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The Bucks County Beacon’s 2024 Year In Review
Editor Cyril Mychalejko takes a look back at 10 of the top stories published in the Beacon this year. What were your favorite articles?
Cyril Mychalejko
December 31, 2024
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MAGA’s Political Food Fight on X Over Immigrant Workers and Foreign Visas Shows Rising Tensions in Trump’s Political Coalition
The rift lays bare the hostility between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — and MAGA’s hardline anti-immigration base.
AP
December 27, 2024
Opinion
Bob Casey’s Senate Career Was Defined by a Deep Compassion for Pennsylvania’s Most Vulnerable
Pennsylvania is losing a devoted fighter with deep experience in Congress.
Kim Lyons, Author at Penn-Capital Star
December 24, 2024
Opinion
Pennsylvanians Won Important Victories for Clean Energy and the Environment in 2024
But this momentum needs to power us into a 2025 that will likely be filled with many challenges.
Molly Parzen
December 23, 2024
Opinion
Republicans’ Budget Chaos Sets the Tone for Trump 2.0
The events of this past week are more than just a preview of the dysfunction to come — they are a stark reminder of what happens when chaos is mistaken for governance, writes Bucks County’s Colin Coyle.
Colin Coyle
December 22, 2024
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Interview: Former FBI Agent Who Once Infiltrated Neo-Nazi Groups and Militias Explains Why Law Enforcement Fails to Take Far-Right Extremism Seriously
Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within,” which comes out Jan. 7.
Cyril Mychalejko
December 21, 2024
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Photo Essay: The March to Defend Immigrants’ Lives in Philadelphia
Immigrant solidarity protesters marched through the streets of downtown Philly, starting at Independence Hall. This is in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
Cooper Tyksinski
December 18, 2024
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It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death
The U.S. Department of Energy is dangling $750 million for the buildout of a hydrogen hub around Philadelphia. But the looming Trump presidency and strong economic headwinds endanger its prospects.
Kyle Bagenstose, Inside Climate News
December 16, 2024
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Bucks County’s 2024 Poet Laureate Uses Poetry and Dance to Destigmatize People with Schizophrenia
Lake Angela was moved by her own experiences with schizophrenia and the stories of the treatment patients in her dance therapy groups faced at the psychiatric institution.
Caroline Craig
December 13, 2024
Pennsylvania House Democrats Want to Prohibit Cooperation with Out-of-state Criminal Abortion Investigations
April 18, 2025
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
Core Democratic Groups Like ActBlue and Indivisible Are Preparing to Be Targeted by the Trump Administration
April 16, 2025
Elon Musk has called on the FBI to investigate ActBlue and recently called Indivisible criminals.
Proposed SEPTA Cuts Are Devastating for Bucks County Workers and College Students
April 16, 2025
“That’s my only means to commute,” said Antonio Deleon, a 38-year-old disabled Levittown resident who lives on a fixed income. He uses it to get to class and for volunteer work in Philadelphia.
Trump Administration’s Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Will Eliminate Free School Lunches for Hungry Students in Pennsylvania
April 16, 2025
About $1.6 billion in federal funding is at risk for Pennsylvania, with SNAP and Title I school free lunches among the hardest hit programs.
The Trump Administration’s Shuttering of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Leaves Pennsylvania Libraries in Limbo
April 14, 2025
“For all intents and purposes, the funding for the rest of this fiscal year is unavailable,” said Maryam Phillips, executive director of Hosting Solutions and Library Consulting (HSLC).
