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News

Trump, tech giants sign ratepayer protection pledge on data center energy costs

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Steve Ulrich

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge.

News

Pennsylvania sues over Trump’s new global tariffs

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026
Steve Ulrich

Section 122, which has never been invoked, gives the president temporary authority to address balance-of-payments deficits.

Community

Shapiro administration issues over $4.1 Million in new PIDA Loans for businesses in Bucks, Erie, and Lancaster counties

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026
Press Release

Since the Shapiro Administration took office in 2023, PIDA has approved $161,400,538 in low-interest loans.

News

Central Bucks board backs statewide bell-to-bell cellphone ban

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Tony Di Domizio

In a resolution approved at its Thursday night meeting, the board expressed unified support for a Senate bill to effect the ban.

Op-Ed

To cell or not to cell 

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026
Carol Dubas

The parents I spoke to disagreed with the mandates in the Senate bill that required no cellphones on school grounds during school hours.

Op-Ed

Politicians in Pennsylvania should focus on real issues, not cellphones

February 25, 2026February 23, 2026
Jamie Walker

I personally want my child to have a phone on them for many reasons, the first being safety.

Op-Ed

When politics can’t tell the truth about the human person

February 16, 2026February 13, 2026
Josue Sierra

What we are witnessing in American politics, and in Pennsylvania, is a deep shift in how we understand what it means to be human.

News

Shapiro’s power plans draw mixed reactions

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026
Lauren Jessop

Shapiro’s plan’s critics say artificially suppressing prices sends the wrong market signals, discouraging investment and stifling new supply. 

Op-Ed

Governor Shapiro’s budget and the vice economy

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Publius Pax

When a state begins to rely on the vices of its citizens to balance its books, it loses the moral authority to lead those citizens.

News

Shapiro proposes $53.3B budget for FY27; draws battle lines heading into 2026 elections 

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
Steve Ulrich

The proposal estimates the state’s revenues at only $48.68 billion, with the shortfall requiring a transfer of $4.6 billion from the state’s reserves.

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Neshaminy vs. Pennsbury 5.6.26

Neshaminy vs. Pennsbury 5.6.26

schedule May 06 2026
ink_pen Matt Mirro

The Neshaminy Redskins take on the Pennsbury Falcons in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.

  • Notre Dame vs. Hamilton West 5.6.26
  • Notre Dame vs. Lawrence 4.30.26
  • Nottingham vs. Hopewell Valley 4.30.26
  • Robbinsville vs. Steinert 4.30.26

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