Millions of Americans will lose health care and food assistance—and many state budgets will go deep in the red—unless statehouses get to work.
“Families in Bucks County and across the state are in crisis—not due to negligence on their part, but due to failures within a system that was supposed to protect them,” said Levittown parent Marlyn Rivera.
In Pennsylvania, for example, officials expect more than 300,000 residents to lose health coverage through Medicaid and over 140,000 to lose food assistance as a result of the GOP’s spending cuts.
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
If the two-year limit is enacted, evictions are expected to skyrocket, resulting in an increase in homelessness.
The Bucks County Opportunity Council is asking for sponsors to donate gift cards and school supplies for low-income families.
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.
“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.
“If anyone is looking for the true human cost of these thoughtless and heartless cuts being rammed through by the Trump administration, look no further,” said Bucks County Board of Commissioners Chair Bob Harvie.
Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney bought Shankweiler’s Drive-In in Orefield, Pennsylvania, in 2022 after learning the property might be sold to developers.
“We have witnessed the devastating consequences of these types of devices, and the loss of life is nothing short of heartbreaking,” said York City Council President Edquina Washington.
The judicial races have become more partisan following court battles over mail voting and redistricting.
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, 45, is viewed by party operatives as a rising star in Pennsylvania. She will try to unseat Republican freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan.
CEO pay has risen nearly 35 percent since 2019 in absolute terms, while their median worker pay hasn’t even kept up with the U.S. inflation rate.
