By Ayana Jones PHILADELPHIA — When U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans visited the Sharswood Tower on Thursday, he addressed how his proposed Housing Is Essential plan would provide more than $63 billion in new federal housing funding. Evans’ plan would provide tens of millions of dollars for housing needs in Philadelphia. The proposal seeks to develop […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Hundreds of people rallied in Philadelphia’s Chinatown on Sunday to denounce hate and raise awareness about acts of racism against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. “We have to guard our freedom,” Xiaoyun Hou told the crowd. She is a mother of three and organizer of the rally. She says she no […]

By John McDevitt KYW Newsradio PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A week after a gunman opened fire at spas around Atlanta — killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent — calls are growing to put a stop to Asian hate. U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans joined City Councilmember Mark Squilla and the Philadelphia Chinatown […]

WASHINGTON — Tucked in the Democrats’ massive coronavirus stimulus package was a long-awaited solution for a financial ticking time bomb: private pension funds on the brink of collapse, jeopardizing the retirement plans of millions of union members. The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure included $86 billion that will be used for grants to help shore […]

Several White House staffers were reportedly suspended, put on probation or asked to resign after honestly disclosing past cannabis use. Thirty members of Congress, led by Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Don Beyer (D-VA), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Barbara Lee (D-CA), are urging President Joe Biden to clarify its employment suitability policies, remove past […]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The pandemic forced hundreds of Pennsylvania child care centers to close their doors, but President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan could bring them back. “I don’t want to see any of that money left on the table. Let’s take advantage of it,” Congressman Dwight Evans said Tuesday. “We have a need […]

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) praised President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and urged African Americans to get vaccinated. “Protect your children and your grandchildren, protect those who you come in contact with,” Clyburn said during the annual National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund’s (NNPAF) Black Press Week. […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A vast majority of the $1.2 billion coming to the Philadelphia School District under President Joe Biden’s stimulus recovery plan will go toward modernizing schools and enhancing educational programs over the next several years. “Nothing is more important than education for the future and wellbeing of this city and this society,” said […]

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Armed security officers in Philadelphia working under a Homeland Security Department contractor say they’re often given broken or unsafe equipment. Now, U.S. Congressmembers are joining their call for changes. Broken zippers on pants, pockets with holes, ripped jackets and no uniforms designed for women. These are just some of the issues allegedly […]

The American Rescue Plan Act includes $12 billion in key investments to food assistance programs to mitigate the nation’s extraordinarily high levels of hunger and hardship.The American Rescue Plan Act includes $12 billion in key investments to food assistance programs to mitigate the nation’s extraordinarily high levels of hunger and hardship.The major food assistance provisions: […]