Bucks County Beacon
The Bucks County Beacon is a standalone news source dedicated to delivering news, insights, and viewpoints from a progressive angle. We focus on stories that are often overlooked by other local media, particularly the rising danger of right-wing extremism impacting our schools, government, and democracy. Over the last ten years, local media in Bucks County has suffered due to corporate job cuts, and the Beacon aims to address this loss of information. We feature contributions from writers and activists, many of whom are local residents of Bucks County or are engaged in reporting and advocacy throughout Pennsylvania for a more progressive tomorrow.
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2 days ago |
buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo
The courts are saving the Institute of Museum and Library Services – at least for the time being. But the threat isn’t gone yet. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s funding cuts to dismantle the IMLS, Reuters reported. Then on Tuesday a Rhode Island judge issued a preliminary injunction. Rhode Island District Court Judge John J.
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4 days ago |
buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania sent a letter Monday to Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran demanding he immediately withdraw his office’s application to become a partner in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model.” The letter noted that the Bucks County Commissioners – the county’s legitimate “governing body” – had not voted for or approved a resolution or ordinance to allow the ICE agreement – something legally mandated by the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Pennsylvania...
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4 days ago |
buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo
Democrat Mallory McMorrow (MI-13) knows how to fight back – and she’s written a political resistance roadmap anyone can follow. “I wrote ‘Hate Won’t Win’ to answer the question I’ve heard from thousands of people across the country: ‘I’m overwhelmed. I want to do something—but I have no idea where to start,’” McMorrow said in an email.
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1 week ago |
buckscountybeacon.com | Erin Jay
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR, alleging bias in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations.
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1 week ago |
buckscountybeacon.com | Melinda Rizzo
Philadelphia-based Disability Rights Pennsylvania, a federally-funded advocacy group, could be hard hit by the Trump Administration’s sweeping proposed budget cuts. The agency recently released a scathing 73-page report about abuse allegations in an autism classroom at Central Bucks School District’s Jamison Elementary. The DRP report found credible evidence a teacher and educational assistant abused autistic students in their care.
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