Tougher DUI penalties urged in Deana Eckman’s name

Tougher DUI penalties urged in Deana Eckman’s name

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer joined the parents of a woman killed by an impaired driver in 2019 during testimony before the state Senate Transportation Committee last week on proposed legislation to increase penalties for repeat DUI offenders....
Efforts to prevent suicide center on awareness campaign and legislation

Efforts to prevent suicide center on awareness campaign and legislation

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States – claiming the lives of more than 48-thousand people in 2019, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. September is suicide prevention month, an opportunity to draw awareness to this national crisis...

New report shows reason you keep receiving robocalls

PHILADELPHIA (WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — A looming deadline should finally force all U.S. phone companies to take stopping robocalls seriously. In 2019, Congress passed the TRACED Act, which mandated phone companies install caller ID verification to squash illegal...
Do Not Sell Firearm Registry To Reduce Suicides

Do Not Sell Firearm Registry To Reduce Suicides

CHESTER – In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, Sen. John Kane of Chester & Delaware Counties has introduced legislation aimed at reducing suicide deaths in PA. His Senate Bill 816 will create a voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearm Registry to reduce self-harm and...
Help is Here

Help is Here

OpEd by Senator John Kane

It’s been a challenging month for working Pennsylvanians: the Supreme Court struck down the federal eviction moratorium; expanded pandemic unemployment benefits are ending; Hurricane Ida devastated our communities. But there are also still an unprecedented number of support programs available to help families get back on their feet. This is what we, as elected officials, should be doing right now: supporting working families as best we can. I wanted to take a few minutes and highlight some of the resources available to Pennsylvanians.

Comitta, WCU to hold roundtable on hunger on college campuses Monday

Comitta, WCU to hold roundtable on hunger on college campuses Monday

WEST CHESTER – State lawmakers, officials, student advocates, and representatives from anti-hunger organizations will gather at West Chester University (WCU) on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at 10 a.m. for a roundtable discussion on food insecurity on college...
Parents Fight For ‘Deana’s Law’ In PA To Battle Repeat DUIs

Wolf’s New School Mask Mandate Divides PA Legislators, Activists

Just weeks after saying he wouldn’t impose any more mask mandates, Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf reversed course on Tuesday with an order from the state Department of Health mandating mask-wearing in K-12 public schools. The decision has lawmakers and key players in...
Tougher DUI penalties urged in Deana Eckman’s name

Overdose candlelight vigil brings overdoses out of the darkness

MEDIA – A candlelight vigil was held on the steps of the Delaware County Courthouse Tuesday evening to honor the lives lost to overdoses. Drug overdoses killed a record number of Americans in 2020, jumping by nearly 30%. More than 93,000 people died of a drug overdose...
Do Not Sell Firearm Registry To Reduce Suicides

Overdose Awareness Day In PA

HARRISBURG – PA marked International Overdose Awareness Day on the steps of the state Capitol today. Sen. John Kane of Chester & Delaware Counties addressed a gathering of the world’s largest campaign to end overdoses, remember those who have died, and...
Overdose Awareness Day

Overdose Awareness Day

Today is International Overdose Awareness day, the world’s largest campaign to end overdose, remember those that died, and raise awareness about preventing overdoses. In Harrisburg, State Senator John Kane said that the Pandemic had accelerated the number of...
It’s time to change solitary confinement in Pennsylvania

It’s time to change solitary confinement in Pennsylvania

OpEd by Senator John Kane “I can emphatically say I have more trauma from six months in solitary than four combat tours in the Marines.” This is what we heard from a solitary confinement survivor, Reverend Dr. Chris Kimmenez, at our policy hearing this past...
Groundbreaking for new KSQ library

Groundbreaking for new KSQ library

It’s been more than two decades in the making, but after almost 30 years of talks, arguments, and controversy, ground was broken for a new library in Kennett Square. The Kennett Library board held a brief ceremony at the Willow and State Street site Thursday morning....
PA Senate Dems Host Policy Hearing on Solitary Confinement in PA

PA Senate Dems Host Policy Hearing on Solitary Confinement in PA

Harrisburg – August 10, 2021 – At the request of Senator John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) and Representative Tina Davis (D- Bucks), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hybrid in person and virtual public hearing to discuss the use of...