PA: Poverty Issues
Education Advocates: Affirmative Action Ruling a Step Back for Racial Equality
In Pennsylvania, education advocates contended affirmative action has been a critical tool in promoting equity and addressing historical …
PA Job Training Program Empowers Seniors Amid Challenges
A Pennsylvania work-based job training program is helping the state's 3.4 million seniors overcome challenges to finding work. Francis McKenna…
Report: PA Ranks 22nd Among States in Child Well-Being
Pennsylvania ranks in the middle among states for the well-being of its children. It is 22nd overall in the new Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E…
Pennsylvania DHS Now Oversees Children's Health Insurance Program
As families enrolled in Medicaid transition to the Children's Health Insurance Program, it is important for them to know Pennsylvania has changed how …
As Other States See Pay Hikes, PA Minimum Wage Stuck at $7.25
Low-wage workers in Pennsylvania are missing out on the pay hikes in 23 other states that took effect this month, when those states raised their …
Staying Warm in PA with Winter Heating Assistance
Higher fuel prices and a bitterly cold start to this winter mean it will cost more for most people to heat their homes, according to the U.S…
Report: PA Workers Benefit from Tight Labor Market, Unions
The latest research on the "State of Working Pennsylvania" says a tight labor market and new levels of union organizing are offering new opportunities…
New PA School Year: Underfunded Districts, Unresolved Lawsuit
CORRECTION: The $3.7 billion figure represents an increase in education investments during the eight-year Wolf Administration, not the Pennsylvania …
Report: PA Sees Drug Overdose Spike in Older Adults
Older people in Pennsylvania are dying from drug overdoses at much higher rates now compared to a decade ago, according to the latest America's …
Wolf, Community Leaders Seek $2,000 Payments for Pennsylvanians
Gov. Tom Wolf, lawmakers and community leaders are calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation that would send checks of up to $2,000 to …
Low-Income Families Feel the Strain without Monthly Child Tax Credits
By Katie Fleischer for Ms. Magazine.Broadcast version by Emily Scott for Keystone State News Connection reporting for the Ms. Magazine-Public News …
Proyecto de ley reformaría informes de selección de inquilinos en PA
Filadelfia -- Una nueva legislación en el Senado estatal abordaría lo que los defensores de la vivienda dicen que son registros de desalojo …