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Income Inequality

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Eyes on the Street

These tax relief bills must pass amid Philly property reassessments

Community Legal Services breaks down a package of bills that aim to lessen the burden for Philly homeowners after residential property values went up by an average of 31%.

4 years ago

A health worker views MRIs
NPR
Health

When routine medical tests trigger a cascade of costly, unnecessary care

MRIs done early for uncomplicated low back pain and routine vitamin D tests "just to be thorough" are considered "low-value care" and can lead to further costly testing.

4 years ago

Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here casino workers union picket outside the Tropicana casino
Money

Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike

Local 54 of the Unite Here union will decide whether to authorize union leadership to call a strike against any or all of the nine casinos.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia water meter
Community
Billy Penn

As Philadelphia Water transitions to ‘smart meters,’ residents are getting blindsided by huge bills or shutoffs

The upgrades are intended to make billing more predictable, but the city says it’s on the customer to notice if they’re being undercharged.

4 years ago

A shopper pushes their shopping cart in a grocery store, with fresh produce visible in the background.
NPR
Money

Inflation soars to an over 40-year high. These are the ways Americans are coping

Consumers are watching their pennies at the gas station and grocery store as prices soar, but continue to spend freely in other areas by tapping savings or credit cards.

4 years ago

A new initiative aims to help address the affordable housing crisis in Chester County. (Chester County Partnership to End Homelessness)
Urban Planning

Chesco commits to rehousing 150 households and building 350 affordable units

The country is currently short roughly 1.5 million housing units. A new Chester County initiative aims to help address the affordable housing crisis.

4 years ago

A rendering of the affordable housing development, Be A Gem Crossing
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s a blessing’: Affordable housing to replace nuisance motel in North Philadelphia

North10 Philadelphia is building "Be a Gem Crossing" at Westmoreland Street and Germantown Avenue. It will replace a motel that neighbors have tried to close for two decades.

4 years ago

Volunteers sort food at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
Money

Soaring inflation divides spending for haves and have-nots

Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.

4 years ago

Empty shelves in a store where normally baby formula would be stocked.
NPR
Community

As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the U.S.

The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.

4 years ago

Supporters of Amazon workers gather outside a warehouse in Bellmawr
Community

Bellmawr Amazon workers walk off the job in protest of facility transfers

Workers say they were told most of them would be transferred to Amazon’s West Deptford facility, but many are being sent to facilities much further away.

4 years ago

Single Water Meter
Community

As Philly water shutoffs return, city rolls out relief policies

Philadelphia’s COVID moratorium on water shutoffs is ending, but officials are unveiling a patchwork of policies and assistance programs designed to help.

4 years ago

Henry Jones, who kept getting sicker after 11 years of homelessness, was admitted in 1991 into Christ House, one of the first medical respite programs in the country. (Ryan Levi/Tradeoffs)
NPR
Health

Medical respite offers refuge for homeless people recovering from illness

In the last seven years, the number of medical respite homes has more than doubled, driven by multiple factors.

4 years ago

Lafayette Court housing in Cape May, New Jersey (wikimedia commons)
Urban Planning

HUD awards nearly $100 million to housing authorities across New Jersey

The federal funding is for renovating existing buildings, as well as completing large-scale projects.

4 years ago

Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court
NPR
Politics & Policy

People who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits a person's education, time in the workforce and wages.

4 years ago

(Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
Community

Renewed effort to help N.J. public service workers get student loan forgiveness

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy helped draw attention to a change in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to help workers get student loans forgiven.

4 years ago

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