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Two bills, one in the state House and one in the Senate, would alleviate the burden placed on drivers and businesses whose tolls are used to build roads and bridges statewide.  The bills would provide Pennsylvania-based businesses and motorists a commuter tax credit...

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10), and state Rep. Perry Warren (D-31) held a press conference near the Scudder Falls Bridge interchange in Lower Makefield to announce SB 451 and HB 329, legislation that would alleviate some of the burden placed on Pennsylvania-based...

The East Rockhill supervisors voted this week to continue legal action against the controversial quarry north of the Pennridge Airport. East Rockhill is continuing its opposition to the controversial Rockhill Quarry, after the township Board of Supervisors voted...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – With tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike continuing to increase, some state lawmakers are introducing bills aimed at relieving the burden on drivers. State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and Rep. Perry Warren (D-Bucks) have introduced bills...

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-Bucks) and state Rep. Perry Warren (D-Bucks) recently announced legislation that would provide a tax credit to cover 50 percent of a taxpayer’s toll-related expenses for the taxable year up to $500. “Commuters, families, and businesses...

YARDLEY, PA — Lawmakers in Bucks County are pushing for a new law that would give commuters, including those who drive back and forth into New Jersey, a break on tolls. On Friday, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Perry Warren held a press conference near...

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-10, and Rep. Perry Warren, D-31, introduced bills that could refund drivers half what they pay in Pennsylvania tolls through a tax rebate. Local lawmakers are proposing two bills that they say could refund up to $500 to drivers using...

LOWER MAKEFIELD >> Commuters who use the Delaware River toll bridges and the Pennsylvania Turnpike would receive a tax credit under legislation being proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives. With tolling set to begin at the new Scudder Falls...

Tolls start Sunday on the new Scudder Falls Toll Bridge that connects I-295 in Pennsylvania to New Jersey over the Delaware River. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s electronic tolling gantry heading from Mercer County,...

Imagine you are an opioid addict leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, and a man standing outside the building strikes up a conversation. He understands what you’re going through in the difficult and often discouraging fight to end your dependence on drugs. Even...

LOWER MAKEFIELD >> A butterfly fluttered through the air, occasionally landing on one of the many gift baskets on display at the park’s pavilion just off of Edgewood Road. Friends and family of 14-year-old Josh Goldinger, who was struck and killed by a car in 2017...

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP >> Thousands jammed Sycamore Street on Sunday for the rescheduled Welcome Day bringing with it a sea of color, delicious smells and summer excitement. While the day turned out to be a hot one, Newtown Business Association leaders weren’t sweating the...

Eating disorders are recognized as the most fatal mental illnesses. Someone dies as the result of an eating disorder about once an hour, according to the Eating Disorders Coalition. Eating disorders affect Pennsylvanians from all backgrounds. Genetics, environmental...

State Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, and state Sen. Steve Santarsiero, D-Bucks, joined Gov. Tom Wolf in hosting longtime local and national baseball writer Jayson Stark at the state Capitol in Harrisburg earlier this month to celebrate his election as the 2019 winner of...

Local and state officials gathered outside the County Theater in Doylestown Thursday, June 13, to celebrate receipt of a $64,500 state grant that will fund renovations to the facade of the historic Art Deco movie house. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum...

Two bills introduced by state Sen. Steven Santarsiero, D-10, and Rep. Tom Murt, R-152, would require schools to provide eating disorder educational materials to parents of students in fifth through 12th grades. New legislation from two area lawmakers seeks to educate...

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP >> State Senator Steve Santarsiero on June 14 joined local and county officials in cutting the ribbon on his new district offices on the second floor of the Santander Bank building at the intersection of Terry Drive and Newtown-Yardley Road in Newtown.

DOYLESTOWN >> The landmark County Theater in Doylestown will undergo a facade rehabilitation thanks to a $64,500 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Standing beneath the theater’s distinctive marquee, the theater’s executive director John...

The funds will contribute to the cinema’s ongoing expansion and restoration efforts With a restoration project in its sights, the County Theater’s effort got a boost from the state Thursday that will help preserve its landmark front and marquee.

Lawmakers, real estate professionals and others said more state funding for education would help lower-performing school districts and thus boost home sales and the tax bases for those districts. More state funding for public education would help strengthen...

Bucks County Democratic lawmakers want Pennsylvania to be the next state to make it illegal for health care providers to exploit patients to increase profits. Bucks County Democratic lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to punish drug treatment and testing...

HARRISBURG, PA — A Newtown Township resident and national baseball writer was recognized by lawmakers Monday at the state Capitol in Harrisburg for winning a prestigious sportswriting award. Longtime local and national baseball writer Jayson Stark was recognized by...

HARRISBURG >> The Pennsylvania State Senate and House on June 3 approved by unanimous consent resolutions introduced by State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) that congratulate Newtown resident and nationally recognized...

Bristol, Doylestown and Plumstead townships and Morrisville were all awarded grants through the Automated Red Light Enforcement program this week. State officials announced more than $1.3 million in state grants awarded to four Bucks County towns earlier this week...

Sen. Steven Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry Warren, both D-Bucks, announced last month that the state Department of Community and Economic Development is awarding a $40,000 grant to Newtown. The funds are being provided through the department’s Early Intervention...

NEWTOWN >> From the solitude of the Newtown Cemetery to Veterans Plaza on Historic State Street, Taps split the morning air as Newtown remembered the fallen on Memorial Day. Pausing first at the gravesite of Morell Smith, Newtown’s only native son who died fighting...

State Sens. Steve Santarsiero and Maria Collett want to give the state attorney general the ability to prosecute environmental crimes, without waiting for a referral from another agency. But detractors say authority should remain with the state DEP. State Sens. Steve...