Poverty in Syracuse, series homepage, March 2016, Syracuse Post-Standard: “A Syracuse.com series, The Cost of Poverty, will look at the roots of poverty in the city and solutions that offer promise for breaking the cycle of despair…”
Tag: New York
State Minimum Wages
New York push for $15 minimum wage spurs broader national debate but faces obstacles at home, By David Klepper (AP), October 8, 2015, Star Tribune: “New York’s plan to give fast-food workers a $15 minimum hourly wage is spurring similar efforts in other states even as Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to enact a $15 wage for all workers faces vocal opposition at home. In a campaign modeled after the successful push by fast-food workers in New York, groups in 18 states are creating citizen wage boards to pressure elected officials to raise the minimum wage. While the boards have no legal or governmental power to raise wages, they reflect the increasingly potent political muscle of low-wage workers…”
Child Poverty and Opportunity – Buffalo, NY
Escaping poverty easier for children in Erie County than elsewhere, but girls face ‘opportunity gap’, By Charity Vogel, August 8, 2015, Buffalo News: “Children growing up poor in Erie County have a better chance to earn a higher income as adults than those in most other urban counties across the nation, according to a Harvard University study. In addition, children who move to Erie County improve their chances of escaping poverty, and they might someday earn paychecks that are thousands of dollars higher than those who remain in places like Baltimore, Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., the researchers found. In essence, the longer a child lives in Erie County, the better the odds the child will earn more as a young adult…”