Opinion
OPINION: ICE Agents Patrolling Bucks County? Not on Our Watch
It’s time to tell Sheriff Harran that we will not let Bucks County become a playground for ICE.
Laura Rose
April 27, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
Congress Must Protect Federal Programs That Help Lower Energy Costs from Trump Cuts
In 2023 alone, more than 158,000 Pennsylvania families benefited from these programs, saving more than $267 million on clean energy investments that provide long-term savings.
Molly Parzen
April 25, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: Don’t Let Elon Musk Privatize the Postal Service
Wells Fargo recently published a step-by-step guide to postal privatization. To attract private buyers, the bank’s investment analysts recommend raising USPS package rates by as much as 140 percent.
Sarah Anderson
April 25, 2025
Opinion
Here’s What Trump Hopes to Achieve by Targeting Universities
Princeton president Christopher Eisgruber has called Trump’s latest moves “the greatest threat to American universities since the Red Scare of the 1950s”.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 24, 2025
Opinion
Representative Bresnahan, Protect SNAP for the Future of Our Community
SNAP is a lifeline for 40 million Americans. Cutting it as part of the GOP budget would devastate families in our communities.
John Kelly
April 23, 2025
Opinion
Tackling Climate Change Must Be Job Number One
This Earth Day, and every day after, you must exercise your power. The wellbeing of our planet and its people is at stake.
Susan Bass
April 22, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: How Pennsylvania’s ‘Uniformity Clause’ and ‘Hold Harmless’ Policy Harm State Education Funding
And here’s how you can be part of the solution.
Coleman Poses
April 21, 2025
Opinion
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Please Don’t Take Away Food from Our Kids
Republicans in Congress plan to vote for a budget that will cut SNAP benefits and get rid of free and reduced lunches for kids just so the wealthiest Americans can receive massive tax breaks.
Michelle Ritter-Santana
April 18, 2025
Opinion
OPINION: ‘Bro Culture’ on Top at the Pentagon
This ascendancy of “bro culture” starts with the purge of our most qualified American women and minority men in uniform, writes Bucks County military veteran Steve Nolan.
Steve Nolan
April 17, 2025
ACLU Sues Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran over ‘Illegal’ 287(g) ICE Partnership; Asks Court to Issue an Injunction
June 6, 2025
“Sheriff Harran has blatantly overstepped his authority by enrolling Bucks County in a 287(g) agreement, a reckless decision that weaponizes local law enforcement to carry out ICE’s harmful agenda. This policy isn’t about safety—it’s about intimidation,” said Karen Rodriguez, member of Make the Road Pennsylvania and a Bucks County resident.
Cyber Charter School Reform Bill Passes Pennsylvania House, Would Save School Districts Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
June 5, 2025
Supporters said changes to the cyber charter rules are widely backed among the state’s 500 school boards and that cyber school spending has been the subject of critical reviews, including recently by Republican Auditor General Tim DeFoor.
Doylestown Resident’s Future Uncertain Due to Proposed Medicaid Cuts Supported by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick
June 4, 2025
“People will die,” warns Melissa Rinker, who has over 20 chronic illnesses and relies 100 percent on Medicaid for medication and monthly doctor’s visits.
Trump Administration Revokes Guidance Requiring Hospitals to Provide ‘Life-saving’ Emergency Abortions
June 3, 2025
“The Trump Administration would rather women die in emergency rooms than receive life-saving abortions,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Democratic State Lawmakers Want to Mandate K-12 Media Literacy in Pennsylvania to Combat the Rise of Online Misinformation
June 3, 2025
“This bill would provide Pennsylvania students with the necessary critical thinking skills and knowledge to evaluate the accuracy of news stories for themselves,” said state Sen. Katie Muth.
