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State Senator Tim Kearney Announces Committee Chairmanship and Assignments for 2025-26 Legislative Session
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 14, 2025 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced his committee assignments for the 2025-26 legislative session. Senator Kearney will serve as the Democratic Chair of the Institutional Sustainability and...
Delaware County State & County Leaders Condemn Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., Call for Urgent Policy Action Following Bankruptcy Announcement
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 14, 2025 – Members of the Delaware County State and Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council yesterday held a press conference to address the recent announcement that Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. has filed for...
Sen. Kearney Remarks – Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s National Bankruptcy Announcement
Delaware County State Legislative Delegation & Delaware County Council Presser – Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s National Bankruptcy Announcement
Delaware County State & County Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s National Bankruptcy Announcement
Submitted by the Delaware County State Legislative Delegation and Delaware County Council: Senators Amanda Cappelletti, John Kane, Tim Kearney, and Anthony H. Williams, and Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Gina H. Curry, Lisa Borowski, Heather...
Senator Kearney Expands Mobile Office Hours in 2025 to Better Serve Constituents
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – January 10, 2025 – In an effort to make state services more accessible and meet constituents where they are, Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) is launching mobile office hours throughout the 26th Senatorial District in 2025. These mobile sessions...
Tens of Thousands of Diapers and Essential Baby Items Collected by Delco State Elected Officials to Help Local Parenting Families During the Holidays
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – December 2024 – For the fourth consecutive year, several state-elected officials representing Delaware County teamed up with local YMCA branches to collect tens of thousands of diapers, baby wipes, and other essential baby items to...
Senator Kearney Announces Over $1.4 Million in PCCD Grant Funding for 26th District
MEDIA, PA – DECEMBER 12, 2024 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) is proud to announce that $1,482,358 in funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) has been awarded to organizations and initiatives in Delaware County. These funds will...
Scam Jam Event – Tips to Help Seniors
Sen. Kearney Announces $17 Million in RACP Grants for Delaware County
MEDIA, PA – November 1, 2024 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced a total of $17 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grants have been awarded to support five projects in Delaware County. Upper Darby School District, Delaware County...
Delaware County House & Senate Delegation Stand in Support of PA Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – October 30, 2024 – Attorney General Michelle Henry yesterday announced the filing of a lawsuit against the parent company of the Crozer Health System, Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., as well as its executives and former majority owner, the private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners.
Sen. Kearney & Rep. Curry’s Free Mobile Mammogram Screenings Make Testing More Accessible for Delco Residents
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – October 28, 2024 – Sen. Tim Kearney (D – Delaware) and Rep. Gina H. Curry (D – Delaware), in partnership with Jefferson Health recently hosted two mobile mammogram screenings in Upper Darby to increase access to vital preventative healthcare...
Senator Kearney Announces $11.2 Million in State Grants to Improve Public School Facilities, Support Projects in Delaware County
Delaware County, PA – October 22, 2024 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced a total of $11,225,226 in state grants for nearly two dozen projects in Delaware County. The funding was awarded Tuesday afternoon by the Commonwealth Financing...
Brain Injury Awareness Panel Discussion
Brain Injury Awareness Rally
Sen. Kearney Remarks on SB 1094 (Expansion of Insurance Coverage for Brain Injury Survivors)
Sen. Kearney Remarks in Support of Protected Bike Lanes
Senator Kearney, Delco DA Jack Stollsteimer & Local Child Safety Advocates Celebrate Passage of Act 23
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 26, 2024 – Senator Tim Kearney (D–Delaware) today hosted a press conference alongside Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and local child safety advocates to celebrate the recent passage of Act 23, landmark legislation...
Senator Kearney Remarks – Celebrates Expanded Protections for Child Victims
Act 23 Press Conference (Expanded Protections for Child Victims)
Senator Kearney and Representative Boyd Connect Hundreds of Local Seniors with Vital Resources and Services During 5th Annual Senior Expo
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 17, 2024 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and Representative Heather Boyd (D-Delaware) co-hosted the 5th Annual Senior Expo in partnership with Senior Community Services (SCS) on September 12, at The Drexelbrook Catering & Event...
Senator Kearney Celebrates $2.3 Million in Environmental Repair Grants for Delco Schools
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 13, 2024 – Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced a total of $2,309,578 in grants for several schools in the 26th Senatorial District, which encompasses part of Delaware County. This funding is made possible thanks to...
2024 Senior Expo
Senators Kane & Kearney Host Community Vigil Commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – September 3, 2024 – Senators John I. Kane (D-Delaware/Chester) and Tim Kearney (D–Delaware) hosted their annual community Overdose Awareness Vigil on August 29, at the Delaware County Courthouse, marking International Overdose Awareness Day. This...
Overdose Awareness Vigil
Clifton Heights Borough Awarded $1.3 Million in Multimodal Funding
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – August 19, 2024 – Sen. Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) and Rep. Heather Boyd (D-Delaware), today announced a $1.3 million Multimodal Grant from PennDOT has been awarded to Clifton Heights Borough for infrastructure and safety upgrades to improve...
Senator Kearney Issues Statement in Response to Crozer Health’s Potential Sale to CHA Partners
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – August 8, 2024 – Yesterday, Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. released a statement that it had entered into an agreement with CHA Partners, LLC to purchase Crozer Health. While the sale of the system has been the prime goal for many months, the...
More than a quarter million awarded for traffic safety upgrades in Newtown Square
NEWTOWN SQUARE – Aug. 2 – Rep. Lisa Borowski and Sen. Tim Kearney, both D-Delaware, announced today that Newtown Township has been awarded a $283,946 state grant to enhance safety for drivers and pedestrians through vehicle detection technology. The funding will...
Sen. Kearney Reacts to Passage of 2024/25 State Budget
Sen. Kearney Supports Local Pharmacists (Remarks on HB 1993)
$2 million awarded for traffic improvements in Newtown Square’s Ellis Preserve
NEWTOWN SQUARE – July 10 – Rep. Lisa Borowski and Sen. Tim Kearney, both D-Delaware, today applauded $2 million in state funding for transportation infrastructure improvements at the Ellis Preserve development in Newtown Square. The state departments of Community and...
Senators Saval, Hughes, Cappelletti, and Kearney Announce Intention to Introduce Bill Preventing Criminalization of Homelessness
Harrisburg, PA − July 2, 2024 − Today State Senators Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County), Vincent Hughes (D–Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties), Amanda Cappelletti (D–Delaware and Montgomery Counties), and Tim Kearney (D–Delaware County) announced their intention to...
Sen. Kearney Joins Gov. Shapiro for Property Tax/Rent Rebates Distribution Announcement
Senator Kearney Joins Lieutenant Governor Davis And Other Delaware County Leaders to Highlight Importance Of Shapiro-Davis Administration Proposed Budget Investments To Combat Gun Violence And Make Communities Safer
MEDIA, PA - Senator Tim Kearney joined Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, legislators, local elected officials, law enforcement officials, and community groups yesterday to highlight how the Shapiro-Davis...
More than $1.4 Million in Funding for Affordable Housing Initiatives Coming to Delaware County
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – JUNE 14, 2024 – State Senator Tim Kearney (D-Delaware) today announced a total of $1,480,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding to support eight Delaware County housing programs in the 26th...
Sen. Kearney Joins Save the Train – Step Up for Public Transit Rally
Bill to Establish Ireland Trade Commission in Pennsylvania Approved by Senate Committee
HARRISBURG, PA – June 11, 2024 – Legislation to establish an Ireland Trade Commission in Pennsylvania has successfully passed the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee today, according to co-chairs of the American Irish State Legislators...
Sen. Kearney Recognizes Delco Day on Senate Floor
Sen. Kearney Remarks in Support of HB 1228 (Protected Bicycle Lane)
Senators Kearney and Kane Announce School-Based Youth Court Pilot Program Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA – May 2024 – Senators Tim Kearney (D – Delaware), and John Kane (D – Chester/Delaware) recently announced plans to introduce legislation to establish a pilot program for school-based youth courts. Schools will receive support to implement...