Income Inequality
The benefits would have covered the cost of meals students normally receive at school. Pa. officials are outraged that the USDA rejected their bid.
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Air Date: September 11, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Philly City Council calls for new eviction moratorium, passes emergency sick leave
Fresh from summer break, Philly City Council passed an emergency sick leave bill and took up legislation aimed at addressing a predicted eviction crisis.
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New Jersey governor presses lawmakers to enact ‘baby bonds’
Murphy cast the proposal as a way to help lower-income families who have been especially hard hit by the economic downturn that stemmed from the response to COVID-19.
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Researchers warn nearly half of US child care centers could be lost to pandemic
In recent months, the CARES Act, the federal emergency assistance, provided $3.5 billion for early child care and development. Advocates say $50 billion is needed.
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Philadelphia to temporarily block landlords from enforcing evictions
Local landlord group HAPCO said it was informed courts would not enforce lockout orders for an additional two weeks.
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Homeless mothers squat federal housing sites as encampment deadline looms
Several dozen families moved into boarded-up Philadelphia Housing Authority properties. The protest encampments face a Wednesday deadline.
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Listen 7:38Hundreds of workers rally for pandemic protections at Philadelphia City Hall
The group is demanding personal protective equipment, access to COVID-19 testing, hazard pay, no cuts to public services and no more layoffs.
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States plan for cuts as Congress deadlocks on more coronavirus aid
As the Senate returns to session, some lawmakers are urging action on proposals that could provide hundreds of billions of additional dollars to states and local governments.
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This Labor Day, unions face new pressures and possibilities due to COVID-19
The pandemic has sharpened conversations around workplace safety and workers’ rights, while also casting thousands of Pennsylvanians into financial trouble.
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Pa. unemployment update: Extra $300 application is open, payments start mid-September
Applications open Sept. 6, and payments will be retroactive to Aug. 1.
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CDC issues sweeping temporary halt on evictions nationwide amid pandemic
The move could prevent millions of evictions that housing advocates warn are looming. Landlords groups want to know who will pay for the lost rent.
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Philly arts venues to go red for live events workers
The city joins many others around the country lighting their downtowns red to push for economic assistance.
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Philly issues new eviction notice to Parkway homeless-protest encampment
The notice says residents must leave by Sept. 9. It’s the first step toward evicting the group, following a judge’s ruling authorizing the city to do so.
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Wolf won’t extend state’s eviction moratorium, office says
Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.
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