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Policy Committee Hearing: Solitary Confinement
PA Voters Would Get Time Off To Cast Ballots Under Pending Bill
HARRISBURG, PA — Election Day could become a government holiday in Pennsylvania and private sector workers would get two hours of unpaid time off to vote under a bill state Sen. John Kane plans to introduce. Kane, a Chester County Democrat, wants to see primary and...
Letter to the Editor: Kane fights to protect thousands of jobs
To the Times: On behalf of the 500 direct jobs at Monroe Energy and thousands of indirect jobs that our refinery supports, we want to thank state Sen. John Kane, D-9 of Birmingham, for standing with working families. Refining jobs provide life-changing opportunities...
Re-entry, resetting and redemption– Not just any pardon clinic
CHESTER >> A free pardon clinic took place Wednesday, July 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Chester Cultural Arts and Technology Center in Chester because, according to the clinic’s mastermind Jonathan Abdur Rahim King, “Pardoning is the Holy Grail ofrRe-entry and the people in...
PA Senate Dems to Host Policy Hearing on Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, PA — At the request of Pennsylvania Senator John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) and state Representative Tina Davis (D- Bucks), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a hybrid in person and virtual public hearing to discuss the use of...
Senators Kane, Kearney, and A. Williams Urge Extension of Federal Eviction Moratorium
Chester, PA − August 3, 2021 − In a letter to Senators Casey and Toomey and Representatives Scanlon and Houlahan, Senators Kane, Kearney, and Anthony Williams urged Congress to extend the federal eviction moratorium, which ended July 31st. The eviction...
In the 9th: Chester County Food Bank
PA Senate Dems Host Policy Hearing on the Healthcare Workforce Crisis in PA
Harrisburg – July 21, 2021 – At the request of Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa (D- Allegheny), Sen. Wayne Fontana (D- Allegheny), Sen. Jim Brewster (D- Allegheny/Westmoreland), Sen. Lindsey Williams (D- Allegheny), & House Representative Austin Davis...
Pennsylvania Defends Contact Tracing New Bid-Free Trading
Associated Press — Pennsylvania health officials defended decision to give COVID-19 contact tracing another bid ban contract on Wednesday after a serious data breach involving a former state vendor, increasing incidents However, we called the school’s preparations for...