Opinion
A Parents Bill of Rights for the Rest of Us
The book bans, censorship, and attacks on LGBTQ kids that the GOP calls “parents rights” are way out of step with American families.
Karen Dolan
April 12, 2023
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News
How U.S. Policy Drives Child Migrants Into Dangerous Jobs
“I hope people ask themselves whose childhoods in this country matter because…childhood is becoming a racially exclusive concept and that’s unacceptable,” said University of Illinois Professor Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
April 12, 2023
News
Democrat Ashley Ehasz Announces 2024 Bid to Face Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Setting Up Possible Rematch
The military veteran is announcing her campaign early to take on the well-connected and well-funded incumbent who outperformed other Republicans on the ballot last election.
Jenny Stephens
April 11, 2023
Opinion
Brian Fitzpatrick Watch: Tracking the Congressman’s Votes in This MAGA-led Congress
The Bucks County Republican continues to champion the MAGA agenda at almost every turn, despite claiming to be a “moderate.”
Kierstyn Zolfo
April 11, 2023
News
Who Is the Pennsylvania Freedom Caucus?
Right-wing extremists are trying to consolidate power in Harrisburg and your state representative may be one of them.
Sean Kitchen
April 10, 2023
News
New Report: State Funding Not Keeping Up With Rising School Costs
Advocates say it underlines the need to meet a state court’s mandate to fix education funding in Pennsylvania.
John L. Micek, Penn-Capital Star
April 7, 2023
News
School Board Candidate Rick Haring Aims To Restore Stability To Central Bucks School District
Trusting the expertise of librarians to select enriching and diverse books, supporting LGBTQ+ students, abolishing wasteful spending, and retaining, as well as attracting quality teachers to the district, are key to Haring’s campaign platform.
Jenny Stephens
April 7, 2023
Opinion
The Truth about MAGA Activist Scott Presler
Scott Presler is an openly gay, MAGA activist who works with the anti-gay Christian Right. He’ll be in Bucks County April 8 to push their new crusade: GOP ballot harvesting. “I don’t want 2,000 mules. I want 2 million mules.”
Jennifer Cohn
April 6, 2023
Opinion
Join the Movement to Abolish School Meal Debt in Pennsylvania
Over 87,000 students in PA are food insecure, but do not qualify for free/reduced lunch. Offering universal school meals solves this problem.
Nick Marcil
April 5, 2023
OPINION: Democracy Requires Our Attention, All The Time
September 15, 2025
On this Democracy Day, I want us to remember: democracy isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we build — one election, one conversation, one act of civic engagement at a time, writes Bob Harvie.
Why Journalists Are Reluctant to Call Trump an Authoritarian – and Why That Matters for Democracy
September 15, 2025
Because authoritarianism is most visible in hindsight, people often don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
Bucks County State Rep. Jim Prokopiak Leads Roundtable Discussion on Housing Affordability Solutions
September 11, 2025
“These communities in Bucks County were built for working-class people, and for decades it stayed that way. But since 2017, rent has gone up in our region by 50 percent,” said Prokopiak.
Department of Homeland Security Offers to Pay Deputy Salaries and Arrest Bonuses to Grow ICE 287(g) Deportation Machine
September 10, 2025
“Regardless of where the money comes from, this makes our communities more dangerous because it deteriorates the trust of police and crimes will go unreported,” said Project Libertad Executive Director Rachel Rutter.
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Fracking Contaminated Their Wells
September 9, 2025
The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
