“Democrats say it’s “disgraceful” that Republicans have allowed bills that would raise the minimum wage to sit in committee for months on end. It’s been almost a year since the state Senate approved the state’s first minimum wage increase in over a decade, and passed the legislation on to the state House of Representatives for […]
“When Andrea Bethea of Duquesne saw the empty meat case last week in the Save A Lot — Duquesne’s only grocery store — she cried. The store will be closing this week….”
“The farmers market season may be winding down, but there are still plenty of places to enjoy fresh produce and small-batch products well into the Fall. Here’s a list of all of the current Pittsburgh-area farmers markets currently still open….”
“With negotiations over a new coronavirus relief package stalled in Congress, extra money for food assistance is among the items hanging in the balance. And in tens of thousands of local households, the impasse compounds the fear of going hungry….”
“A Pittsburgh developer is planning to reinvent a strip mall and supermarket serving working families on the Shadyside/East Liberty border as an ambitious mixed-use development — and some residents and community groups are calling foul….”
“Applying for food assistance can be confusing. Pittsburgh City Paper talked with Ann Sanders, public policy advocate at Pittsburgh food access nonprofit Just Harvest, about what steps people can take to apply for food stamps, aka SNAP, and where to go for help….”
“Two area farmers markets are in the running for a nationwide People’s Choice prize that will be decided through online voting. Bloomfield Saturday Market and Ligonier Country Market have been among the top 10 markets in online voting in the nationwide poll held by American Farmland Trust. Fans can vote for their favorite markets at markets.farmland.org […]
“Low-income Americans — who overall are much less likely to vote in national elections than those with higher-incomes — are an untapped pool of voters who have the power to swing state and national elections, according to a report released Tuesday….”
“The economic downturn accompanying the pandemic has cost millions their jobs, and millions more have faced reduced hours and wages. The problem is perhaps particularly acute in Pennsylvania. As of June, our state unemployment rate of 13% was the ninth worst in the country and far worse than its peak of 8.7% during the Great Recession. […]
“A group called Black Workers Matter is holding a protest in Oakland to highlight the neighborhood’s “Hypocrisy Alley” corporations who support the Black Lives Matter movement but that allegedly underpay and fail to protect its Black workforce. The group named Starbucks, UPMC and McDonalds, which all have a presence on Forbes Avenue, but added that […]
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