Dwight’s been fighting for the people in Congress. Check out what’s been going from D.C. to Philly.    

Originally published by the Philadelphia Tribune on April 2, 2019   By Johann Calhoun Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) on Tuesday announced a $304,475 federal grant for The Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia to help minority-owned and operated businesses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.   The organization will use the funding for its Minority Business Development […]

Originally published by Temple University on March 28, 2019 by Nick Santangelo Politics tend to move slowly. Real change often takes years or even decades to come about. For a Gen Z or millennial College of Liberal Arts (CLA) student, that can be off-putting. Just as you’re learning more about the country and the world […]

Originally published on April 3, 2019 by TMZ Hell yes, Meek Mill needs to get his own statue in Philadelphia, a la “Rocky Balboa” …  so says Rep. Dwight Evans who’s giving the rapper praise for all Meek’s done to transform the criminal justice system.   We got Pennsylvania’s Congressman on Capitol Hill hours after Meek’s Tuesday news conference […]

Originally published on Whyy.org on April 1, 2019 by Tom MacDonald and Katie Meyer   Area lawmakers, religious leaders and students gather Monday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to stress the importance of an accurate census count. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY) A call for an accurate census count reverberated through America’s most historic square mile Monday […]

Originally published in the Penn Capital Star on March 22, 2019 By John L. Miek   (*This post has been updated to include new comment from U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. and U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-1st District) Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his long-awaited report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election to […]

Originally published by Between the Lines on March 20, 2019.  Interview with Po Murray, chairwoman of Newtown Action Alliance, conducted by Scott Harris Click here to listen to the interview.   On March 14, the Connecticut Supreme Court handed down a ruling that reinstates a wrongful death lawsuit filed by families of victims of the […]

Originally published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star on March 15, 2019. By Robin Bravender WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a resolution stating that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s forthcoming report on Russian election meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election should be made public. The resolution passed the House 420-0. Four […]

Originally published by PGN on March 14, 2019 By Victoria Brownworth The Equality Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 13 by Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) and in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Jeff Merkely (D-OR). Cicilline, who has served in the House since 2011, was the first openly gay mayor […]