Apart from replacing existing housing units in Bartram Village, the Philadelphia Housing Authority said it wants to provide affordable homeownership and reinvigorate a community commercial corridor. Officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development made a visit to Southwest Philadelphia Friday to announce a $50 million investment in affordable housing and community development. […]

Philadelphia is getting one of 17 urban agricultural service centers, USDA Sec. Tom Vilsack announced at Saul High School, the country’s largest agricultural high school. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced millions in new investments for urban agriculture Friday, including money that will make its way to Philadelphia farms, schools and organizations. The announcement […]

Republicans on the U.S. House appropriations committee passed an amendment Tuesday to strike funding earmarked for three LGBTQ centers, including one in Philadelphia. The amendment canceled plans to fund renovations and programming at community centers in Boston, Reading and Philadelphia. U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Democrat representing Chester and parts of Berks counties, requested $970,000 […]

U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-5, of Swarthmore, joined U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle, D-2, and Dwight Evans, D-3, both of Philadelphia, in calling for the need for gun legislation in light of the Fourth of July mass shooting in the city. The three issued a joint statement Wednesday, following Monday’s shooting in the Kingsessing neighborhood, […]

Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat who represents urban areas of Los Angeles where more than three-quarters of households are renters, on Wednesday launched a caucus focused on renters to address affordability, bureaucratic barriers and lack of housing stock. It’s a time of crisis that could have economy-wide impacts, Gomez said, calling for the needs of renters […]

WASHINGTON— Congressman Dan Kildee introduced Wednesday the Bob von Schwedler Permanent Health Coverage Tax Credit Expansion Act, a new legislation to help Michigan workers and retirees—including Delphi Salaried Retirees and those hurt by bad trade deals—cover the cost of health care. “Every Michigander deserves access to quality, affordable health care. That includes Delphi Salaried Retirees […]

The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) was introduced today in the House. H.R. 3940 is identical to the Senate version that was introduced in March and is expected to help improve and rehabilitate the country’s owner-occupied housing stock. The bipartisan legislation’s original cosponsors include Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania-16th District; Brian Higgins, D-New York-26th District; Claudia Tenney, R-New York-24th District; […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA — On Friday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) announced at a press conference in North Philadelphia that they introduced the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help all victims of gun violence—from survivors to their loved ones, coworkers, and classmates—identify and access the resources available to them to […]

Reps. Mike Kelly and Brian Higgins have introduced legislation to create a new tax incentive that would produce 500,000 starter homes in under-resourced communities over the next decade. The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (H.R. 3940) would address the needs of families throughout the country who are struggling to purchase homes as costs continue to rise and the supply of […]

As part of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey,U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis were in Philadelphia today to announce a state initiative to support victims of gun violence through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), which Davis chairs. “No matter what you look like or where […]