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Senator Santarsiero Defends Integrity of Pennsylvania Elections, Calls for Unity
HARRISBURG – November 13, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) called on all elected officials – Democrats and Republicans alike – to reject publicly the claim that there was fraud in the process leading up to the November 3rd election and in the...
Senator Santarsiero Asks For Unity Following The Election
Honoring Our Veterans
Senator Santarsiero to Host Virtual Veterans Expo on November 12, Providing Information on Jobs, Benefits, and Community Resources
BUCKS COUNTY – November 6, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host a virtual Veterans Expo on Thursday, November 12th at 7:00 PM. Sen. Santarsiero will be joined by speakers from Bucks County Military and Veterans Affairs, the Department of...
Senator Santarsiero Introduces Pennie.com – PA’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Warren and Galloway Announce $500,000 in Funding to Morrisville Borough School District
BUCKS COUNTY – October 23, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representatives Perry Warren (D-31) and John Galloway (D-140), announced today that Morrisville Borough School District will receive $500,000 in supplemental funding from the...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $625,000 in State Grants for Local Trail Development
BUCKS COUNTY – October 16, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $625,000 in state grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to New Britain Township and Solebury Township for the development of...
Senator Santarsiero Financial Planning Seminar
Senator Santarsiero Announces $535,425 in State Funding to Area Fire, Rescue and EMS
BUCKS COUNTY – October 9, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced twenty-six area fire, rescue, and EMS will receive $535,425 in funding to offset expenses related to COVID-19, under the COVID-19 Crisis Fire, Rescue and EMS grant from the Office of...
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Ullman Announce $81,200 for Acquisition of State Game Lands in Haycock Township
BUCKS COUNTY – October 8, 2020 – There will be an additional 15 acres of State Game Lands in Haycock Township, thanks to a grant for $81,2000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, announced State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and...
Policy Hearing on Electricity Outages, Reliability, and Preparedness
Democratic Lawmakers Host Hearing on Electricity Outages, Reliability, and Preparedness
Harrisburg – September 29, 2020 – The Senate Democratic Policy Committee today held a virtual public hearing today at the request of Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D- Bucks) to focus on electricity outages, reliability and preparedness. “At the end of the day, we need to...
Wolf: State poised to uphold ACA if courts repeal federal law
For Middletown Supervisor Anna Payne and others living with cystic fibrosis, a potential decision from the U.S. Supreme Court could be a matter of life and death, she said Tuesday. Payne joined Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers in Doylestown Borough on Tuesday morning...
Lower Makefield rededicates six Civil War tombstones during ceremony at Slate Hill
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> In the quiet solitude of the Slate Hill Cemetery, residents and community leaders gathered on Sept. 25 to rededicate six Civil War tombstones, two that had faded with time and four that were stolen, destroyed or never placed. Veterans of Foreign...
Kayden’s Law has a real chance
In these fractious times, we often use this space to critique our state legislature for the things it isn't doing, often because partisan politics gets in the way. So it's only fair that today we praise the 14 members of the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee for...
East Rockhill wants changes to quarrying permit from state lawmakers, DEP
East Rockhill officials were suspicious of a nearby quarry's records to keep an active mining permit, where 500 tons of stone had to be removed annually to keep a state permit. On Tuesday, supervisors unanimously approved a resolution asking the state legislature and...
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Warren and Ullman Announce $320,000 in State Funding for Community Conservation Partnership Projects
BUCKS COUNTY – September 24, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representatives Perry Warren (D-31) and Wendy Ullman (D-143) announced $320,000 in Community Conservation Partnership Program grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and...
Senator Santarsiero Announces Kayden’s Law Unanimously Voted Out of Senate Judiciary Committee
HARRISBURG – September 22, 2020 – Earlier today, Senate Bill 868 (Kayden’s Law), a bill that would revamp the state’s child custody laws, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sponsored by Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Kayden’s...
Doylestown biotech center begins expansion
The nonprofit Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) in Doylestown recently began a $19 million expansion project. A total of 41 companies work at the location, but there are more than 70 member companies. Expansion is expected to create more than 100 jobs and...
Kayden’s Law, In Honor Of Slain Bucks Co. Girl, Moves Forward
LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — A child-protection bill named for a slain 7-year-old from Lower Makefield is now making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature. S.B. 868, known as Kayden's Law, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday...
COSTARS Event
Senator Santarsiero Joins Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center Construction Kickoff for Expansion Project
DOYLESTOWN, PA – September 18, 2020 – Construction has begun on a $19 million expansion of the nonprofit Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC), which is one of the nation’s most successful life sciences incubators. Last night, Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10)...
3 Doylestown Veterans’ Groups Get $37K In State Funding
DOYLESTOWN, PA — Three Doylestown-based veterans' groups will receive $37,312 in awards through the Veteran Trust Fund Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. American Legion Post 210 will receive $12,500, Operation Homefront will...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Ullman Announce $37,312 in State Funding to Doylestown Veterans Groups
DOYLESTOWN – September 17, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Wendy Ullman (D-143) announced $37,312 in awards to three Doylestown veterans’ groups through the Veteran Trust Fund Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Military and...
Santarsiero co-hosts Senate hearing on COVID-19 impacts on historic, arts and cultural industry
DOYLESTOWN >> Two Bucks County cultural institutions were featured in a Senate committee hearing that highlighted the value of historic, arts and cultural organizations to our local and state economies, and the support they need to survive the challenges of the...
Lawmaker announces more than $210K in funding for Bucks County cultural organizations, museums
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $211,408 in funding through the COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program, administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). The funds were part...
Senator Santarsiero Announces More Than $210,000 in Funding to Local Cultural Organizations and Museums
BUCKS COUNTY – September 15, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $211,408 in funding through the COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program, administered through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development...
Oversight board’s approval starts next phase of Pennsylvania’s contested attempt to join regional cap-and-trade program
Pennsylvania is one step closer to joining a regional program meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Quality Board on Tuesday approved a draft regulation to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The vote was 13-6. The board’s vote...
Pennsylvania plan for carbon cap on power plants advances
A state environmental board took a key step on Tuesday to advance Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to curb carbon dioxide emissions by making Pennsylvania’s fossil fuel power plants begin paying to release pollution that contributes to climate change. The Environmental Quality...
Senator Santarsiero Co-Hosts Hearing on Impacts of COVID-19 on Historic, Arts and Cultural Industry
BUCKS COUNTY – September 14, 2020 – Two Bucks County cultural institutions were featured in a Senate committee hearing that highlighted the value of historic, arts and cultural organizations to our local and state economies, and the support they need to survive the...
Senator Santarsiero Announces Over $8.5 Million in Funding to Assist Crime Victims and Provide for County Probation Program
BUCKS COUNTY – September 10, 2020 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $8,512,517 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) will be helping Bucks County organizations and localities serve victims of crimes and...
Lawmaker announces more than $8.5M in funding to assist crime victims
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) has announced that $8,512,517 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) will be helping Bucks County organizations and localities serve victims of crimes and assist with offender...
Reflecting on 9/11
Bill to keep Pa. out of regional cap-and-trade program passes, but faces governor’s veto
After a contentious move on the floor of the state Senate, a measure to stop Pennsylvania from entering a regional program to curb greenhouse gas emissions is heading to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. House Bill 2025 would require legislative approval for Pennsylvania to...
PECO Outages For First Day Of School Being Rescheduled
Tuesday is the first day back to school virtually for students in the Pennsbury School District. PECO, as part of an ongoing maintenance project, had planned to shut off service at times between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday in parts of Falls Township.
Gov. Wolf awards $1.1 million to biotech center in Buckingham for COVID-19 work
Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County is once again in the spotlight, this time as the recipient of more than $1 million in state grants to help with research in pursuing a treatment and vaccine for COVID-19. Of 23 state awards, the biotechnology center,...
PA Biotech Center of Bucks County lands $800K grant to advance COVID-19 research
DOYLESTOWN >> The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County will receive $803,306 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Office of Technology and Innovation.
Senator Santarsiero Announces More Than $800,00 to Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County to Advance COVID-19 Research
DOYLESTOWN – August 28, 2020 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced that the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County will receive $803,306.00 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Office...
Fearing Delays and Chaos, Swing States Weigh Early Counting of Mail-In Ballots
The cumbersome and sometimes slow counting of an expected record number of mail-in ballots — especially in some crucial swing states — could delay results and open the door to challenges in this year’s elections. In 13 states and the District of Columbia, including...






















