October 16, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – October 16, 2025 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and state Representative Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) convened a press conference and community briefing at Delaware County Community College—Upper Darby Campus on Tuesday to shed light on...
September 25, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 25, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and Representative Heather Boyd (D-Delaware) recently co-hosted the 6th Annual Senior Expo in partnership with Senior Community Services (SCS) at The Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center....
September 9, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA – September 9, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware), in partnership with Senator Nick Pisciottano (D-Allegheny), announced new legislation to safeguard Pennsylvania workers from the growing dangers of extreme heat. With hotter summers, longer...
September 5, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 5, 2025 – Members of the Delaware County House and Senate legislative delegations, today held a press conference at the Lansdowne Avenue Trolley Station in Drexel Hill, PA to call on Pennsylvania Senate Republicans to return to the...
August 26, 2025
MEDIA, PA – August 26, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) was honored to join the Philip Jaisohn (Soh, Jai-Pil) Memorial Foundation to welcome President Lee Jae-Myung and First Lady Kim Hea-Kyung of the Republic of Korea to the Philip Jaisohn Memorial...
July 22, 2025
Delaware County, PA – July 22, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware), has announced plans to introduce Abby’s Law, legislation to create safety regulations for electric scooters. This legislation honors Abigail Gillon, a 12-year-old girl who tragically passed after...
July 18, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 18, 2025 – On Friday morning, State Senator Art Haywood (D-4) was joined by fellow lawmakers and nonprofit leaders at a press conference in Philadelphia to sound the alarm on new federal work requirements for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition...
June 27, 2025
MEDIA, PA – June 27, 2025 – Yesterday, SEPTA’s board adopted a budget that will terminate half of its transit service and increase fares, due to the continued uncertainty around state support in the upcoming budget. Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) made the following...
June 12, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – June 12, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware),today announced a total of $950,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding to support several initiatives for six Delaware County housing programs...
June 10, 2025
HARRISBURG, June 10 – The Pennsylvania House passed legislation today that aims to preserve the public’s access to healthcare by protecting the commonwealth’s healthcare services and facilities from unchecked corporate ownership in the healthcare industry,...
May 14, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA – May 14, 2025 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D – Delaware), and state Representation Lisa Borowski (D – Delaware) yesterday formally introduced companion legislation aimed at protecting Pennsylvania healthcare services and facilities from the harmful...
May 5, 2025
Media, PA – May 5, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware), Representative Jennifer O’Mara (D-Delaware) and several additional members of the Delaware County State Legislative Delegation, partnered with the statewide environmental group PennEnvironment this past...
April 21, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – April 21, 2025 – Today, Prospect Medical Holdings filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a motion to close Crozer Health and all of the outpatient facilities licensed with the hospital. The Delaware County Legislative Delegation made...
April 17, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – April 17, 2025 – With 74 days until a new state budget must be passed and negotiations ongoing, several members of the Delaware County Legislative Delegation— including Senators Tim Kearney and John Kane, Representatives Carol Kazeem, David...
April 11, 2025
Several hundred community members from throughout the region packed the north apron portal at Philadelphia’s City Hall. Attendees brought signs, shared chants, and testified to the importance of SEPTA in their lives and for their communities. Philadelphia, PA −...
April 9, 2025
MEDIA, PA – April 9, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney and Representative Jennifer O’Mara, in partnership with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU), hosted their annual Apprenticeship & Trades Fair on April 5 at the DCIU in Morton. The event welcomed...
April 2, 2025
Harrisburg, PA − April 2, 2025 − Senate Democrats held a press conference on Wednesday to kick off Fair Housing Month, observed nationally every April, and call for state action on Housing. Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa was joined by Democratic...
March 31, 2025
HARRISBURG, PA – March 31, 2025 – A group of Pennsylvania Senators has reintroduced a set of bills designed to reduce the barriers transgender Pennsylvanians face when legally changing their names. Known as the Name Change Reform Package, the legislative...
March 24, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – March 24, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, currently overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings for Prospect Medical Holdings, the parent company for the Crozer Health System, held a status update...
March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025 − Philadelphia, PA − Senator Vincent Hughes, PA Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, gathered a group of federal and state lawmakers, housing advocates, and community members to call out Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and...
March 10, 2025
ASTON, PA − March 10, 2025 − On March 10 at 2 PM EST, Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair Nick Miller held a hearing to examine the impact of hospital closures in Pennsylvania, focusing on potential declines in public health, economic growth, and community...
March 6, 2025
Members of the Delaware County Legislative Delegation issued the following statement on Thursday’s announcement by Prospect Medical Holdings about the closure of Crozer Health System. Prospect Medical Holdings’ reckless and devastating decision to shut...
February 25, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – February 25, 2025 – Sen. Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced a total of $1,711,038 in Multimodal Transportation grant funding approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has been awarded to four Delaware County municipalities to...
February 12, 2025
FEBRUARY 12, 2025 – DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced $380,987.44 in Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services grants for 20 fire companies and five emergency management services organizations in the 26th District. “These...
February 6, 2025
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – February 6, 2025 – A federal bankruptcy court judge today approved the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s plan to keep Crozer Health operating, providing a small but critical win for maintaining local, accessible healthcare in Delaware...
