News
FACT FOCUS: Trump Says He’s Cut Drug Prices by up to 1,500%. That’s Not Possible
Cutting drug prices by more than 100% would theoretically mean that people are being paid to take medications.
AP
August 4, 2025
Health Care
News
Democratic State Senators Propose Bill To Strengthen Reproductive Freedom in Pennsylvania
“In Pennsylvania, our current law puts regulations around abortion care in the criminal code, and that is absolutely unacceptable. Health care is not a crime,” said State Senator Amanda Cappelletti.
Naomi Weiss
July 16, 2025
News
The GOP’s Budget Bill and Its Federal Funding Cuts Will Harm Bucks County Students
“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.
Melinda Rizzo
July 3, 2025
News
Here’s How Millions of People Could Lose Health Insurance if Trump’s Tax Bill Becomes Law
The bill is likely to reverse years of escalating health insurance rates in the country.
AP
July 3, 2025
News
States Can Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court Rules
Medicaid patients go to Planned Parenthood for things like contraception, cancer screenings and pregnancy testing, in part because it can be tough to find a doctor who takes the publicly funded insurance.
AP
June 26, 2025
Opinion
Dr. Oz, Senator David McCormick, and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick Want My Son to Prove That He Matters Enough to Keep Access to Medicaid
Doylestown’s Larissa Hopwood, a single mother of a 16-year-old with Type 1 diabetes, sounds off on what the heartless GOP budget bill will mean for her family.
Larissa Hopwood
June 25, 2025
News
Bucks County Nonprofits With Unique Missions Brace for Proposed Funding Cuts in Biomedical Research
They warn sweeping spending cuts across multiple federal agencies threaten jobs, research, and advances in public health across the world.
Special to The Bucks County Beacon
June 24, 2025
News
‘Stop the Billionaire Giveaway’ Tour Talks Medicaid and Tax Cuts at Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Office
Kristen Crowell, executive director of Fair Share America, said the GOP budget bill is the “most unpopular piece of legislation in the history of this country,” and Rep. Fitzpatrick should be aware of this.
Naomi Weiss
June 23, 2025
News
Report Says Nearly 1 in 3 Kids in Bucks County Rely on Medicaid. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Has Voted to Take Health Care Away from Them
“Tax cuts for some of the wealthiest Americans should not be funded on the backs of needy children,” said Pennsylvania State Senator Steve Santarsiero.
Pat LaMarche
June 11, 2025
Dark Money Conservative Group Running Praise Ads on Social Media Supporting Republican Brian Fitzpatrick
August 17, 2025
“It’s no surprise that billionaires and corporate special interests who are funding a dark money group are thanking Brian Fitzpatrick,” said Bob Harvie, Bucks County Commissioner.
Bucks County Man Who Died on Frontlines Defending Ukraine From Russia Will Be Honored at Local Ukrainian Folk Festival
August 13, 2025
The 34th Annual Ukrainian folk festival on August 24, landing on Ukrainian Independence Day, will be honoring Bobby Pietrangelo of Hilltown and Corey Nawrocki of Lansdale, who both recently lost their lives fighting as soldiers for Ukraine.
Concerned Citizens Are Fighting Back Against ICE Immigration Raids and Roundups in Lehigh and Bucks Counties
August 12, 2025
“These are our neighbors, colleagues, parishioners, our students – the cruelty with which this is happening and the pace is unacceptable. And a lot of people feel that way,” said Bucks County’s Barbara Simmons.
Trump to Deploy National Guard to Streets of DC and Place City Police Under Federal Control to ‘Liberate’ Nation’s Capital
August 11, 2025
He is also enlisting FBI, AFT, ICE, DEA, and U.S. Marshals Service agents to assist in his plans to purge the city of its homeless population and crack down on crime.
Democratic State Rep. Chris Rabb Proposes Bills to Bolster Local News Media (and Democracy) in Pennsylvania
August 11, 2025
“When communities lose access to independent journalism, transparency erodes, civic engagement declines, and government becomes less accountable to the people it serves,” said Rabb.
