Income Inequality
Philly curfews and closures create challenges for people experiencing homelessness, outreach workers
The Philadelphia police did not have a clear answer for how they determine if someone is experiencing homelessness, which would exempt them from the curfew.
6 years ago
Food banks expect demand to remain high for months as N.J. starts to reopen
With unemployment at 15%, thousands will struggle to put their own food on the table, food bank officials say
6 years ago
Rude awakening for Camden property owners who thought N.J. delayed local tax deadline
A governor’s order allowed municipalities to extend the May 1 quarterly tax deadline by a month, to June 1. As many have now discovered, Camden didn’t.
6 years ago
I was a Philly judge in 2008. We need to act now to stop the next economic crisis
When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.
6 years ago
The disparity in ballot applications follows familiar lines.
6 years ago
Kenney scraps Philly property tax increase, citing state help
Kenney wrote that the city school district will receive "higher than anticipated funding" in the $25 billion budget approved this week by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
6 years ago
A deadly hot summer is coming. Philly doesn’t yet have a plan.
The communities hit hardest by the coronavirus are also the most at risk during the extreme heat expected to come this summer, epidemiologists say.
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Philadelphia to test, move homeless sheltering at airport
Officials at Philadelphia International Airport had initially planned Friday to remove the between 50 and 100 homeless people.
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Since the entire city district usually gets free lunch, P-EBT cards go to everyone.
6 years ago
1st deadlines for laid-off workers to get health insurance
Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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Now is the time to remake SEPTA’s fare structure
The SEPTA board will soon vote on a fare proposal created before the pandemic. Should the fare plan change because the economy has changed?
6 years ago
‘Inequities and biases’: Workers petition for union at Philadelphia Museum of Art ahead of reopening
A push for a union was brewing before the museum was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Evictions, strikes, and making rent during a pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.
Air Date: May 21, 2020
Listen 48:58Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Pa. gets federal funds to fight food waste and insecurity
More than $50 million in federal funding is coming to Pennsylvania to fight food insecurity during the pandemic.
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