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State Senator Steve Santarsiero Hosts Panel and Community Discussion at Bucks County Community College on Cell Phone-Free Schools
State Senator Steve Santarsiero believes managing cell phone use is needed to help mitigate the impacts on Pennsylvania students. He hosted a panel Thursday night at Bucks County Community College to engage the community in a discussion about the benefits of cell...
Budget Impasse Press Conference
Pennsylvania Senate Weighing School Cellphone Ban
(TNS) — The state Senate is poised to move forward on legislation to restrict cellphones in K-12 schools, although the specifics of the policy — whether an outright ban, or something less stringent — are still being worked out. At a hearing held by the Senate...
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prohibit Student Cellphone Use in Pennsylvania Schools
HARRISBURG – October 10, 2025 − Citing the steep decline in youth mental health and academic performance during the past decade, Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-7), Steve Santarsiero (D-10), and Devlin Robinson (R-37) today announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation...
Pa. senators push bill mandating cellphone-free school days
Harrisburg, Pa. — Citing the steep decline in youth mental health and academic performance during the past decade, Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Vince Hughes (D-7), and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced yesterday the introduction of bipartisan legislation requiring...
Electronics Recycling Event This Weekend At Central Bucks East
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA - State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Rep. Tim Brennan (D-29) are teaming up to host an Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, Oct. 4 in Central Bucks County. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Central Bucks East...
Senator Santarsiero Speaks Out for Privacy Rights of Voters
BUCKS COUNTY − September 29, 2025 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) issued the following statement today in response to the United States Department of Justice filing a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for refusing to turn over sensitive...
Community Discussion: Cell Phone-Free Schools
Panel To Discuss Student Cell Phone Bans
State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, a Democrat, will host the event Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Zlock Auditorium at the Bucks County Community College’s Newtown Township campus. The event will feature a panel to share information and resources regarding the...
Senator Santarsiero to Host Community Discussion on Cell Phone-Free Schools
BUCKS COUNTY — September 18, 2025 — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will host a community discussion on cell phone-free schools on Thursday, September 25th at 7:30PM in the Zlock Auditorium at the Bucks County Community College campus in Newtown Township. “Each...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: American Democracy Is the Frog and the Water Is Starting to Boil
ABC/Disney’s craven decision to cancel Jimmy Kimmel should worry all Americans. The fact that yet another corporation has caved under pressure from the Trump Administration is concerning enough. That the pressure was in direct response to Mr. Kimmel voicing his...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero hosts PennDOT road tour in Lower Bucks County
State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) hosted state Department of Transportation officials on a road tour around the 10th Senate District, announcing planned roadway repair projects, highlighting needed improvements, and applauding work that has recently been...
Senator Santarsiero Hosts PennDOT Road Tour Highlighting Roads in Need of Repair
BUCKS COUNTY − August 20, 2025 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) hosted state Department of Transportation officials on a road tour around the 10th Senate District, announcing planned roadway repair projects, highlighting needed improvements, and applauding...
Bucks County Democratic Lawmakers Speak Out on SEPTA Funding Crisis, Criticize State Senate Republicans for Failing to Reach Sustainable Solution
Local Democratic lawmakers called the Republican State Senate transit bill, which failed to pass a Thursday night vote, a “Band-Aid” for SEPTA funding that didn’t offer a sustainable long-term solution during a press conference hosted by State Sen. Steve Santarsiero...
Press Conference on SEPTA
Gov. Shapiro Visits New Amazon Data Center In Bucks County
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Gov. Josh Shapiro appeared in Falls Township late last week to help launch the new high-tech Amazon data center. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero joined Shapiro Thursday at the site of the new data center at the North Point Keystone Trade Center on the...
Transit for all PA Rally
Transit for all PA Rally: Senator Santarsiero Remarks
Bucks Co. Lawmaker Ready To Hit The Road For Annual Tour
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY — State Sen. Steve Santarsiero is taking it to the streets. The senator will host PennDOT representatives as he takes his annual road tour on Thursday around the 10th Senate District, which includes parts of Lower Bucks County.
State Lawmaker To Join PennDOT On Summer Road Tour In Bucks
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) will be hitting the road with officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) during a summer road tour on Thursday through the 10th Senatorial District, which stretches from Buckingham...
Buckingham Awarded $2M For PFAS Remediation System
BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA — Buckingham Township has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) to build a new PFAS remediation system at the Hearthstone water treatment facility. The project will include the...
Pedestrian Crossing Warning Signals Debut At 2 Newtown Twp. Locations
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — Two new pedestrian safety signals are officially in operation at Sycamore Street and Silo Drive and at the mid-block crossing at Tara Boulevard and Newtown-Yardley Road. State Senator Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren were joined by...
Senator Santarsiero & Representative Warren Inaugurate Newtown Township Crosswalks
BUCKS COUNTY – July 21, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Perry Warren (D-31) joined today with Newtown Township elected officials and residents to celebrate two important pedestrian safety improvements in the township, highlighting the important ongoing state and local partnerships to improve pedestrian accessibility and safety for community members.
Santarsiero, Brennan-Backed Water Treatment Project in Buckingham Township Granted State Funding
BUCKINGHAM TWP − July 17, 2025 – State Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tim Brennan, both D-Bucks, today announced a $2,057,063 grant to Buckingham Township from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) to build a new PFAS remediation...
Bucks Lawmakers Bringing ‘Workforce On Wheels’ To Newtown
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Rep. Perry Warren (D-31) are partnering with PA CareerLink in Bucks County to host a mobile assistance event for job seekers on Wednesday, July 30 at the Bucks County Community College Newtown Campus....
Bucks County shelter for domestic violence survivors expanding with help of state grant
A project to expand Bucks County's only domestic violence shelter got a $6.11 million boost in state funding. The funding comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan...
Upper Makefield residents want DEP enforcement action on jet fuel pipeline leak. What’s next
State officials told Upper Makefield residents Tuesday that new testing near a pipeline leak showing "elevated" levels of certain toxic chemicals is surprising and needs to be investigated. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials made these...
Bipartisan group of legislators announce advancement of flood risk bill
WILKES-BARRE — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers from the Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force on Tuesday announced the advancement of legislation that would give Pennsylvania home buyers information regarding flood risks when purchasing residential...
Amazon Applauded For Coming To Bucks County. Find Out Why.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Amazon's decision to choose Bucks County as one of two places in Pennsylvania to build a high-tech data center is being applauded by local lawmakers. State Rep. Jim Prokopiak and State Sen. Steve Santarsiero celebrated the announcement that Falls...
$2.87M Awarded To Bucks Co. Organizations For Housing Support Projects
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has announced more than $2.8 million in grants for multiple Bucks County projects under the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement program. The announcement was made by State Senator...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: The GOP’s Budget Bill Will Take Food Away From Hungry Pennsylvanians
Thirty-five years ago, I was a young law student at Penn working at a student-run clinic for food stamp recipients at Community Legal Services’ offices at 52nd and Chestnut Streets in West Philadelphia. It was there that I met my wife, Ronni, who was a fellow student...
Senator Santarsiero Slams SNAP Benefit Cuts
BUCKS COUNTY – July 2, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) issued the following statement today in response to the likely impact of cuts to SNAP benefits in the Congressional Budget & Reconciliation Package (“Big Beautiful Bill”): “Thirty-five years...
State Senator Steve Santarsiero: It’s Possible to Be an Advocate for the Homeless and Believe Encampments Are Not a Good Idea
The Bucks County Beacon recently published what purported to be a news story on the passage of Senate Bill 780, a piece of legislation that addresses homeless encampments. I say purported, because in the second paragraph of the piece, its author abruptly veers from...
Guest column: PRESS-ing for more wind and solar power in Pennsylvania
A lot has changed since 2004. In that year, some enterprising Harvard students launched TheFacebook, Yahoo.com was the most visited website and a ninth grade student named Taylor Alison Swift was looking for a record deal.
Lawmakers Call On DEP To Take Action Against Sunoco Over Upper Makefield Pipeline Leak
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Two Bucks County lawmakers have sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection urging them to bring an enforcement action against Sunoco/Energy Transfer to compel the remediation of contaminated wells near the...
Senator Santarsiero & Rep. Warren Call for State-Led Enforcement Action in Sunoco Pipeline Leak
BUCKS COUNTY – June 19, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Perry Warren (D-31) sent a letter urgently requesting the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) bring an enforcement action against Sunoco/Energy Transfer to...
SEPTA Rally with Lt. Gov. Davis at Croydon SEPTA Station
Senator Santarsiero & Rep. Brennan Announce $10,000 for Fonthill Castle Restoration Project
BUCKS COUNTY – June 12, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tim Brennan (D-29) announced today the award of $10,170 in state grant funds for a restoration project at Fonthill Castle through the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $2.87 Million in Housing Support Funding
BUCKS COUNTY – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today $2,870,000 in state grant funding for multiple projects in Bucks County through the PA Housing Finance Agency’s Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE)...
Senator Santarsiero Announces $6.11 Million for Bucks County Domestic Violence Shelter
BUCKS COUNTY – June 10, 2025 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced today the award of $6,110,000 to Bucks County and A Woman’s Place to build a new domestic violence shelter. The funding is through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and...