Money
Volkswagen settlement brings another $30M to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says a settlement with Volkswagen will bring another $30 million that the state can use for en ...
9 years ago
Protecting your privacy online
Guests: Brian Fung, Matt Blaze, Julie Kearney Congress just voted to eliminate the Federal Communications Commiss ...
Air Date: March 31, 2017
Listen 00:49:27Philadelphia hosts National Association of Black Journalists regional conference
The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania will serve as the backdrop for the ...
9 years ago
ListenVW to pay over $157M to settle emissions claims by 10 states
Volkswagen is paying more than $157 million to 10 states to settle environmental lawsuits over the company’s diesel emissions-cheat ...
9 years ago
Philly’s $1 billion green jobs plan slowly taking shape
On a recent afternoon, two energy auditors were poking around West Phillie Produce, checking out the lights and taking pictures of all th ...
9 years ago
ListenCombating the opioid epidemic in the Philadelphia region
Guests: Liz Evans, Priya Mammen, Devin Reaves Prescription painkillers and heroin are killing hundreds of people ...
Air Date: March 28, 2017
Listen 00:49:30Tow companies ask for injunction to stop Philly’s new ticket-to-tow law
Car-driving Philadelphians may have no greater nemesis than tow-truck drivers, who stalk parking scofflaws as avidly as politic ...
9 years ago
Philly schools announce plan to fund repairs while cutting energy bills in half
Philadelphia school officials have come up with a plan to use energy-efficiency projects to chip away at $4.5 billion in outstanding repa ...
9 years ago
ListenPa. may ask rural towns to pay for police coverage in exchange for better roads
What you pay in proposed state police fees, you’ll get back in new roads. Or, at least that’s the proposition laid out ...
9 years ago
New Jersey considers easing property tax cap to allow for matching funds
New Jersey lawmakers say the state’s 2 percent cap on on future tax increases is too strict. The state Assembly may ad ...
9 years ago
George Norcross could be next in line for a Camden tax break
South Jersey businessman George Norcross is hoping to secure a major tax break to move his insurance company to a new site in Camden. ...
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Health groups, African-American Chamber of Commerce defend Philly ‘soda tax’
A coalition of groups including the African-American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania has filed legal briefs supporting Philadelphia M ...
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Is the ‘gig’ economy forcing changes in workforce classification?
“Gig workers” — the term often used to describe members of today’s workforce who provide services on a “per job,” or per “g ...
9 years ago
Pa. governor still sees promise in online gaming
Pennsylvania’s current budget has a $100 million hole state lawmakers intended to fill with some kind of gaming revenue. Tha ...
9 years ago
North Korea’s provocations; the Russia/Trump investigations
Guests: Philip Yun, Karoun Demirjian North Korea fired four ballistic missiles on Monday. Three fell into the sea ...
Air Date: March 7, 2017
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