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Fitzpatrick, Santarsiero urge EPA to close Rockhill Quarry
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on Thursday renewed calls to permanently ban mining at a controversial quarry in East Rockhill where naturally occurring asbestos was discovered over two years ago. The Republican lawmaker from Middletown urged the newly confirmed head of...
Santarsiero hosts Community Conversation with Pennsbury Manor director
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) highlighted the historic Pennsbury Manor in Falls Township, hosting a Community Conversation video discussion about the site, the many educational offerings and how it has stayed active through the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $98,000 in State Grants to Improve Security for Houses of Worship
BUCKS COUNTY – March 10, 2021 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $98,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) that will help local houses of worship make security improvements through its Non-Profit Security...
Constituents can get help from Santarsiero’s office with vaccine registration
Residents of the 10th Senatorial District in Bucks County who need help signing up for the coronavirus vaccine can call the offices of State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-10, in Doylestown and Newtown townships from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m Thursday to receive...
Focus on state parks at Pa. Senate budget hearing
HARRISBURG — The future of a state park system that has seen record visits during the past year but faces a backlog of infrastructure work was a key topic Tuesday during a Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing. A proposed $427 million budget will help the...
Santarsiero IFO Budget Hearing
Senator Santarsiero Hosts Community Conversation with Pennsbury Manor to Talk History, Community Offerings, Charter Day
BUCKS COUNTY — March 8, 2021 — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) highlighted the historic Pennsbury Manor in Falls Township, hosting a Community Conversation video discussion about the site, the many educational offerings and how it has stayed active through the...
Paul Witte, creative product designer and philanthropist, dies at 94
Paul Witte, 94, of New Hope, a creative industrial and product design engineer, local philanthropist, and cofounder of the 30-year-old Hepatitis B Foundation, died Saturday, Feb. 13, of complications from dementia at Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center...
Consumer Protection Week 2021
Senator Santarsiero Calls on Governor Wolf to Prioritize Vaccines for Teachers
BUCKS COUNTY − March 2, 2021 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) today called for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to expand Phase 1A eligibility to include teachers and school staff. In a letter to Governor Wolf, Sen. Santarsiero urged him to...
Senators to reintroduce health insurance bill
State Sens. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks County, and Michele Brooks, R-Mercer County, will reintroduce legislation that will allow children to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26. Under current Pennsylvania law, a child can stay on his or her parents'...
Senators Santarsiero, Brooks Reintroduce Bi-Partisan Legislation to Expand Health Coverage for Children Until Age 26
BUCKS COUNTY — March 1, 2021 — State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Michele Brooks (R-50) will be reintroducing legislation that will allow children to stay on their parent’s health insurance until age 26. Under current Pennsylvania law, a child can stay...
Santarsiero Legislation Would Extend Health Coverage For Children
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — State Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and Michele Brooks (R-Mercer) are reintroducing legislation that will allow children to stay on their parent's health insurance until age 26. Under current state law, a child can stay on their parent's...
BC Discoveries cuts the ribbon on new dance and acting studios at the Stocking Works in Newtown Borough
NEWTOWN BOROUGH >> BC Discoveries Dance & Theater Arts Company celebrated the opening of its new 3,500 square foot home on Sunday with an open house and a little dancing in the rain. Company director Kristina Tuxhorn joined State Senator Steve Santarsiero, Newtown...
VIDEO: Groundbreaking of renovations at YMCA Fairless Hills celebrated in virtual format
This week, ‘the walls came tumbling down’ as an exterior wall of the decades old YMCA building in Fairless Hill was demolished as part of a year-long renovation and revitalization project. On Friday, February 26, the community celebrated in virtual format with a Zoom...
Wall comes tumbling down at YMCA Fairless Hills as part of $12M renovation project
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP >> An exterior wall at the decades old YMCA in Fairless Hill came crumblin' down last week as part of a year-long renovation and revitalization project. On Friday, February 26, the community celebrated a virtual groundbreaking with a Zoom call...
Fracking Permanently Banned In Delaware River Basin
Hydraulic fracking has been permanently barred in the Delaware River basin. The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), which is overseen by the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and a representative from the federal government, voted 4-0...
Delaware River Basin Commission votes to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin
WEST TRENTON, N.J. >> The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on Feb. 25 approved a final rule prohibiting high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) in the Basin. In a separate action, the commissioners directed its executive director to propose amendments to update...
Statement: Senator Santarsiero Applauds DRBC Vote to Ban Fracking
BUCKS COUNTY − February 25, 2021 − The following statement is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) in response to the Delaware River Basin Commission Special Meeting on February 25, 2021: “I applaud the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) on its...
Sen. Santarsiero Love is Love Day Remarks
Senator Santarsiero Floor Remarks: Dick Allen Resolution
Senator Santarsiero’s Farmer’s Round Table
Sustainable Farming In Bucks Co. Focus Of Roundtable Event
BUCKS COUNTY — Local farming experts and state officials will take in part of a virtual roundtable discussion on supporting sustainable agriculture in Bucks County. The event will be live streamed at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. Click here to register. State Sen....
Donald Trump and the impeachment trial dividing America
Thick snow covers the fields along the road to Piketown, Pennsylvania. A frosty atmosphere has gripped the countryside. Months after the federal election, large banners in support of former US President Donald Trump still hang from verandas or cling to the facades of...
GUEST OPINION: We can and must do justice
Earlier this week it was revealed that the Pennsylvania Department of State failed to advertise the 2019 passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would allow the victims of child sex abuse, whose claims had been barred by the statute of...
We Can & Must Do Justice
Earlier this week it was revealed that the Pennsylvania Department of State failed to advertise the 2019 passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would allow the victims of child sex abuse, whose claims had been barred by the statute of limitations, a two-year window in which to file suit against responsible individuals and institutions. The failure to do so means that any such amendment must now wait at least another two years before it can be enacted.
Lower Makefield dry town no more? Historic farmhouse first restaurant with liquor license
Cameron Troilo Properties is the first business to obtain a liquor license in Lower Makefield after a referendum last year overturned the law governing the serving of alcohol in a historically dry town. The family-owned developer is renovating a historic farmhouse on...
Pa Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Get Justice for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Harrisburg, Pa. − February 1, 2021 − Pennsylvania Senate Democrats will introduce legislation to statutorily create a two-year window for survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice on claims that previously would have been time barred. This legislative solution...
Pennsylvania Senate committee approves child custody bill honoring Kayden Mancuso for second time
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has approved for a second time a bill that puts the health, welfare and safety of a child above other factors in parental custody matters. Senate Bill 78 — better known as Kayden's Law — was reintroduced and unanimously voted out of the...
Bill To Reform Child Custody Process Moves Forward
Legislation named after a Pennsbury School District student who was tragically murdered is moving forward in Harrisburg. Senate Bill 78, known as Kayden’s Law, came before the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee Monday and was voted with bipartisan support out of...
‘Kayden’s Law’ Quickly Clears Senate Committee
LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — A child-protection bill named in honor of a slain Lower Makefield girl was one of the first pieces of legislation approved by the state senate committee that was considering it. The bill, co-sponsored by Bucks County state Sen. Steve...
Bucks County hits grim milestone with over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths
At least 1,000 Bucks County residents have died from the coronavirus as of last week, a grim milestone surpassed as cases slow and vaccinations continue. Initial state Department of Health data put Bucks County’s deaths to COVID-19 at about 1,013 people as of Monday...
State Senator Santarsiero to host telephone Town Hall on COVID-19 vaccine
State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) is hosting a telephone town hall on Thursday, January 28 at 7 p.m. During the town hall, he will provide important information and updates on the state-wide COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan, along with local updates on when,...
Remarks on SB 78 – Kayden’s Law
Kayden’s Law Clears Senate Judiciary Committee in New Term
BUCKS COUNTY— January 25, 2021 — Senate Bill 78, known as Kayden’s Law, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon, one of the first bills to move out of the committee since the start of the new session. The bi-partisan...
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is the lowest in the region. Advocates tell lawmakers an increase is overdue.
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...
Santarsiero to serve as Dem Judiciary chair
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10th dist.) announced his appointment as minority-party chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition to his chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, Santarsiero will serve on the Appropriations, Consumer Protection &...
‘I Remain Optimistic’: Santarsiero Shares Inauguration Message
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...
COVID Vaccine Town Hall
Senator Santarsiero Announces Appointment as Democratic Chair of Judiciary Committee, Additional Committee Assignments
BUCKS COUNTY — January 15, 2021 — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced his appointment as Democratic Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In addition to his chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Santarsiero will also serve on the...