Income Inequality

Philadelphia’s newest COVID-19 recovery fund aims to send grants to neighborhood-based organizations through a community-driven process.

U.S. companies that cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be fined or punished even after they're caught.

In Pa., the tipped minimum wage is $2.83 cents an hour, an amount set in 1998. Gov. Wolf wants to end that separate, lower tipped wage and raise the overall minimum wage.

A controversial city contract that outsourced sheriff sales to a private online auction house was issued in violation of Philadelphia's government contracting laws.

Philadelphia’s nationally recognized eviction prevention initiative would see support from the city cut in half under the mayor’s proposed budget.

On Wednesday night, President Biden will propose a plan for billions of dollars of new spending for childcare, education and paid leave.

New Jersey officials have started to prepare for a major backlog in landlord-tenant cases that will come when Gov. Phil Murphy lifts the state’s eviction moratorium.

Political philosopher Michael Sandel discusses the myth of the meritocracy, the idea that if we work hard, we can succeed, and how it is contributing to greater inequality.

Dubbed as the Renters’ Access Act, the bills aim to limit how eviction records and credit scores can be used when landlords review applications.

Starting in July, the owner of HipCityVeg and other restaurants will boost employees’ minimum to $15 an hour.

The change comes with about a $17 million price tag, according to the state Human Services Department. The program is financed by the federal government but run by the state.

The commonwealth may be reopening, but some of Chester's most vulnerable families still struggle with food access. An urban farm in Chester is stepping in to help.

A bill to allow more accessory dwellings in Philly hit a speed bump, with nearly half of city councilmembers saying “no” to more granny flats in their districts.

Thousands of Delaware renters will be able to get help paying rent thanks to $200 million in federal funding that will restart the state’s assistance program.

About 25 million Americans will be eligible for more money in food assistance under a new policy adopted by Democratic President Joe Biden's administration.