Dive Brief: Local governments and nonprofits can now apply for federal funding to recruit and train unemployed and underemployed local workers to clean up polluted sites for redevelopment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on May 21.  About $14 million is available in total; the EPA expects to award about 20 grants at up to $500,000 each.  The deadline to apply […]

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania is receiving a financial boost from the federal government to help remove so-called “forever chemicals” from drinking water. Several Democratic federal lawmakers from Pennsylvania — Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman, and Representatives Dwight Evans, Madeleine Dean, and Chrissy Houlahan — announced $37,543,000 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency. The funding, […]

Weavers Way Co-op is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Germantown store with U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans and other local politicians, along with Fresh Artists, a student-based nonprofit arts organization that designed the centerpiece mural in the store on Friday, May 17, at 3:45 p.m. That ceremony will be followed […]

Chestnut Hill-Mt. Airy | Local Event National Service Opportunity Fair and Teen Summer Resources Ben Turner, Neighbor MAY 11 Event Details Sat, May 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM New Covenant Church of Philadelphia, 7500 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19119 Students, parents and guardians are invited to Congressman Dwight Evans’ annual National Service Opportunity Fair and Teen Summer Resources event, […]

Published  on April 30, 2024 By Kyle Jaeger  The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) decision to reschedule marijuana is being met with relief, elation, commendations—and criticism from advocates who have been quick to point out that the modest reform does not mean cannabis will be federally legalized or that President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to at least decriminalize will be […]

All the candidates running in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania attorney general are well qualified. They are: Keir Bradford-Grey, the former Philadelphia chief public defender; Eugene DePasquale, a former state auditor general and three-term state representative; Joe Khan, a former Bucks County solicitor; Jared Solomon, a state representative from Northeast Philadelphia; and Jack Stollsteimer, the […]

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2024 – A discharge petition that would force a House floor vote on a measure providing an additional $7 billion to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program opened for signatures on Thursday. If it garners enough support, the petition will force the bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a […]

The incumbent deserves kudos for recent accomplishments like securing SEPTA’s largest-ever competitive federal grant and helping to reopen the waiting list for housing choice vouchers. For U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, Philadelphia and Pennsylvania politics can seem like somewhat of a professional family reunion. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is a member of the Northwest Coalition — […]

President Biden unveiled the latest initiative to reduce student loan debt during a stop in Wisconsin BY: JOHN COLE – APRIL 8, 2024 5:04 PM  Vice President Kamala Harris listens to a roundtable conversation at William Cramp Elementary School in Philadelphia April 8, 2024 (Capital-Star photo by John Cole) PHILADELPHIA — Social worker Kelli Gray fought back tears Monday […]

Last week, the Bicycle Coalition attended the 2024 National Bike Summit for programming and the opportunity to meet with New Jersey and Pennsylvania elected officials for Hill Day. We’d like to thank all who participated and advocated for a better, safer, more accessible future for bicycling in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Constituents throughout the region […]