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Income Inequality

SEPTA station in Kensington
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

A crackdown on Kensington’s open-air drug market is coming, but will it work?

Mayor Parker’s plan to revive the neighborhood follows decades of failed efforts.

1 year ago

people holding up a banner during city council hearing
Education
Billy Penn

‘Tax the rich’: Philly community college faculty call for better funding

Teachers say the city needs to better support Community College of Philadelphia students, many of whom are facing multiple economic challenges.

1 year ago

Michelle Gibbs posing for a photo.
Education

One Philly teacher saw $185K in student loan debt forgiven. But hundreds more are still struggling

Black educators in Philadelphia are among those most impacted by student loan debt.

1 year ago

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People, some without masks, walk along Market Street
Politics & Policy

Bridging Blocks: Philly’s ‘missing middle’ wage jobs make career matchmaking harder, residents say

For a city of its size, Philadelphia has fewer middle-wage jobs than New York City, Baltimore, Nashville and D.C., research from The Pew Charitable Trusts shows.

1 year ago

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A solar panel owned by the City of Philadelphia. (City of Philadelphia)
Science

Pa., N.J. to receive millions for solar energy projects that will benefit residents with low income

The solar projects will lower energy bills for overburdened residents of the Philadelphia region, federal officials say.

1 year ago

Single Water Meter
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly water bills will rise in September. But more people are getting automatically enrolled in a discount program

Tens of thousands of Philly water customers could be automatically enrolled in a discount program this year, while others may see their bills go up.

1 year ago

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Aramark workers at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center are hitting the picket line.
Community
6abc

Aramark strike: Workers at Wells Fargo Center to hit picket lines, will not work 76ers-Pistons game

Members of the Philly food service workers’ union, including cooks, servers, bartenders, dishwashers and concessions workers, are walking off the job.

1 year ago

Vice President Kamala Harris appears in front of a mic at a press conference
Money

Vice President Kamala Harris unveils more student debt relief measures in North Philly

The Biden administration expects the debt relief program will help 30 million people nationwide.

1 year ago

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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden seeks student loan debt relief for millions

The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

1 year ago

Shopping cart filled with food at the supermarket
Community

Chester County organizations to host ‘poverty simulation’

The simulation is intended to be a role-playing experience designed to give participants a glimpse of what someone may experience living a month in poverty.

1 year ago

Listen 1:05
Kendra Brooks speaking at a podium at a press conference
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly lawmakers seek to save more renters from being evicted: ‘This is an emergency’

The “Our Philly Neighborhoods” campaign also calls for home repair funding and an expansion of the pool of residents who can freeze their taxes.

1 year ago

rowhomes
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

First-time homebuyers in Philly area need to make more money to buy a starter home

Home prices and mortgage rates continue to make affording a home a real challenge.

1 year ago

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An illustration of students swimming in debt.
NPR
Education

Ed Department error may delay student financial aid further

On Friday, the Education Department announced an error in its calculations for federal student aid that will result in delays for as many as 200,000 applicants.

1 year ago

Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Money

Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers

The 78,000 borrowers who are eligible for this forgiveness will receive an email from the president next week, the White House said.

1 year ago

La Mott Community Center
Community

Nearly $12 million in federal funding headed to community projects in Berks, Montgomery counties

The funding will help several projects addressing affordable housing, community center repairs, infrastructure upgrades and PFAS mitigation.

1 year ago

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