Newsroom
Child Custody Hearing Highlights
Senator Steve Santarsiero Participated in the Diwali Celebration at The State Capitol
Senator Santarsiero Hosts KidsFest
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Warren, Galloway, Announce School Safety Grants
HARRISBURG – October 18, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representatives Perry Warren (D-31) and John Galloway (D-140) announced nearly $60,000 in grants will be awarded to schools in their districts through the Pennsylvania Department of...
Policy Committee Hearing on Child Custody Issues
To protect children from abuse, lawmakers urge passage of ‘Kayden’s Law’
When 7-year-old Kayden Mancuso’s father killed her in his Philadelphia home last year, her mother vowed to take action. Kathryn Sherlock and her husband, Brian, met with Gov. Tom Wolf to seek support for “Kayden’s Law,” a measure that would better protect children...
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Warren, Galloway Announce Grant for Morrisville Free Library
HARRISBURG − October 17, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representatives Perry Warren (D-31) and John Galloway (D-140) announced the award of a Keystone Grant totaling $52,500 to Morrisville Free Library for the replacement of the slate roof of...
State Senate Policy Committee Holds Hearing on Child Custody Issues
LOWER MAKEFIELD − October 17, 2019 – At the request of state Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on Santarsiero’s SB 868, or “Kayden’s Law,” which would provide children in the family court system with greater legal...
Senators Santarsiero, Iovino, Hughes and Brooks to Introduce Legislation to Protect Healthcare Rights of Pennsylvanians
HARRISBURG − October 15, 2019 − In an effort to protect the healthcare rights of Pennsylvanians in the event the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is overturned through judicial actions at the federal level, state Senators Steve Santarsiero (D-10), Pam Iovino (D-37), Vincent...
Senator Santarsiero to Host KidsFest in Morrisville
NEWTOWN – October 10, 2019 – On Saturday, October 19th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm, state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host a KidsFest at Morrisville High School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. There will be more than 30 vendors with fun and valuable...
KAYDEN’S LAW: Bucks County lawmakers introduce bills to ensure children in custody disputes are protected
NEWTOWN >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), state Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Perry Warren (D-31), and family members of the late Kayden Mancuso, held a press call on Oct. 4 to announce the introduction of SB 868, and a companion House Bill, also...
Lawmakers introduce ‘Kayden’s Law’ after murder of Bucks County child
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing a legislation to reform the child custody hearing process after the murder of Kayden Mancuso. Kayden, 7, was murdered by her father last summer during an unsupervised visit. Jeffrey Mancuso, her biological father,...
Bucks lawmakers introduce custody bill in honor of Kayden Mancuso
Pennsylvania child custody laws let judges deciding child custody matters treat past violent and criminal behavior of a parent as equal to things like the distance between parents’ homes and the availability of extended family. A newly introduced piece of legislation...
Senator Santarsiero, Representatives Davis and Warren, Promote Child Custody Bill
NEWTOWN − October 4, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), state Representatives Tina Davis (D-141) and Perry Warren (D-31), and family members of the late Kayden Mancuso, held a press call this afternoon to discuss SB 868, and the companion House Bill, also...
Comcast Newsmakers Green Energy Standards Interview
Comcast Newsmakers Safe Storage Interview
Tullytown Levittown Station Ribbon Cutting
New Levittown SEPTA Station Makes ‘Transformational Change’
It was a rainy day five years ago when officials gathered to announce the Levittown Train Station was going to be rebuilt. On Thursday with rain falling again, many of those same officials announced the construction on the SEPTA station along the Trenton Line had...
Climate Caucus Praises Governor’s Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
HARRISBURG − October 3, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and state Representative Steve McCarter (D-154), co-chairs of the bipartisan, bicameral Climate Caucus, along with vice-chair state Representative Carolyn Comitta (D-156) offered praise for Governor...
Officials celebrate renovation of SEPTA’s Levittown Station
Federal, state and county officials joined together Thursday to celebrate the official completion of the station’s renovation off Route 13 in Tullytown. As state Rep. John Galloway puts it, for years SEPTA’s dilapidated Levittown Station in Tullytown was a “symbol of...
College Financial Planning Seminar – Central Buck High School West
‘1 Day Longer, 1 Day Stronger’: United Automobile Workers In Langhorne Standing Strong As GM Strike Reaches Day 13
LANGHORNE, Pa. (CBS) — Thousands of United Automobile Workers remain off the job. Saturday marked Day 13 of the nationwide strike against General Motors. Officials were back at the bargaining table on Saturday after talks ended Friday night with no deal. For nearly...
General Motors workers rally 2 weeks into strike
For two straight weeks, the picket line continues outside of The General Motors Plant in Langhorne, Pennsylvania as members of United Auto Workers 2177 continue to strike. On Saturday, several unions came out to a rally to throw their support behind the GM employees....
UAW Rally in Falls Township
Senator Santarsiero Calls for Immediate Action on Gun Safety Legislation Following Judiciary Committee Hearings
HARRISBURG – September 25, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10), co-chair the PA SAFE Caucus, a bicameral body dedicated to reducing gun violence, issued the following statement following two days of hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Behavior...
Judiciary Committee Hearing on Behavioral Health, Second Amendment Rights, and other Gun-Related Issues – Day 2
Senator Santarsiero Remarks about Gun Violence before Senate Judiciary Hearings
Judiciary Committee Hearing on Behavioral Health, Second Amendment Rights, and other Gun-Related Issues – Day 1
Senator Santarsiero Holds Addiction Prevention and Recovery Open House
LOWER MAKEFIELD – September 23, 2019 − During National Recovery Month, state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) hosted an Addiction Prevention and Recovery Open House at William Penn Middle School in Yardley. “Addiction touches every community, and ours is no...
Policy Committee Hearing on Eliminating the Rape Culture Epidemic
State legislators tour bridges due for replacement
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) investment....
State Senator Steve Santarsiero hits the road with PennDOT; lawmaker tours district’s roads and bridges
BUCKS COUNTY >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced during a road tour with state and local representatives that two local bridge replacement projects and several repaving projects will be the focus of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $377,000 in Grants for Local Infrastructure Improvement Projects
BUCKS COUNTY – September 17, 2019 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced $377,000 in grants for Morrisville Borough, Yardley Borough, Lower Makefield Township, and the Delaware Canal to preserve and improve important community and natural resources....
Remembering Malcolm Crooks
Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislators Applaud Advancement of Methane Rules in Face of Federal Rollbacks
HARRISBURG, PA − September 17, 2019 – A bipartisan group of state legislators announced today that the Wolf administration is moving forward with a state Department of Environmental Protection rule to cut methane pollution in Pennsylvania, particularly from the oil...
Senator Santarsiero Hosts Open House on Addiction Tour
Tullytown’s Volunteer Firefighters Celebrate 100 Years With Parade
Sirens blared through 2.1-square-mile Tullytown Borough late Saturday morning as its volunteer fire company marked 100 years of service. The parade started at the Walt Disney Elementary School and head onto Levittown Parkway to Route 13, onto Fallsington Avenue and...
NEVER FORGET: Bucks County comes together at the Garden of Reflection to mark 18th anniversary of 9/11
LOWER MAKEFIELD >> In the quiet embrace of the Garden of Reflection, hundreds gathered on Wednesday to remember and reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001. During morning and evening ceremonies, family members joined friends and members of the clergy as they shared...
Senator Santarsiero Announces over $2.5 Million in Grants for Bucks County Victim Support Organizations
BUCKS COUNTY – September 12, 2019 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced the award of over two and half million dollars in state grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for A Woman's Place and Network of Victim...
Speed Up Repairs To Limekiln Road Bridge, State Lawmakers Urge
DOYLESTOWN, PA — A much-needed local bridge project was a main focus Wednesday as lawmakerS and PennDOT officials toured roadways in need of repair in Bucks County, including the Limekiln Road bridge in Doylestown. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and other local...






















