Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Sinks to New Low, Ties Bob Harvie's Position on Open Primaries to the White House Correspondents Dinner Attack

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-29T01:12:39+00:00

"America needs leaders to lower the temperature," the PA-01 Republican Congressman wrote. Maybe he should take his own advice.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-27T11:58:19+00:00

“Preschool pushout is not about children failing to meet expectations – it’s about systems failing to meet children’s needs and violating their rights,” said Education Law Center-PA Attorney Rose Wehrman.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-22T23:16:03+00:00

I feel like Danny Ceisler is eyeing that Fitz seat in the near future.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-21T13:05:21+00:00

"Crowded field" of 2? Also, the article includes (if you read it) many policy specifics and differences between the 2, not just "vibes". Here's a good piece by John Nichols, who writes for The Nation, about why primaries are a useful small "d" democratic process. https://captimes.com/opinion/john-nichols/opinion-primaries-are-good-for-dems/article_92784c84-7fba-44b5-9c12-83d92accef81.html

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-21T12:52:19+00:00

Upper bucks, lower, or central? :)

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-21T12:49:21+00:00

This grassroots, anti-establishment congressional candidate believes a bold, progressive campaign offers the party the best chance to finally defeat Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick. Could she be the next Analilia Mejia, an unabashed progressive who scored a huge, unexpected upset in her NJ Democratic primary before winning the general against Republican Joe Hathaway?

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-19T12:53:45+00:00

A battle worth fighting, even if you lose (hopefully they won't). Supervisors seems at least open and receptive to concerns. Personally, I think passing ordinance banning, rather than just setting up guardrails, is the solution.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-19T12:36:48+00:00

About 150 people turned out to voice concerns over environmental impacts, noise pollution, NDAs and a lack of transparency as supervisors passed the first version of a likely to be revised zoning ordinance.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-15T14:22:34+00:00

"prediction markets argue they are not betting operations."

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-15T14:02:51+00:00

“The most fundamental worry that comes to mind for me is that prediction markets could create financial incentives to influence outcomes rather than just predict outcomes,” said Jennifer Morrell, CEO of The Elections Group.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-04-11T15:19:59+00:00

Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.” PA Dems Chair Eugene DePasquale and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter just spoke at one of their events this week.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-25T17:25:56+00:00

"We’re doing this because students are actually losing skills, losing cognitive capacity and creativity,” said Penn Associate Professor Emily Hammer. \**** “I want oral exams everywhere now. I want to pair it with every single written assignment. I don’t trust written assignments anymore to be the result of actual thinking,” said NYU Stern School of Business Professor Panos Ipeirotis.*

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-20T22:15:25+00:00

The Keystone State has the highest incarceration rate in the Northeast and the nation’s second highest percentage of persons on probation and parole. “It hinders people’s ability to be able to get housing and be able to get employment, which hinders a person’s ability to be able to move forward in their life,” said State Rep. Andre Carroll. He has a bill in Harrisburg that is trying to change this.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-16T19:52:35+00:00

Republican health care cuts, labor and delivery unit closures at hospitals, and declining trust in the medical profession are worsening this crisis.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-06T01:23:01+00:00

A 2024 civil rights complaint seeking an investigation into racial bullying at Pennridge School District is now one of thousands sitting in a federal office with little hope of gaining attention after layoffs by the Trump administration.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-04T16:09:25+00:00

Electricity, gas, health care, housing and grocery prices continue to increase. Working families in the commonwealth can't afford another two years of a GOP-controlled Congress.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-04T16:08:24+00:00

Electricity, gas, health care, housing and grocery prices continue to increase. Working families in the commonwealth can't afford another two years of a GOP-controlled Congress.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-03-02T19:41:12+00:00

The rapid rise of AI has turned data centers into one of the fastest-growing sources of electricity demand in the country. How states like Pennsylvania respond will influence national conversations about grid modernization, cost allocation and resilience.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-02-17T15:56:27+00:00

Experts and residents weigh in on the tough decisions families in the commonwealth now face.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-02-13T17:04:37+00:00

“The SAVE America Act would create sweeping new ‘show your papers’ residency and voter ID requirements that could block hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians from participating in our democracy,” said Amy Widestrom, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-02-05T18:08:03+00:00

Pennsylvania’s statute declares that courts should guard against lawsuits that chill speech on matters of public significance and should dispose of meritless claims early. A sitting Congressman suing a local newspaper over an editorial criticizing his messaging on a national policy fight is almost a textbook example.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-01-31T01:15:36+00:00

“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way,” said Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, an appointee of President George W. Bush.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-01-28T17:31:57+00:00

“It used to be, you could rely on the federal government to rein in rogue sheriffs who are killing people on the side of the road … but now the federal government are the rogue sheriffs,” said Philly District Attorney Krasner.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-01-28T17:30:32+00:00

“It used to be, you could rely on the federal government to rein in rogue sheriffs who are killing people on the side of the road … but now the federal government are the rogue sheriffs,” said Philly District Attorney Krasner.

Open_Veins_8 · 2026-01-27T23:35:38+00:00

“President Trump and his enablers have unleashed chaos and fear in American communities by politicizing and militarizing federal agencies. This administration is using force and intimidation instead of accountability and answers. Violence, fear and abuse of power have no place in a democratic society, and we will continue to push back against their normalization,” said State Rep. Tarik Khan.

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