Income Inequality
Offers pour in to cover Pa. students’ meal debt, but school officials not interested
At least five donors have stepped forward willing to satisfy the $22,000 in debt accrued by dozens of students whose parents did not give them money to pay for the meals.
7 years ago
3 million could lose food stamp benefits under Trump administration proposal
The Trump administration wants to change the way states determine who qualifies for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
7 years ago
Advocacy groups attempt to halt imminent General Assistance repeal
Two advocacy groups are suing Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services over the repeal of a small cash assistance program for poor people who don't qualify for other aid.
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Union files complaint against CCP, UPenn, Drexel, Temple, and more over wages for security officers
SEIU filed its labor complaint against Drexel University, CCP, St. Joseph University, Temple University, Temple University Hospital, UPenn, and the UPenn Health system.
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‘Alexa, wake me up for camp!’: Philly summer writing program bursting at the seams
Applications to Mighty Writers surged more than 1000%.
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Don’t have your lunch money? 1 Pa. school district threatens foster care
Wyoming Valley West School District, one of the poorest districts in the state as measured by per-pupil spending, is located in a former coal mining community in NE Pa.
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Does Facebook need a humanitarian partner for its new digital currency?
Libra, according to its website, wants to "reinvent" money by making a financial transaction as cheap and simple as "sending a text message or sharing a photo."
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‘I’m drowning’: Those hit hardest by student loan debt never finished college
From mid-2014 to mid-2016, 3.9 million undergraduates with federal student loan debt dropped out, according to an analysis of federal data by The Hechinger Report.
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House passes bill raising federal minimum wage to $15
South Jersey U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross is one of the early sponsors of the minimum wage bill.
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How can established small businesses — not startups — get access to capital?
It’s never easy to fund the hustle.
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On the Clock with Emily Guendelsberger
One journalist took three low-wage jobs; one at Amazon, one at McDonalds, and another at a call center - to learn about work in modern America.
Air Date: July 16, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost millions, report says
Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.
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‘Dear Akeem’ highlights activities and job opportunities for Philly youth
In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city.
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N.J.’s minimum wage rises to $10 today in first step toward $15
The law increasing New Jersey’s minimum wage from the current $8.85 bears first fruit today
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The gap between rich and poor Americans’ health is widening
Income inequality has grown over the last several decades in the U.S. And as the gap between rich and poor yawns, so does the gap in their health, according to a new study
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