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YARDLEY BOROUGH, PA — The borough has received a $350,000 grant to restore Yardley Borough Hall. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) — along with State Rep. Perry Warren — recently announced that they secured the state funding for the borough. Yardley Borough is...

NEWTOWN, PA — The Council Rock Newtown 9-to-11-year-old Little League team was recognized on Monday by State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The team had an incredible season, capturing the District 30, Section...

A new rescue engine for the Midway Volunteer Fire Company is on its way, thanks to recent state funding, Buckingham Township officials announced Friday. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Representative Tim Brennan secured $900,000 in state funding for the...

BUCKS COUNTY, PA – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will introduce legislation establishing an Office of Manufactured Housing Ombudsman to help Pennsylvania manufactured home residents understand their rights and resolve disputes with community owners. Sen....

Pennsbury Manor in Falls Township has secured $50,000 in state funding to install a public Wi-Fi network across the historical site. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Jim Prokopiak, both Democrats, announced the grant award earlier this month.

Two area lawmakers are calling on federal regulators to halt consideration of a proposed $85 billion transcontinental rail merger until environmental and safety evaluations can be completed.

PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA — Two projects in Plumstead Township will benefit from the latest round of state funding grants coming out of Harrisburg. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Sheby Labs on Tuesday announced that $350,000 would be coming to the...

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA— After years of planning and overcoming challenges, construction of a new pedestrian bridge between Newtown Borough and Newtown Township is a go. On Wednesday, the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted a bid from Road Con,...

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Nine projects and community agencies and institutions in the Doylestown area will benefit from the latest round of state grants coming out of Harrisburg. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tim Brennan have announced the following Local...

Two prominent Bucks County institutions are among the winners of a $2,887,209 state grant package supporting 13 projects in the Doylestown and New Hope area, according to a BioBuzz article by Kizzle Lopez. The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center will receive $433,092 to...

Millions of dollars in state funding are headed to local municipalities and organizations after the state’s Local Share Account program announced its awards recently. Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County and the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority will receive $1...

NEWTOWN, PA — Two projects in Newtown and neighboring Lower Makefield will benefit from the latest round of state grants coming out of Harrisburg. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren on Tuesday announced nearly $1.1 million in state Local Share...

NEW HOPE, PA — Four projects in New Hope Borough and Solebury Township will benefit from the latest round of state grants coming out of Harrisburg. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tim Brennan on Tuesday announced the following Local Share Account grants...

This year, we mark the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in our history: September 11, 2001. It is a day that touched each of us who were alive at that time. In my case, after witnessing the events of that terrible morning from my office window in Newark,...

At a meeting Wednesday night, Sunoco LP and parent company Energy Transfer presented its cleanup plan for the estimated 6,500 gallons of jet fuel leak from its pipeline that contaminated well water in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township. The company submitted its...

This June, Pennsylvania Senator Cris Dush, R-25, introduced SB599 to the Pennsylvania Senate State Government committee, where he serves as majority chair and I serve as minority chair. Senate Bill 599 would prohibit the use of county satellite offices and drop boxes...

For the fifth consecutive year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have missed a constitutionally-imposed budget adoption deadline. After failing to reach a spending plan before the mandated June 30 deadline, Republicans allegedly left Harrisburg Tuesday to celebrate the nation’s...

This June, Pennsylvania Senator Cris Dush, R-25, introduced SB599 to the Pennsylvania Senate State Government committee, where he serves as majority chair and I serve as minority chair. Senate Bill 599 would prohibit the use of county satellite offices and drop boxes...

A local state senator is planning to introduce a bill that will put Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) framework for data center projects into state law. State Sens. Steve Santarsiero, of the 10th Senatorial District, and John Kane, who...