July 30, 2025
On June 30, 2025, Pennsylvania’s leading “broadband-for-all” advocates, including over 30 elected officials, sent a letter to Governor Shapiro urging him to challenge President Trump’s illegal termination of $65 million in federal “Digital Equity Act” grants. These...
July 17, 2025
Senate Resolution 133 Recognizes Industry’s Efforts to Combat Opioid Crisis HARRISBURG, PA – July 17, 2025 – The Pennsylvania Senate has officially designated the week of July 21-25, 2025, as “Construction Opioid Awareness Week” through Senate...
July 11, 2025
West Chester, PA – July 7, 2025 – Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS Training Institute, an emergency medical provider that covers ten municipalities in the West Chester area, is getting a new EMS-capable, all-terrain utility vehicles (UTV) thanks to grant funding...
June 25, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced important updates to the state’s Naloxone Standing Order, effective May 8, 2025. After thorough review and consultation with stakeholders including law enforcement and emergency services, Secretary of Health...
June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025 − Three local organizations have been awarded funding through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) during their June 12 meeting. The awarded organizations include: PA State System of Higher Education Foundation: $174,428 for their...
June 11, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA − June 11, 2025 − State Senator John I. Kane today announced that the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has approved funding for multiple projects in Chester and Delaware Counties through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and...
June 10, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA − June 10, 2025 − The Senate Labor and Industry Committee today unanimously passed Senate Bill 72, legislation that strengthens protections for construction workers who are misclassified as independent contractors. The bill, sponsored by Senators Kane,...
May 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA − May 14, 2025 − Today, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine ways to protect Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and economy with a skilled, protected, and reliable workforce. “The testimony we heard today from...
April 21, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – April 21, 2025 – Today, Prospect Medical Holdings filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a motion to close Crozer Health and all of the outpatient facilities licensed with the hospital. The Delaware County Legislative Delegation made...
April 2, 2025
Harrisburg, PA − April 2, 2025 − Senate Democrats held a press conference on Wednesday to kick off Fair Housing Month, observed nationally every April, and call for state action on Housing. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa was joined by Democratic...
April 2, 2025
CHESTER, PA − April 2, 2025 – State Senator John I. Kane and State Representative Carol Kazeem are pleased to announce their upcoming Senior Expo on Thursday, April 10th, 2025. The event will be held at the Upper Chichester Township Municipal Complex, located at...
March 10, 2025
ASTON, PA − March 10, 2025 − On March 10 at 2 PM EST, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine the impact of hospital closures in Pennsylvania, focusing on potential declines in public health, economic growth, and community...
March 5, 2025
CHESTER, PA – March 5th, 2025 — Senator Kane, along with the Delco District Attorney’s Office & PennDOT, are proud to announce a Senior Scam Prevention & Real ID event at the Chester County Senior Center on Wednesday, March 19th, at 10:30 AM. This event...
February 27, 2025
February 27, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – February 27, 2025 – State Senator John I. Kane today announced the approval of $1,034,219 in Multimodal Transportation Fund grants for four critical infrastructure projects across the 9th Senatorial District. “These investments represent...
February 27, 2025
February 24, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – February 24, 2025 – Today, State Senator John I. Kane today announced $455,831 in Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Act 13 grants for four community enhancement projects across Delaware County in the 9th Senatorial District. The funded...
February 6, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – February 6, 2025 – A federal bankruptcy court judge today approved the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s plan to keep Crozer Health operating, providing a small but critical win for maintaining local, accessible healthcare in Delaware...
February 3, 2025
Harrisburg, PA − February 3, 2025 − Senator Kane released the following statement following Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announcement that the PA Department of Agriculture has taken a new, proactive step, in issuing a quarantine order to control Phorid Flies,...
January 29, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — January 29, 2025 —Today, State Senator John I. Kane today announced $455,831 in Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Act 13 grants for four community enhancement projects across Delaware County in the 9th Senatorial District. The...
January 14, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 14, 2025 – Members of the Delaware County State and Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council yesterday held a press conference to address the recent announcement that Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. has filed for...
January 12, 2025
Submitted by the Delaware County State Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council: Senators Amanda Cappelletti, John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams, and Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Gina H. Curry, Lisa Borowski, Heather...
January 7, 2025
December 5, 2024
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA − December 5, 2024 − This week marks a significant step forward for healthcare access in Delaware County. Christiana Care’s announcement of a new healthcare campus in Aston represents exactly the kind of responsible, community-focused...
November 1, 2024
