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‘Nothing about us without us’ : Pa. advocates address statewide challenges to recovery
Savage Sisters Recovery — now operating five recovery houses, with a sixth in the works — started as a way for co-founder Sarah Laurel to share resources with people recovering from substance use disorder. Laurel has research and data to inform how the Philadelphia...
To honor Dr. King’s legacy, raise the minimum wage
OpEd by Senator John I. Kane
59 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He asked the audience of 250,000 how, a century after the end of slavery, Black Americans still “live[d] on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” For Dr. King, the protesters were at the capital to “cash a check”, and to finally make the promise of the American Dream a reality for everyone, regardless of the color of their skin.
Senate Dems to Host Virtual Hearing Next Week on Recovery Challenges with Substance Use Disorder
ROYERSFORD, January 14, 2022 – State Senator Katie Muth, chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, will join Senators John Kane and Christine Tartaglione to host a virtual public hearing next Thursday at 10 a.m. to discuss recovery challenges...
Senate Democratic Policy Committee Jan. 28 Hearing On $300 Million Anthracite Ridge Wind Farm In Schuylkill County
On January 28, Senate Democratic Policy Chair Katie Muth (D-Chester) will join Senator John Kane (D-Chester) to host a virtual public hearing on the proposed Anthracite Ridge Wind Farm Project in Schuylkill County. The $300 million privately funded project is...
Senator Kane Announces $300K Grant for Delaware County Apprenticeship Programs
Chester – January 10 2022 – Today, State Senator John I. Kane (D-Delaware/Chester) announced a $297,000 grant for the Chester Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (CJATC). Funded through the Pre-Apprentice and Apprenticeship Grant Program, the grant will...
New Kennett Library gets $1.9 million in state funding as construction begins
KENNETT SQUARE — A new $21 million state-of-the art library in Kennett Square got a major boost last week when lawmakers awarded $1.9 million for its construction, which began Monday. The funds were awarded through a grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance...
Governor Signs Legislation Creating PA Broadband Development Authority
HARRISBURG – Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation creating the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. There was debate in the state senate on the bill recently. With some 800,000 Pennsylvanians lacking access to broadband and high speed internet, Senator...
AARP Pennsylvania Commends Governor Wolf for Signing H.B. 2071, Establishing a Broadband Development Authority
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of its 1.8 million members, AARP Pennsylvania commends Governor Tom Wolf for signing House Bill (H.B.) 2071, which creates the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority to oversee the state's strategy to...
What Pennsylvania’s Broadband Bill Means for One County
(TNS) — High-speed internet is essential to modern life, a fact made even more apparent in recent years as more people began working and attending school from home. But access to it is hardly guaranteed. “York County is peppered with holes in coverage,” according to...