Income Inequality
A statewide coalition will host three workshops, where residents can learn about the harmful health impacts caused by incinerators and other polluting facilities.
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Philly boosts Black and Hispanic enrollment in top schools, Chalkbeat analysis shows
Philadelphia’s new lottery admissions system will likely bolster the overall proportion of Black and Hispanic students in the incoming ninth grades.
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States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows
Many states moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social support for children and families.
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Is it time for Pa. to ban summer utility shutoffs?
Thousands of PECO customers lose access to A/C or fans each summer when they can’t pay their electric bills. Experts want more limits on shutoffs in a warming world.
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A Philly area nonprofit is filling free backpacks with school supplies for students in need
Foster Angels on Earth hopes to help alleviate some of the stress foster kids face ahead of the school year.
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‘We have nowhere to go’: Many face eviction during a crisis in affordable housing
The racial disparity in housing struggles is chronic and longstanding.
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UC Townhomes protest encampment dismantled; residents vow the ‘fight’s not over’
Residents and activists marched through the streets of West Philadelphia after law enforcement broke up the encampment after weeks of protests.
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Norristown Borough is considering a new “dawn-to-dusk” ordinance, which would make it officially illegal to sleep overnight in the borough’s parks.
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Gov. Murphy picks North Jersey aid leader to direct Food Security Advocate office
Mark Dinglasan, who leads a food bank in Passaic County, has been picked to run a newly created state office that will tackle food insecurity.
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Southern Delaware pallet village offers help for growing number of people experiencing homelessness
As part of an effort to reduce the number of people in Delaware experiencing homelessness, the first pallet villages will soon be constructed in southern Delaware.
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Criminalization of pregnancy has already been happening to the poor and women of color
The symbol of the post-Roe era might not be coat hangers. It may instead be prison bars.
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Binders, backpacks… and inflation are on this year’s back-to-school shopping list
This year's back-to-school shopping season lands in the middle of the highest inflation in four decades — how will this affect spending?
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Advocacy groups, N.J. lawmakers decry lack of transparency in American Rescue Plan funding process
This week, Gov. Murphy will hold two public hearings where people can weigh in on how the remaining $1.4 billion in N.J.'s ARPA funds can be spent.
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Air conditioning is key in Philly’s hot neighborhoods, but resources are limited
“Air conditioning … is no longer a luxury in an era of climate-driven, change-driven temperature increases,” says one expert about the urgent need.
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Listen 4:08Winning lottery jackpot is lucky for some, tragic for others
The latest winner of a big jackpot came Friday, when a single ticket sold in Illinois matched the numbers for a $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize.
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