Income Inequality

Parking lot workers make poverty wages as the industry rakes in profits in Philadelphia, according to a new report.

Even before dozens of parents were charged with paying bribes to universities all over the country, the university system has always been rigged to favor some over others.

The ACLU of Pennsylvania says too many low-income residents are spending time behind bars before trial because they can’t afford bail.

Philabundance is embarking on a far-reaching plan to attack hunger.

Philadelphia is the first major city to ban cashless stores. But anti-poverty advocates and low-income residents never asked for it.

A bill to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour has cleared a legislative hurdle that sets it up for a future vote by the House of Representatives.

Philadelphia is set to ban cashless businesses. But there was no huge outcry, so why did City Council make the bill a priority?

A top Senate Democrat is launching two bills he hopes will prompt his fellow lawmakers to think more carefully about poverty.

One of Governor Tom Wolf’s perennially-unsuccessful policy suggestions may face better odds this year.

Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday for a bill that would ban most city stores from going cashless.

The winner of the “Full City Challenge” will get $5,000 to pilot their innovative, anti-hunger project for six months.

Hundreds of cars lined up outside a southern Delaware church for a mobile food pantry. The Food Bank is handing out trunk-loads of food to those affected by the shutdown.

"Puerto Rico has taken an important step toward its total financial recovery," Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a statement.

Democratic lawmakers said the state’s current $8.85 minimum was insufficient for survival. But business groups and some in the GOP say it will prove too costly.

Cities like Minneapolis are considering eliminating single-family zoning as a way to make housing more affordable. Here's why Philly isn't following suit.