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“This ruling sends a message, and it’s a cruel one,” said Planned Parenthood Keystone's Rainbow Room Director Marlene Pray.
The newspaper dates its history to 1786, and if it had been closed, it would have left Pittsburgh as the nation’s largest community without a city-based newspaper.
The proposals that drew the fiercest debate are among the most common requests from housing advocates.
Philly-based Sug Daniels kicks off the new concert season on May 7.
Highlander Research and Education Center is known as a place where civil rights activists and icons such as Rosa Parks and John Lewis received training in organizing and civil disobedience. A white-power symbol was spray-painted on the pavement near the site of the fire.
Opinion
I want every aspiring educator to benefit from a student teaching experience like I am without having to worry how they are going to fill up their gas tank or put food on the table when the day is done, writes Gavin Mitsdarfer.
The Republican incumbent running for reelection deserves an 'F' when it comes to working to fund Bucks County's underfunded schools.
Revenue from two new wealth tax proposals could be used for massive investments in affordable housing, universal childcare, expanded Medicare eligibility, tuition-free community college, and more.
“You can’t question authority in high-control environments and under patriarchy, men are the ones with authority. When men misstep, they can be absolved without any show of remorse or promise of change," said Sara Moslener, a lecturer at Central Michigan University and an expert on purity culture.
A wage hike would strengthen our entire economy from the ground up.
Education
Education reporter Peter Greene provides some questions educators, parents, students and taxpayers should be asking.
"We’re doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity,” said Penn Associate Professor Emily Hammer.
I believe it’s essential that teachers avoid suppressing spontaneous discussions and revamp how they approach difficult discussions about current events and other topics, writes Boaz Dvir, founder of Penn State's Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Initiative.
Nine of the county’s 13 districts share how they’re approaching the emerging technology in a survey by Technical.ly and the Bucks County Beacon.
Silence is not a safety plan, writes Maureen Kratz.
Elections
Advocacy group All Voting Is Local says yes, while Parsons categorically rejects the charge stating he has always followed the law.
The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists for federal child care subsidies, which support working families in poverty, continue to grow.
All 50 states require ballots to be cast or postmarked on or before Election Day, but 14 states have grace periods for receiving and counting regular mailed ballots, ranging from a day to several weeks after the election.
The great-grandson of President William Howard Taft spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about politics, policy, the upcoming Democratic primary in May, and more.
Health care costs now rank among voters’ top concerns in battleground districts in states like Pennsylvania.
“This includes millions of people who make up your communities, including married women, people of color and voters who live in rural areas,” said Fair Elections Center CEO Rebekah Caruthers.
Recent Votes:
- H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes. April 17, 2026Vote: Failed 197/228 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Aye
- H.Amdt. 175 (Scott) to H.Res. 1175: An amendment to strike the first section after the resolving clause and insert a new paragraph providing for the consideration of H.R. 8035. April 17, 2026Vote: Failed 200/220 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
- On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments … April 17, 2026Vote: Passed 211/210 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
- H.Res. 1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. April 16, 2026Vote: Passed 219/207 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea