On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Vote: Failed 212/218 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Failed 212/218 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
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H.Res. 601: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for
Vote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: NayVote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 601: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights …
Vote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: NayVote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
S. 272: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021
Vote: Passed 423/1 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Passed 423/1 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 23, 2021
S. 325: A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
Vote: Passed 418/7 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Passed 418/7 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 23, 2021
PA GOP Pledges Transparency On Redistricting | Across Pennsylvania, PA Patch
The Keystone State will lose one congressional seat as state and U.S. legislative maps are redrawn. Source: PA GOP Pledges Transparency On Redistricting
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
Senator Santarsiero Urges Bucks County Schools to Require Masks – MyChesCo
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) is urging six Bucks County school boards to adopt the Center for Disease Control
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
I Took My 12-Year-Old To A Press Conference About COVID Safety, And All Hell Broke Loose
Since my daughter was very small, she’s been asking to come along with me to protests and local political events. Now that’s she’s
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
Bucks County Updates COVID-19 School Guidance Amid Public Complaints over Mixed Messaging | WDIY
Bucks County has updated its COVID-19 guidance for public schools after the public complained of getting mixed messages at a time when new
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
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.
