The fight for abortion rights is shifting to the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and the governor’s offices in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, Democratic activists said this week, after a preliminary vote of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and abortion rights was leaked to the news media. If the court strikes down […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his administration “will be ready when any ruling is issued” on abortion rights, after the nation was rocked by the leak of a draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that confirmed the court is planning to overturn access to abortion. “I believe that a woman’s right […]

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) issued a statement on Tuesday blasting the Supreme Court’s leaked drafted opinion to reverse the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. “They’ve taken our voting rights, they’ve gone after our healthcare, and now they’re coming after our reproductive rights. Which right are they going to overturn […]

Politico on Monday night leaked a draft of a United States Supreme Court opinion that indicates the nation’s highest court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that has guaranteed the right to an abortion in the U.S. for nearly five decades. The court’s ruling, if it matches the leaked draft opinion, would […]

Congressman Dwight Evans said he wants to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing Philadelphia. Evans released a multi-step plan that involves federal government funding to help address the continuous threat of gun violence in Philadelphia. In 2021 there were 562 homicides and over 1,800 non-fatal shootings. Up to Wednesday in 2022, there have been […]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Congressman Dwight Evans unveiled a plan Thursday to fight gun violence in Philadelphia. He says the issue is an all hands on deck emergency. Evans spoke at Temple University Hospital Thursday morning and was joined by faculty from the hospital and other gun violence advocates and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. The seven-point plan […]

NORTH PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Representative Dwight Evans is proposing an expansive $51 billion program to fight violence in Philadelphia and across the country. Evans unveiled the program at a gathering of politicians, law enforcement and doctors outside Temple University Hospital Thursday. Evans said, If approved, the program would support police, fund local anti-violence efforts, link residents to health care, […]

Addressing gun violence in Philadelphia and other communities across the country requires an “all-hands” approach, Congressman Dwight Evans said on Thursday. Evans unveiled his $51 billion proposal to address the gun violence crisis in a press conference held at Temple University Hospital. The seven-point plan aims to create community based programs to address the causes of violence and provide enhancements to local law […]

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans says he wants to end Philadelphia’s epidemic of gun violence. And he has a plan. On Thursday, Evans, D-3rd District, was set to release a multi-pronged, multi-billion-dollar, federally funded program aimed at addressing the continuous threat of gun violence in Pennsylvania’s largest city. “In Philadelphia, the average gun-related homicide costs […]

Congressman Dwight Evans, who represents Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District that includes West Philadelphia, has announced a more than $51 billion, seven-point plan to fight gun violence in Philadelphia and around the country. The plan was unveiled today at Temple University Hospital, which treats many of the city’s gun violence victims. “Over the last two years, […]