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Lower Makfield, Newtown awarded multimodal transportation improvement grants
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) have announced the award of Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants to Lower Makefield Township and Newtown Township. Lower Makefield Township will receive $353,000,...
Senator Santarsiero and Senator Mensch ‘Upskirting’ Legislation Advances Unanimously from Senate Judiciary Committee
HARRISBURG – April 21, 2021 – Legislation sponsored by Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) advanced unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today. This legislation will more substantially criminalize the act of “upskirting” in...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Galloway Announce $125,000 in State Funds for Local Park and Recreation Improvement Projects
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative John Galloway (D-140) announced the award of $125,000 in state funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for projects in...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Polinchock Announce nearly $250,000 in State Grants for Chalfont Borough Trail Project
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative Todd Polinchock (R-144) announced the award of $249,971 in state funds to Chalfont Borough from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Polinchock Announce Award of $480,000 to New Britain Borough for Transportation Improvements
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative Todd Polinchock (R-144) announced the award of $480,000 in Multimodal Transportation Grant funds to New Britain Borough through the Pennsylvania Department of...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Warren Announce $675,000 Awarded in State Funds for Local Transportation Improvement
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative Perry Warren (D-31) announced today the award of Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants to Lower Makefield Township, Newtown Township and Yardley Borough. Lower...
Senators Santarsiero, Haywood, Comitta Announce Legislation to Expand Pennsylvanian’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Ahead of Earth Day
BUCKS COUNTY – April 21, 2021 – State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Art Haywood (D-4) and Carolyn Comitta (D-19) announced today during a virtual press conference that they will be introducing SB 300, a bill to expand the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio...
PA Senate Dems: Earth Week 30 by 30
Senator Santarsiero’s Floor Remarks on SB 521
Senator Santarsiero Urges Vote on Statutory Fix for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
HARRISBURG – April 19, 2021 – The following statement is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Democratic Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee: “Throughout the debate around a two year window for childhood sexual assault survivors to sue their...
Bill seeks $50k in student loan aid for first-time homebuyers in PA
College graduates purchasing a new home in Pennsylvania could get up to $50,000 in student loan debt paid if a new state Senate bill were enacted. The Put Down Roots in PA Act introduced this week would cover student loans for tuition at two- or four-year colleges and...
Senator Santarsiero to Introduce Legislation to Help Pay Off Student Loans for New Pennsylvania Homeowners
BUCKS COUNTY – April 16, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today that he will be introducing legislation to help young adults become Pennsylvania homeowners. The legislation, known as the Put Down Roots in PA Act, would pay off up to...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $302,792 in State Multimodal Grants to Pennridge School District
BUCKS COUNTY – April 16, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today that Pennridge School District will receive $302,792 in state funding from the Pennsylvania Department...
Senator Santarsiero, Representative Warren Announce $462,147 in State Multimodal Grants for Local Transportation Improvement
BUCKS COUNTY – April 16, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative Perry Warren (D-31) announced today the award of Multimodal Transportation Fund Grants to Yardley Borough and Morrisville Borough. Yardley Borough will receive...
Local State Senator Calls For Expanding Drop Boxes, Pre-Canvassing
A state senator that represents part of Lower Bucks County is introducing legislation to allow counties to pre-canvass mail-in ballots and provide a minimum of one drop box for every 20,000 residents. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, a Democrat from Lower Makefield...
Senator Santarsiero Announces Bucks and Montgomery Counties Join Lawsuit to Protect Delaware River; Filing of Motion to Dismiss the Case
Senator Santarsiero Announces Bucks and Montgomery Counties Join Lawsuit to Protect Delaware River; Filing of Motion to Dismiss the Case
BUCKS COUNTY – April 15, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) held a virtual press conference today, along with Bucks County Commissioners Diane Ellis-Marseglia and Bob Harvie, Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan, and Steve Miano, counsel representing the...
Senator Santarsiero to Introduce Legislation to Allow Counties 21 Days to Pre-Canvass Mail-In Ballots
BUCKS COUNTY – April 12, 2021 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today that he will be introducing legislation to guarantee a more timely count of ballots on Election Day by allowing counties additional time to pre-canvass mail-in ballots. The...
Senator Santarsiero Hosts Community Conversation Highlighting Legacy of Henry Mercer on Bucks County
BUCKS COUNTY – April 9, 2021 – Eccentric art, architecture and paw prints were the topics of a recent Community Conversation State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) hosted with Kyle McKoy, President & Executive Director of the Mercer Museum & Fonthill...
Santarsiero Bill Would Expand Ballot Drop Box Access
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The state senator representing most of Bucks County has introduced a bill that would expand access to ballot drop boxes in future elections. Sen. Steve Santarsiero, a Democrat, has filed what he's calling The Safe Drop Act. The bill would require...
Senator Santarsiero to Introduce Legislation to Expand Ballot Drop Box Access
BUCKS COUNTY – April 6, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today that he will be introducing legislation to make voting easier for Pennsylvanians. The legislation, called the Safe Drop Act, requires counties provide a minimum of one...
Pa. federal court fight over Delaware River fracking ban heats up
In a local story with national implications, Republicans and Democrats in the state Senate are waging legal war over a regional reguiatory agency’s decision to impose a de facto moratorium on natural gas drilling in the Delaware River basin.
Senator Santarsiero Announces Democratic Lawmakers Motion Granted to Intervene in DRBC Lawsuit
BUCKS COUNTY – March 29, 2021 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) held a virtual press conference last week to announce the Democratic Senators’ motion to intervene in Yaw v. Delaware River Basin Commission was granted by the judge on Friday, March 19, 2021....
Five local religious organizations receive security improvement grants
A total of $98,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) that will help local religious schools and houses of worship make security improvements has been awarded through the commission’s Non-Profit Security Grant Program. The...
PA Democrats allowed to intervene in lawsuit challenging fracking ban in Delaware River watershed
The first round in the ongoing lawsuit challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's authority to ban fracking in its jurisdictional waters has gone to the State Democratic Caucus. A knockout blow could be landing as soon as April. "About two weeks ago in New...
State senators put forward legislation to keep residents in their homes during COVID-19 crisis
HARRISBURG >> New legislation introduced by Senators Katie Muth (D–Montgomery/Chester/Berks), Steve Santarsiero (D–Bucks) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) will ensure Pennsylvanians are able to stay safely housed for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis and...
Pa Senators Put Forth Bold Legislation to Keep Residents in their Homes
HARRISBURG, PA − March 23, 2021 − New legislation introduced by Senators Katie Muth (D–Montgomery/Chester/Berks), Steve Santarsiero (D–Bucks), and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) will ensure Pennsylvanians are able to stay safely housed...
Sen. Santarsiero Gun Violence Remarks
Senator Santarsiero’s Remarks on HB14
Senator Santarsiero Voices Support for State Solar Energy Commitment, Calls for Modernization of Renewable Energy Standards
BUCKS COUNTY – March 22, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) today applauded Governor Wolf for the Commonwealth’s commitment to solar energy and called on the General Assembly to take up legislation to modernize the Alternative Energy Portfolio...
During Bucks County Visit, Governor Says School Staff Vaccinations Going Well
While there is growing discontent in the Philadelphia suburbs over vaccine distribution, Gov. Tom Wolf visited Bucks County Friday to announce vaccination efforts for school staff was going well. Earlier this month, Wolf’s administration and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task...
Southeast PA Senators Urge Equity in Vaccine Distribution, Oppose Proposed Singular Vaccine Site
Chester, PA – March 19, 2021 – Yesterday, a bipartisan group of Senators representing Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties sent a letter to Governor Wolf, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam, and the members of the COVID-19 Vaccine Joint Task Force,...
Democrats step in to counter GOP fracking suit
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) was joined by Democratic colleagues Friday in New Hope to announce their action to protect clean drinking water from environmental hazards of fracking. Their action was in response to a lawsuit filed by Republican senators against...
Senator Santarsiero Introduces Resolution Recognizing March as Endometriosis Awareness Month
BUCKS COUNTY – March 17, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) introduced Senate Resolution 44, seeking to recognize March 2021 as Endometriosis Awareness Month. “Endometriosis is a painful condition that only affects women, and can cause long-term...
Sen. Santarsiero Remarks on Discrimination
Senator Santarsiero Announces $16,155 in State Grant to Solebury Township for Body Worn Cameras for Police
BUCKS COUNTY – March 16, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced Solebury Township will receive $16,155 through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Federal Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program Funds. ...
Solebury To Get State Money For Police Body Cameras
SOLEBURY TOWNSHIP, PA — Solesbury Township is getting money from the state to help buy body cameras for its police officers. The township will receive $16,155 through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero announced. He said...
Special Committee on Election Integrity and Reform
Growing concerns: Farmers in Bucks facing racism, land costs and affordable health care
Racism, land acquisition costs and health care are just a few of the grave issues facing farmers in Bucks County, with several county farmers airing their concerns during state Sen. Steve Santarsiero's recent virtual agriculture roundtable. The roundtable, co-hosted...
Senate Democrats fire back against Republican lawsuit seeking to overturn Delaware River Basin fracking ban
NEW HOPE BOROUGH >> Standing on the banks of the glistening Delaware River Friday afternoon, State Senator Steve Santarsiero and the Senate Democratic Caucus fired back against a federal lawsuit filed by their Republican counterparts seeking to overturn a fracking ban...