Congressman Dwight Evans has secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for 15 Philadelphia community projects. The funding is provided in an appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden. “Philadelphia’s great need for affordable housing continues to be […]

Removing CAFTA-DR ISDS Mechanism Would Address Migration Root Causes, Prevent Corporate Outreach March 22, 2024 Contact Ada Recinos, Temporary Deputy Press Secretary, Federal Communications, ada.recinos@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club and 13 leading advocacy organizations have joined Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), two senior Members of the Ways & Means Committee, in […]

Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:00 am by Carla Robinson Construction is likely to begin later this year on Mt. Airy’s long-awaited $3.5 million sidewalk improvement project, thanks to Congressman Dwight Evans’ Friday announcement that he had secured more than $13.3 million in federal funding for a series of  local projects, including $500,000 for the Northwest Philadelphia pedestrian […]

“We will finally be repairing a historic wrong,” said U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle. Tom MacDonald Federal funding is going to pay for the covering of the underground portion of the Vine Street Expressway. The goal is to reconnect, or “stitch,” together a fractured community. The Chinatown Stitch project will cover the existing below-ground Vine Street Expressway from 10th […]

Congressman Dwight Evans is co-leading a $360 million anti-crime and victim aid bill that has picked up bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. “I’m proud to co-lead this bipartisan bill that would help our state and local police solve more fatal and non-fatal shooting cases. This would be a huge win for public […]

The State of the Union address by President Joe Biden had emphasized themes on economic populism and advocating for higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Biden also spoke about lowered health care costs and the cost of prescription medications. This was Biden’s third State of the Union delivered since his term began in 2021 […]

Hours after leaving the podium, Biden will travel to the Philadelphia suburbs, a key region for his reelection prospects. President Joe Biden’s speech will be in Washington but there will be signs of Philadelphia all around. When Biden delivers his State of the Union address Thursday night, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker will be in attendance. […]

The award is the largest competitive federal grant SEPTA has won for a project. SEPTA will get $317 million from the federal government toward the purchase of 200 rail cars for the Market-Frankford Line to replace aging models with cracked frames that workers in an Upper Darby repair shop have kept running on the system’s […]

Kiara Santos TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Feb 16, 2024 Updated Feb 17, 2024 0 Philadelphia International Airport is receiving $20 million in new infrastructure funding, officials announced on Friday. The funds are coming from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Terminal Program, created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan […]

SEPTA has been awarded a $317.1 million grant to purchase 200 new cars for the Market-Frankford Line, federal legislators announced Thursday. Social media posts from Sen. Bob Casey and John Fetterman and Congressman Dwight Evans shared the message. The Market-Frankford Line is historically the single busiest route in the city, averaging around 180,000 riders daily […]