It is essential that Governor’s Shapiro’s plan to increase transit funding by $282.8 million gets passed and fully funded in both the Pennsylvania House and Senate.
“We must ensure abortion is emphatically protected under Pennsylvania law, and not merely tolerated because of an oversight by anti-choice zealots of 40 years ago,” writes PA State Rep. Kristine Howard.
It is unacceptable for a lawmaker to make their constituents pay to interact with them.
Bucks County Beacon readers sound off.
Congress should use taxes to generate new revenue from Wall Street firms and executives and to curb excessive CEO pay, unproductive short-term financial speculation, and wasteful stock buybacks.
It is deeply troubling when I meet with support staff across the state and hear how difficult it is for many of them to make ends meet.
Many of last election’s fake electors now face criminal prosecution, which may serve as a deterrent.
A refresher on what motivates Trump’s MAGA Coalition – and the America they want.
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“It is heartbreaking to see Congress embrace a budget bill that strips meals and health care away from children and families to fund massive tax breaks for the super wealthy and an unaccountable private school voucher program,” said PSEA President Aaron Chapin.
The Bucks County Beacons’s reporting on Senate Bill 780 was incomplete and inaccurate, argues the head of the Bucks County Democratic Committee in an OpEd.
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
