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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...
Senate Santarsiero Welcomes Champion Wrestlers, Sement and Williams, to Harrisburg
BUCKS COUNTY – June 4, 2025 − State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) yesterday welcomed two state champion wrestlers from his district to the Capitol, Eren Sement of Newtown Township and Chase Williams of Buckingham Township. “These two incredible athletes have...
Senator Santarsiero Paul Miller’s Law Message
Santarsiero, Davis Announce State Funding for Armstrong Middle School Solar Project
HARRISBURG, May 21, 2025 – Sen. Steve Santarsiero and State Rep. Tina Davis today announced a $400,000 state grant awarded to the Bristol Township School District for the Armstrong Middle School Solar Project. The funding, provided through the Solar for Schools Grant...
Senator Santarsiero Remarks Opposing SB 9
Senator Santarsiero and Representative Davis Applaud $2 Million DCED Investment in Bristol Township
BUCKS COUNTY − May 6, 2025 − Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tina Davis (D-141) applauded Governor Shapiro’s award of $2 million for the redevelopment of North Wilson Avenue in Bristol Township through the Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to...
Senator Santarsiero Statement Calling for Head Start Funding
BUCKS COUNTY− May 2, 2025 − The following statement is attributable to Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) in support of the Federal Government funding Head Start and Early Head Start Programs: “Hundreds of young children in Bucks County are at risk of losing critical...
Bucks Democratic Lawmakers Call for Full SEPTA Funding
BUCKS COUNTY – May 2, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) yesterday called on Republicans in the General Assembly today to fully fund SEPTA in this year’s state budget. Joined at the Levittown SEPTA station by Representatives Tina Davis (D-141),...
Support SEPTA Funding Press Conference
Newtown ‘Scam Jam’ Offers Tips To Protect Against Fraud
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — State Senator Steve Santarsiero is teaming up with State Rep. Perry Warren and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities to bring "Scam Jam" to Newtown Township on Friday, May 2. The event, taking place from 10 a.m. to noon at the...
College Prep Night 2025
Senator Santarsiero & Representative Brennan to Host College Prep Night on April 30th
BUCKS COUNTY – April 23, 2025 – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) and Representative Tim Brennan (D-29) will host College Prep Night on Wednesday, April 30th to help area students and families prepare for college savings, planning and admissions. The free event...
REAL ID Webinar with PennDOT
Disability Fair in New Hope Helps Those in Need with Resources
For the second year, disabled residents in Bucks County will have the chance to explore and have questions answered about county and state resources meant to serve and assist them at the Bucks County Disability Resource Fair in New Hope. The event is hosted by State...
Upper Makefield’s state and federal reps weigh in on pipeline leak
As the arduous investigation into and cleanup of jet fuel that leaked from an underground pipeline in Upper Makefield Township continues, related developments unfold nearly every day — like the three sternly written letters by elected officials sent at the same time...
Santarsiero, Bartolotta Unveil Bill to Help Families of First Responders Who Die by Suicide
HARRISBURG – March 27, 2025 – Sens. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) introduced legislation to provide emergency and law enforcement personnel with post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI)-related death benefits. The bill is named for Bryan F. Gray, a...
SB 110 Bryan’s Law Introduction Press Conference
Sunoco to stop attending public forums about Upper Makefield pipeline leak
Sunoco plans to revert back to one-on-one discussions with Upper Makefield Township homeowners affected by the leak of jet fuel from an underground neighborhood pipeline, it was concluded following another taskforce meeting packed with angry residents and elected...
How Is President Lincoln Being Remembered For Bristol Stop?
BRISTOL BOROUGH, PA — It was a message of unity. Then President-Elect Abraham Lincoln was headed on his train to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration when he made a historic stop in Bristol Borough on Feb. 21, 1861. This past week, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and...
200 Tickets Issued As Lower Bucks Co. Truck Ban Underway
MORRISVILLE, PA —In the first two months of enforcement of the prohibition of trucks weighing more than 10 tons on South Pennsylvania Avenue, Morrisville Borough police have issued more than 200 tickets and are educating truck drivers about alternate routes. State and...
Grants presented to Lower Bucks communities from Multimodal Transportation Fund
Yardley, Morrisville, Upper and Lower Makefield among the towns receiving grants from Pennsylvania Community and Economic Development Department's Multimodal Transportation Fund.
Morrisville Borough Truck Ban Underway, 200+ Tickets Issued
BUCKS COUNTY — February 27, 2025 — State and local officials credit a new truck ban with finally decreasing commercial truck traffic in a residential area in Morrisville Borough. In the first two months of enforcement of the prohibition of trucks weighing more than 10...