Elections
T-minus 36 Hours – Don’t Lose Heart Now!
Witold Walczak, Legal Director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, says they are ready to defend the election process.
Pat LaMarche
November 3, 2024
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Elections
Supreme Court Allows Pennsylvania to Count Contested Provisional Ballots, Rejecting Republican Plea
The justices left in place a state Supreme Court ruling that elections officials must count provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected.
AP
November 3, 2024
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Investigations Into Voter Registration Forms in Pennsylvania Lead to Wave of Misinformation
Investigations into potential fraud in voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
AP
October 31, 2024
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Group Seeks to Block Mail Ballots for Hundreds of Pennsylvania Voters, Based on Flimsy USPS Records
The challenges reportedly target mostly Democrats in several southeastern counties, including Bucks County.
Carter Walker, Votebeat Pennsylvania
October 30, 2024
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Photo Essay: Bruce Springsteen, Barack Obama and John Legend Headline Philadelphia Rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center
The real stars weren’t on the stage, but in the audience. They’re the organizers, the voices, and the votes.
David Iskra
October 29, 2024
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LGBTQ+ Voters in Pennsylvania and Three Other Swing States Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election
Historical trends, demographic data and current affairs all point toward LGBTQ+ voters playing an important – and potentially decisive role in November.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
October 29, 2024
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You Are Not Going to Believe Who Funds Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick
You can learn a lot about a candidate by who bankrolls them.
Kierstyn Zolfo
October 29, 2024
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The Grassroots Electoral Movement Reshaping Rural Politics
In many rural areas, Republican candidates go uncontested. That’s changing in 2024, thanks to grassroots efforts to contest every election, even in staunchly red counties.
Mason Adams, Barn Raiser
October 28, 2024
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US Voters Concerned About Post-Election Violence and Efforts to Overturn the Results: AP-NORC Poll
Trump has continued to lie about fraud costing him reelection four years ago and is again forecasting that he can lose this time only if the election is rigged against him.
AP
October 28, 2024
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
July 3, 2025
“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.
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
July 2, 2025
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.
Supreme Court Provides Cover for Bigotry Draped in the Fig Leaf of Religion With LGBTQ School Books Decision
July 1, 2025
Education reporter Peter Greene breaks down Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Head Start in Bucks County Saved, Federal Funding Extended for Next 5 Years
June 30, 2025
“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.
Regulatory Sandbox Proposed by Republican Pennsylvania Lawmaker Would Allow Businesses to Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
June 30, 2025
“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.
