Income and Wages
The Citizen Recommends: Funding the Hustle
Resolve Philadelphia hosts a free event to answer all your small business questions. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
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Can Employee Ownership Preserve Legacy Businesses in Communities of Color?
Take a look at year one of the SEED Fellowship, which educates small-business owners on how to craft succession plans and convert to employee ownership. | From: Next City (Read more.)
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How to Get Out of Debt and Protect Your Credit
You asked and we answered. Debt, whether it’s medical or educational, affects millions of Americans across every demographic. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
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Chaos Erupts in Pennsylvania Senate Over Welfare Bill
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre, called it the “worst day” in the Senate he’s seen in his 20-plus years. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
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Guest Commentary: The Path to “Less Poor”
In response to a recent Citizen article, the area’s chambers of commerce weigh in on their joint strategy to reduce the number of Philadelphians living in poverty. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
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Philadelphia City Council introduces Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
If passed in the fall, the landmark legislation will make Philadelphia the largest city in the U.S. to extend labor rights to domestic workers. | From: Al Día News (Read more.)
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The minimum wage is stagnant while more than half of Philadelphians struggle to make ends meet
A new report found that 55 percent of Philadelphians either experience poverty or economic hardship. | From: NBC10 Philadelphia (Read more.)
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Half of Philadelphia households struggle to make ends meet
Roughly one in three Pennsylvania households struggle to afford life’s basic necessities, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Way. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Philly launched a program to put Suburban Station’s homeless population to work. Here’s what happened.
A lottery offers some a paid morning’s work with Mural Arts Philadelphia. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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Here’s how much people of color make compared to the white male Philadelphian’s dollar
A policy brief from the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia found that for most groups, the wage gap here is slightly smaller than that of nearby cities. But there’s still work to be done. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)