot envelopes for anything. GOP lawyers say it’s a tool against fraud.
“Every incident of violence or intimidation at the polls must be addressed,” said Philip Hensley-Robin, Executive Director of Common Cause Pennsylvania.
Saturday’s free community event will have over 55 local vendors, as well as lawn games, balloon animals, music and refreshments.
“Although I love pride events that are just celebrations, I wanted to put together something where you could feel like something was being done,” said D20 Burlesque Founder Anja Keister.
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