Income Inequality

Several dozen families moved into boarded-up Philadelphia Housing Authority properties. The protest encampments face a Wednesday deadline.

The group is demanding personal protective equipment, access to COVID-19 testing, hazard pay, no cuts to public services and no more layoffs.

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.

The pandemic has sharpened conversations around workplace safety and workers’ rights, while also casting thousands of Pennsylvanians into financial trouble.

Applications open Sept. 6, and payments will be retroactive to Aug. 1.

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.

The city joins many others around the country lighting their downtowns red to push for economic assistance.

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.

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.

Unions say that could disrupt an important role the Postal Service has played in providing generations of African Americans secure middle-class employment.

Pa.’s eviction moratorium is expiring, and educators worry about students expected to learn from home while experiencing homelessness.

When Lynette Medley encountered women who were using newspapers and socks because they couldn’t afford menstrual supplies, she took action.

Philly is battling two public health crises: COVID-19 and an escalating gun violence epidemic. These two crises may be related and have communities of color reeling.

The number of initial claims has exceeded 1 million every week but one since late March, an unprecedented streak.

A Spotlight PA review found many landlords have refused to participate, and lawmakers have failed to take action despite warnings the program is failing.