# Minimum Wage Increase & Kensington Camp Clearings | The District

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Kensington camp clearings! Hunger strikes! And good deeds for the homeless! Join Maya Tejada and Amarynth Ruch for a rundown and discussion about what’s going on in the District.

#### **DISCUSSION TIMES AND SOURCES:**

3:10 -  [Middle Schoolers Plotted ‘Columbine-Style’ Shooting, Police Say](https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-01-30/middle-schoolers-plotted-columbine-style-shooting-police-say)

15:09 -  [ICE Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike](https://whyy.org/articles/ice-force-feeding-detainees-on-hunger-strike/)

21:13 - [Wolf Resuscitates a Minimum Wage Hike](https://whyy.org/articles/wolf-resuscitates-a-long-stymied-priority-a-minimum-wage-hike/)

30:18 - [Philadelphia’s Last Major Drug Encampment Closes in Bitter Cold](http://www.philly.com/health/opioids-fentanyl-kensington-homeless-encampments-philadelphia-emerald-street-20190131.html)

36:56 - [Good Samaritan Pays for Hotel Rooms for 70 Homeless People](https://6abc.com/good-samaritan-pays-for-hotel-rooms-for-70-homeless-people-in-chicago/5114562/)

#### **ATTRIBUTIONS:**

*Live show edited to podcast format by Amelia Winger*