State lawmakers: Delco needs $10M for county health department

State lawmakers: Delco needs $10M for county health department

Delaware County legislators have called on the state to provide $10 million towards the establishment of the Delaware County Health Department. Ten legislators wrote a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf asking him to allocate Act 315 funds for the county to create its own health...

L&I Issuing Extended PUA Benefit Payments

Harrisburg, PA – Today, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Acting Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced that payments for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in the new federal CARES Act extension are resuming. “Since the...
Lawmakers confident of a safe inauguration day

Lawmakers confident of a safe inauguration day

WASHINGTON — Several elected Pennsylvania officials have fingers crossed that in Washington, Chester County and the rest of the country Americans will stay safe during today’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. U.S. Rep....
State lawmakers: Delco needs $10M for county health department

Capitol closure precautions welcomed by local legislators

The Pennsylvania Capitol will remain closed for most of this week following a violent insurgency in Washington, D.C., that left five dead, a move some local lawmakers said they agreed with. “While it’s regrettable that they’re necessary, the precautions in advance of...
Senator Kane Announces Committee Assignments for 2021-22 Session

Senator Kane Announces Committee Assignments for 2021-22 Session

Chester, PA – January 15, 2020 – Senator John Kane (D, Delaware/Chester) today announced his committee assignments for the 2021-22 session. Senator Kane will serve on the Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee, the Labor & Industry Committee,...