Originally published by the Chestnut Hill Local on November 8, 2018 By Sue Ann Rybak The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is probably not a program many Chestnut Hill residents need to use. Less than five miles away in Germantown, however, where more than 26 percent of the residents live in deep poverty, SNAP is a […]

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on November 7, 2018 By Julian Routh Armed with a new slate of progressive pragmatists in their delegation, Democratic congress members in Pennsylvania said Wednesday they’ll use their House majority to chip away at achieving bipartisan efforts like investing in infrastructure and lowering the cost of health care, all the […]

Originally published by the Human Rights Campaign on November 6, 2018 By Allison Turner Today, the Human Rights Campaign released the following statement on the victories of HRC-endorsed candidates Governor Tom Wolf; U.S. Senator Bob Casey; Representatives Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans and Michael Doyle. “Tonight, Pennsylvania rejected the Trump-Pence administration’s politics of bigotry and fear and […]

Originally published by KYW 1060 on November 6, 2018 By Kristen Johanson PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — In the middle of the election chaos, some of the top Democratic leaders in the city and state rallied together for lunch in Northwest Philadelphia Tuesday. Dozens of politicians lined up for lunch at Relish restaurant along Ogontz Avenue before they […]

Originally published by The Philadelphia Tribune on November 6, 2018 By Ryanne Persinger On Election Day, 101-year-old Odath Baker’s daughter will take him to vote at his polling place at William D. Kelley School, which he can see from the window of his North Philadelphia home where he’s lived since 1945. “You’re not going to stop […]

Originally published by A Hard Road on November 3, 2018 NOV. 3, 2018  |  U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, a Pennsylvania Democrat pictured above, told the crew Saturday during a health care rally near Independence Hall that his state would be ground zero in his party’s effort to take back the U.S. House. Democrats here are expected to pick […]

Originally published on October 29, 2018 With just over a week left until the 2018 Election, Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA) took time out of his busy schedule to visit Chestnut Hill College. While on campus, Evans held a forum with students, faculty and staff, sharing his thoughts on campaign issues and stressing the importance of voting […]

Originally published by WHYY on October 28, 2018 By Jake Blumgart The shopping center on Broad and Oxford Streets might not look out of the ordinary to the average passersby. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama from staging rallies there. That’s because Sullivan Progress Plaza was the first shopping center in […]

Originally published by the Philadelphia Tribune on October 27, 2018 By John N. Mitchell When he was a teenager growing up in North Philadelphia, Congressman (2nd District) Dwight Evans remembered the feeling of pride he had while working in a store that the Rev. Leon H. Sullivan founded. “It was called “Our Market,” Evans, remembering the […]

Originally published by CBS 3 Philadelphia on October 25, 2018 By Kimberly Davis PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Real change comes from voting — that’s what Democratic lawmakers are saying after suspected bombs were mailed to political leaders. Now, Democrats say it’s time for everyone to come together. “This is a serious challenge we have at this moment […]