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Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates, academics and business groups Monday on a renewed push to give minimum wage workers in Pennsylvania a raise to $15 an hour. Over 100 people attended the Zoom hearing on minimum wage hosted by the Pennsylvania Senate...

NEWTOWN, PA — The Pennsylvania Senate representative for District 10 congratulated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol. A Scranton native, he won...

While shocking, the events of Jan. 6, 2021 were hardly surprising. Leaving aside Donald Trump’s often abhorrent behavior over the last four years of his presidency, his actions in just the last few months were a strong signal of what was to come. At the first...

The head of the Pennsylvania Senate said Friday night the Republican caucus will wait for a court ruling before making a decision on filling a seat from western Pennsylvania. Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, said Friday night the Senate Republicans...

HARRISBURG — Trump flags outnumbered U.S. flags in the "America First" crowd yelling outside Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's office window. About 200 self-described patriots were pledging their allegiance to the outgoing president and pleaded for Pennsylvania state...

Pennsylvania lawmakers in Washington, Harrisburg and the Lehigh Valley are reacting to the breach of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump that forced a halt to the certification of the Electoral College vote Wednesday.

A number of state and federal lawmakers representing the area have responded after attackers took siege of the U.S. Capitol during Congress’ certification of President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory. After rioters broke through law enforcement barriers, members of Congress...

A Western Pennsylvania lawmaker who won re-election in November was not sworn-in to the state Senate on Tuesday with the rest of the victors, as Republicans voted to deny his seating and ponder a challenge by his electoral opponent. Sen. Jim Brewster, a McKeesport...

A long-awaited $8.7 million project to rehabilitate 11 historic homes and other structures throughout Washington Crossing Historic Park in Upper Makefield should start next month, state Senator Steve Santarsiero, D-10, Lower Makefield announced. The work, which has...

WASHINGTON CROSSING, PA — The groundbreaking for the $8.7 million rehabilitation project at Washington Crossing Historic Park will be held in February, local elected officials announced Monday. The project, which will involve fixing 11 historic homes and other...

A total of $3.5 million in state grant funds have been awarded to improve local infrastructure, health and safety, and arts and culture in Bucks County, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) said. The awards will go to New Hope Borough, Doylestown Hospital, Bucks County...

NEWTOWN, PA — The Bucks County Conservation District will receive $262,558 in grant funding for a water quality improvement project at an equine facility in Newtown Township, state elected leaders announced Wednesday. The improvements that will be made through the...

WEST CHESTER — State Sen.-Elect Carolyn Comitta, state Sen. Tim Kearney, and state Sen. Steve Santarsiero will hold a virtual town hall meeting with Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine to answer residents’ questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and...

NEW HOPE >> New Hope Borough has been awarded a $1.75 million dollar grant towards the construction of a new parking garage, funded by Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. “Council and I extend our deepest gratitude to State Senator Steve...

The nonprofit Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (OHMTEC) has been awarded $500,000 in Pennsylvania state funding through the Redevelopment Assistance Capitol Program (RACP). RACP is a commonwealth grant program administered by the Office of the...

BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) has announced that $3.5 million in state grant funds to improve local infrastructure, health and safety, and arts and culture in Bucks County, which will help grow and strengthen businesses, while providing a...

MORRISVILLE BOROUGH >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) have announced $1.5 million in state grant funding for improvements in Morrisville Borough. The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks will receive $1...

A new, five-level parking garage in New Hope is one of several projects included in some $7.5-million in state grants awarded Tuesday to wide-ranging economic redevelopment projects throughout Bucks County. The 350-car garage will receive about $1.75 million in grant...