Governor Tom Wolf sent a letter Wednesday to the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging the USDA to extend waivers that give states flexibility to safely provide public benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, and prevent interruption in services. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The campaign is in collaboration with the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office and the health department. It’s targeting African American and Latinx men between the ages of 18 and 45, particularly men who have sex with other men and injection drug users. Men who have sex with men (MSM) have historically and continue to be disproportionally affected by HIV and AIDS. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said prisoners are better protected from the COVID-19 virus behind bars than the general public. | From: Metro Philly
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By July 3, all of Pennsylvania is supposed to have entered the “green” phase of reopening, when most kinds of businesses can restore limited operations after three months of restrictions. During that time, the commonwealth’s unemployment rate hit a record 15%, and many businesses closed permanently. Many jobless workers are being called back — even if life has not returned to normal. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Parking lot operators are furious about the city’s proposal to raise the parking tax even as they’ve watched their business wither during the coronavirus. In response, Philadelphia City Council is offering this deal: Develop “good jobs” and we’ll bring the rate back down. It aims to be the rare plan that appeals to both labor and employers. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Summer heat upon first glance might seem like a sort of great equalizer: the temperature is the temperature. Except that it’s not. In Philadelphia, neighborhoods with few trees can be up to 22 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than more tree-lined ones in the city — a division that falls along racial and economic lines. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Menstrual products are expensive and difficult to access for many communities. Two college students are doing something about it by running an organization that donates pads and tampons to those in need. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
How do we see racial oppression manifest itself in workforce and hiring practices? How can employers help mitigate this impact? Undoing the systemic oppression of the last several centuries will involve placing racial equity front and center in workforce practices, and this pieces suggests a few ways that employers in the Philadelphia region can do this. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
When coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines went into effect, civic associations around the city had to cancel in-person meetings. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Starting Wednesday, July 1, all under the age of 12 traveling with a fare-paying adult will be able to ride for free on all modes, system-wide. | From: NBC10 Philadelphia/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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