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Guests: John Brabender, Chris Coons From allegations of a Trump-Russia connection, to the scramble to repeal Obam ...
Air Date: March 6, 2017
Listen 00:48:59Pa. needs to gin up negotiatons on liquor, lawmakers say
Pennsylvania has long been notorious for its state-run liquor stores and old-fashioned restrictions on selling alcoholic beverages. ...
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Philadelphia Gas Works says global warming is hurting its business
Philadelphia Gas Works is blaming climate change for why it will ask for another rate hike. PGW said it needs an additional $70 million t ...
9 years ago
Guests: Erika Almiron, Caitlin Barry, Erika Guadalupe Nunez, Steven Camarota The Trump administration laid out it ...
Air Date: February 23, 2017
Listen 00:48:59Wolf says money-saving budget will improve Pa. services
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced some proposed funding for senior centers in South Philadelphia Wednesday, a visit that comes as he t ...
9 years ago
Secret to small bookstore success is building community of readers, neighbors
What does it take to create a successful independent bookstore? For Ellen Trachtenberg, running a good bookstore is a lot like enj ...
9 years ago
Pa. business leaders rap Wolf budget as too tax heavy
Even though consolidation was the name of the game in Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget, his plan for Pennsylvania still includes abo ...
9 years ago
Philly’s ‘pay equity’ law could be toppled by state legislation
Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg are taking aim at a new Philadelphia law banning employers from asking job applicants about their sala ...
9 years ago
Appellate court overturns college tuition-payment order
A state appellate court has ruled that a divorced couple cannot be forced to pay college tuition for their estranged daughter. Cai ...
9 years ago
Wolf’s budget proposes $30M cut to Penn’s vet school
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s belt-tightening budget includes a proposal to cut more than $30 million in state funds to the Universi ...
9 years ago
Amazon planning 2,500 hires in N.J. as part of overall expansion
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 workers in the next year and a half, with 2,500 of them in New Jersey. While they are not minimum-wag ...
9 years ago
Delaware corporate rules under a microscope in Harrisburg
Part of Governor Tom Wolf’s new budget plan targets a contentious tax strategy known as the Delaware loophole. The administr ...
9 years ago
Philly-based tech-training program helps young people overcome cycle of poverty
Many people can’t get a degree because they don’t have money. And they can’t get a job because they don’t ...
9 years ago
ListenBoard: Pennsylvania casino served player 27 drinks in 9 hours
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has fined a casino $25,000 for serving a gambler 27 drinks in a nine-hour period. Mount Airy ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia mayor says opioid overdoses a crisis, calls for additional spending
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney wants the city to spend more money on treating drug addiction. As opioid addiction continues to skyr ...
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