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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...
Pa Senate Democrats Call on Republican Colleagues to Take Action on Government Transparency and Accountability Measures
Harrisburg, Pa. − September 22, 2021 − Senators Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Katie Muth (D-Chester, Montgomery, and Berks), Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery and Delaware), John Kane (D-Chester and Delaware), Tim Kearney (D-Chester and Delaware), and Judy...
Pennsylvania Senators Discuss Bill To Provide DUI Protections For Medical Marijuana Patients
Pennsylvania senators on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill to protect medical marijuana patients from being prosecuted under the state’s “zero tolerance” DUI laws. Health professionals, lawyers and law enforcement officials spoke before the Senate Transportation...
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
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...
Recovery Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Senator Kane Introduces Bill to Create Voluntary “Do-Not-Sell Firearm Registry”
Chester, PA – September 20, 2021 – In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, Senator John Kane has introduced legislation aimed at reducing deaths by suicide in Pennsylvania. Senator Kane’s SB 816 will create a voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearm Registry to reduce...
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.