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How Philadelphia women are still working to close the gender pay gap

Data shows that, across multiple factors, the pay gap between men and women still persists, even in big cities like Philadelphia.

2 days ago

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A for sale sign sits outside of a house
NPR
Housing
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Home sales are down. So why are prices at an all-time high?

Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.

5 days ago

President Donald Trump looks on
Government
National
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Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding

About $1.1 billion was destined for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS; most of that money is distributed to over 1,500 public media stations.

1 week ago

A Tariff Free sign to attract vehicle shoppers is at an automobile dealership in Totowa, N.J., on April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Studio 2
Economy
Politics

Assessing the Trump economy

How are you feeling about the economy? New reports show tariffs might be partly to blame for mild price increases, but consumers are feeling good despite rising inflation.

Air Date: July 21, 2025 12:00 pm

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Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija holds up a sign showing the previous starting minimum wage for county employees
Pennsylvania
Politics

Montgomery County increases minimum wage for county employees

The county now has the highest starting minimum wage for its employees of any local government in Pennsylvania.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:00
An educator looking at a sunflower
Delaware
Economy

Delaware group invests $570,000 in grants to strengthen Latino communities and expand education, jobs and more

More than 25 nonprofits will use new funding from the Arsht-Cannon Fund to improve opportunities for Latino Delawareans.

2 weeks ago

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a billboard reads FENTANYL STEALS FAMILIES STOP FENTANYL
NPR
Addiction
Government
Medicine

Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

Threats to funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses come as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.

2 weeks ago

People shop at a Manhattan retail store
NPR
Business
National
Politics

Why Trump’s tariffs may hit low-income households hardest

Trump's tariffs are almost "tailor-made" to hit the goods that lower income households prefer to purchase, says economist Ernie Tedeschi of Yale's nonpartisan Budget

2 weeks ago

Cash tips in a jar
Business
Philadelphia
Politics

What Trump’s no taxes on tips and overtime law means for Philly workers

Philadelphia workers already pay city wage taxes and state income taxes, but some can expect federal tax relief under a new law signed by President Donald Trump.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:06
Sign for new biotech start up Resilience
Business
Environment
Philadelphia

Layoffs hit Philly biotech startup after being bought by Big Pharma

Tmunity Therapeutics, with ties to Penn Medicine, once raised $231 million from investors. Now workers and its Center City office are gone.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:04
Sidney Kimmel and his wife Caroline Kimmel
PlanPhilly
Business
Health Care
Philadelphia

Here’s how Jefferson Health will spend a new $28M donation from the Kimmel family in Philly

The hospital’s emergency department will undergo $19 million in renovations, including a new 30-bed medical-surgical unit.

3 weeks ago

Anna Paulson, new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Economy
Philadelphia

Philly’s Federal Reserve is getting a new leader for the first time in a decade

Anna Paulson will become president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on July 1. She replaces Pat Harker.

1 month ago

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint session of the state House and Senate at the Capitol,  Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Studio 2
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Studio 2 Extra: Pa.’s budget will be late…again

For the fourth year in a row, lawmakers are in a deadlock over funding the Keystone State. Much of the fight in Harrisburg is over skill games and transit including SEPTA.

Air Date: June 27, 2025 1:30 pm

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State Rep. Joe Hohenstein (center left) and Sen. Nikil Saval
Pennsylvania
Transportation
Billy Penn

A SEPTA funding boost is uncertain amid a complex state budget struggle

Pro-transit advocacy is having an impact, but the path to a breakthrough hasn’t appeared yet.

1 month ago

outside Kook Burger and Bar in Philadelphia
Business
Employment
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Beach-themed Kook Burger closes its Center City, Jersey Shore locations. Owners hit with wage theft lawsuit

The owners of Kook Burger and Black Turtle Coffee filed for bankruptcy after closing burger restaurants in Philadelphia, New York City and at the Jersey Shore.

2 months ago

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