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How Bucks County’s PA House Lawmakers Voted on Three Gun Safety Bills
With the exception of a few dissident votes, local Republicans largely opposed common sense gun control reforms.
Jenny Stephens
May 23, 2023
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A Progressive Wave Washed Away the Competition in Western Pennsylvania
“Government should reflect the people, its priorities. If it doesn’t ‘it’s our duty to change that,’” Democratic Allegheny County Executive nominee Sara Innamorato said.
Kim Lyons, Author at Penn-Capital Star
May 23, 2023
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How Far-Right Groups Like the Oath Keepers Are Exploiting Climate Chaos
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see them as an opportunity to fundraise and gain the trust of people who might not otherwise be sympathetic to their anti-government cause.
Zoya Teirstein, Grist
May 22, 2023
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Pennridge School District To Eliminate Four Curriculum Supervisory Positions
Some parents and teachers are concerned that this is part of the school board majority’s plans to hand over more authority to conservative Christian Vermilion Education in order to overhaul district curriculum.
Jenny Stephens
May 19, 2023
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Republicans Intend to Sacrifice Veterans Programs As They Hold Debt Ceiling Hostage
A debt default would be devastating for military veterans in Bucks County (and across the country) who depend on federal government programs.
Pat LaMarche
May 19, 2023
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Multiple Bucks County Rallies to Highlight National MAGA Default Crisis Week of Action
PA01 Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick sold out his constituents by proposing painful budget cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. Kids, seniors, and veterans will be among those who suffer.
Jenny Stephens
May 18, 2023
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Many Election Deniers Won Republican Primaries in Pennsylvania. Here’s How To Combat Their Disinformation
“These disinformation candidates trying to overturn the will of the people, their goal is to sow distrust, and through that distrust, they suppress turnout,” said All Voting is Local’s Pennsylvania State Director Nick Pressley.
Catherine Caruso
May 18, 2023
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The Arch-Conservative Bradley Foundation Is Waging a War on Democracy
This group’s money is building a far-right infrastructure state by state that is undermining electoral democracy, dismantling the separation of church and state, attacking public education, and eroding workers’ rights.
Peter Greene
May 18, 2023
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Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the Enduring Devastation of the Opioid Crisis
Hopefully the Pulitzer committee’s recognition of the novel will lead others to not only educate themselves about Appalachia, but also participate in the work needed to undo the damage that these drugs have done – and continue to do.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
May 17, 2023
‘Ban This! How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won’ Authors Set to Speak in Newtown and Doylestown
Melinda Rizzo
October 11, 2025
“We are all looking for some kind of hope; for someone who has been successful in taking on the far right,” said Barbara Simmons, executive director of The Peace Center in Langhorne.
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