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Court Battle Over Policies on Transgender Students in New Jersey Leads to Ruling — and Repeal
Both sides are declaring victory.
Dana DiFilippo, Author at New Jersey Monitor
February 17, 2025
News
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Bucks County NAACP Town Hall Seeks to Dispel Misinformation Surrounding DEI and Critical Race Theory
The February 18th event in Doylestown seeks to “turn down the temperature” and promote fact-based, meaningful dialogue around diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory.
Melinda Rizzo
February 16, 2025
News
Pennsylvania Isn’t Quite the Abortion Sanctuary State That Reproductive Rights Advocates Want it to Be
Recent data shows patients leaving the state to obtain abortion care actually outnumber those coming in.
Sam Schroeder
February 16, 2025
Podcast
Interview: Karen Downer Has Fought Racism Locally Since She Was a Child in Pre-Civil Rights Bucks County
Downer, who recently stepped down as president of the local NAACP, reflects on her life in Bucks County, from when the Klu Klux Klan were burning crosses in Linconia where she grew up to when white conservative Pennridge parents objected to Black authors being included in curriculum.
Cyril Mychalejko
February 15, 2025
News
ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States
Its “Essential Policy Solutions” paints a stark picture of the right-wing vision for each state, with proposed legislation to dismantle regulations, bolster the fossil fuel industry, gut funding for public education, curtail voting rights, and much more.
Colleen Scerpella
February 14, 2025
News
Governor Josh Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Funding Freeze
The lawsuit alleges Pennsylvania is unable to access over $2 billion of grant funds.
Ian Karbal, Author at Penn-Capital Star
February 14, 2025
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President’s Day Protest in Sellersville Takes Aim at Trump Administration’s ‘Abuses of Power, Threats to Democracy’
“As Americans, we cannot stand by while Trump dismantles democracy, undermines civil rights, and attacks the rule of law,” said protest organizer Laura Foster.
Melinda Rizzo
February 13, 2025
News
Bucks County State Rep. Brian Munroe Praises Shared Wellness Center’s Inclusivity and Trauma-Informed Care Environment
The Warrington-based center’s trauma-informed care and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who are disproportionately impacted by traumatic events, provides tools to self-regulate.
Caroline Craig
February 12, 2025
News
Pope Francis Calls US Catholics to Listen to Jesus, not Trump, on Immigration
In his papal letter he exhorted the faithful of the Church “not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters.”
Mark Wingfield, Baptist News Global
February 12, 2025
Bristol Native and Broadway Actor Stanley Martin Comes Home; Stars in Tony-Award Winning Musical ‘Jelly’s Last Jam’
Melinda Rizzo
April 20, 2026
The musical celebrating the life and legacy of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton runs at Bristol Riverside Theatre now through Sunday.
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