Income Inequality

Fund amounts will vary based on the amount of time a student spent in virtual school The max benefit will be about $1,200 per child.

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier released a statement opposing plans for a proposed West Philly apartment building that had sparked controversial research.

Heather McGhee on how racism hurts all Americans, the zero-sum myth, and how we can make progressive if we all come together.

Housing advocates say that without the moratorium the only thing standing between tenants and eviction is the more than $50 billion in aid the federal government has promised.

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.