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Casino execs: Clean up Atlantic City, no Showboat gambling
Top executives of most of Atlantic City's casinos say the city needs to become cleaner and safer, with a better public perception in order for business conditions to improve.
6 years ago
Big on improving infrastructure, Carney makes $4.6 billion Delaware budget proposal
Flush with revenue, Delaware Gov. John Carney presents a spending plan to lawmakers that increases the budget by 4% over the current year.
6 years ago
Atlantic City pier sold, return of gambling to Showboat eyed
Five years after a Philadelphia developer bought an Atlantic City shopping and entertainment pier from Caesars Entertainment, he's selling it back to them.
6 years ago
Trump tariffs could squash Pa.’s new wine scene
A recent change in Pennsylvania's liquor law has helped expand the wine scene in the Philly region. Could retaliatory tariffs against the EU squash it?
Air Date: January 15, 2020
Listen 13:46Minimum wage hikes fuel higher pay growth for those at the bottom
Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market.
7 years ago
Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pa. assembly plant
The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.
7 years ago
Underfunded IRS struggles to send refunds, answer calls
Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement new tax law, the IRS is struggling to deliver on its mission.
7 years ago
Jersey Shore gas prices edge up
Gas prices have edged up in New Jersey and around the nation, with analysts citing rising crude oil prices and the year-end spike in holiday travel.
7 years ago
The long and winding road: How the Garden State Became the Mall State
Malls are inseparable from the history of postwar New Jersey, and American Dream is far from the first to promise a heady mix of retail and entertainment.
7 years ago
$15 minimum wage is mantra of janitors, lawmakers during Wilmington march
Union office cleaners are negotiating a new contract with commercial contractors. Some lawmakers want the $15 wage to be the base in Delaware.
7 years ago
Canceled meetings and finger-pointing plague top Pa. economic development agency
Created in 2004, the authority is now one of the largest grantors of public money for economic development and infrastructure projects.
7 years ago
Pa. justices decline to restore cash payments to poor, people with disabilities
At issue is a Depression-era program, known as general assistance, that typically provided about 11,000 recipients with some $200 a month.
7 years ago
‘Wow, you’re using the kitchen again’: The irritations, perks of longer Airbnb stays
Airbnb is known for offering short stays in someone else's home, but now more people are using it for a month or more. Those longer stays can bring frustrations and weirdness.
7 years ago
Failure to pay doctors’ malpractice insurance lands Hahnemann, St. Chris owner in bankruptcy trouble
Philadelphia Academic Health System says it won’t pay former doctors’ medical malpractice insurance. Its Chapter 11 filing is at risk, under judge’s order.
7 years ago
Is a wealth tax constitutional?
Twenty years before a wealth tax became a serious consideration in national politics, two legal scholars battled over whether the policy would be constitutional.
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