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In this June 6, 2017 file photo, a reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, File)
Addiction
Pennsylvania

What does fentanyl cost Pa. in dollars? Auditor tries to find out.

In a new report, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale also urged lawmakers to legalize fentanyl test strips so drug users can check for the deadly synthetic substance.

7 years ago

Merck's West Point research and manufacturing plant in Montgomery County. (John George/Philadelphia Business Journal)
Business
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Business Journal

Merck to eliminate 500 jobs nationwide, including Pa.

The job cuts are effective Jan. 3., 2020, and include remote workers residing outside of the state, according to a filing with the Pa. Department of Labor and Industry.

7 years ago

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Kids

Allowance: How much is too much?

A new study shows that of the kids who are given a weekly allowance, the average amount is $30. Does this number come as a shock to you?

Air Date: October 17, 2019 10:00 am

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Business
Philadelphia
Taxes
Billy Penn

Philly slaps $115,000 in soda tax compliance fines on local businesses

Stores that buy from unregistered distributors are supposed to pay the tax themselves.

7 years ago

A task force will explore new uses for the Wilmington Airport, formerly called the New Castle County Airport as seen on the sign out front. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Business
Delaware
Transportation

How could Wilmington Airport really take off? Flying more packages than passengers

Attempts to add passenger flights out of Wilmington have fizzled. So New Castle County wants to explore different uses to make the airport more profitable.

7 years ago

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A sign for Roundtop Mountain Resort is posted along the road in Lewsiberry, York County, Oct. 1, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Business
Pennsylvania

Five Pa. ski resorts sold amid Purdue Pharma bankruptcy

The Sackler family was a majority owner in Peak Resorts, which sold its 17 properties to Vail Resorts in a $264 million cash deal.

7 years ago

Sweaters are strewn about at Forever 21 on Black Friday at the King of Prussia Mall. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia

The new Fashion District store may fit into Forever 21’s post-bankruptcy plan

Four stores in the region will close. One thing the retailer might have considered: the condition of some of its locations.

7 years ago

Philly skyline
Philadelphia
Politics
Taxes
Billy Penn

A $43 million tax break for people in poverty? Philly is thinking about it.

Councilmember Allan Domb wants to create a wage tax refund for low-income Philadelphians.

7 years ago

New Subaru of America headquarters in Camden (Courtesy Subaru of America)
Business
New Jersey
Taxes
NJ Spotlight

Company execs say tax subsidies cemented move to Camden

According to testimony from Subaru of America, American Water Works and others, New Jersey’s steep income and property taxes would have scared them off.

7 years ago

In this file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. (Bradley C Bower/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Aging
Speak Easy

Finding true social security while waiting at Two Penn Center

We were still getting used to our new status: retired.

7 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Broke in Philly

PUC votes to make utility bills more affordable for low-income Pennsylvanians

In a 3-2 vote, Pa.’s Public Utility Commission amended its policy statement to reduce the burden on low-income customers in assistance programs.

7 years ago

A crumbling sidewalk on Green Street near 11th (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Homeowners are on the hook to fix Philly’s ‘disintegrating’ sidewalks

The city, which is being sued by disability advocates, doesn’t track requests for repairs.

7 years ago

A crowded boardwalk in Wildwood
Infrastructure
New Jersey
Outdoors

N.J. lawmakers unveil $40M plan to repair Wildwood Boardwalk

The money would come from an unlikely source: the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. An expert called the plan ill-advised.

7 years ago

A dedicated computer, cooled and quieted by a bath of mineral oil, creates a cryptocurrencey called Auroracoin. It is part of an art exhibit at the Annenberg School of the University of Pennsylvania, 'Making Blockchain in Iceland.' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
K-12
Philadelphia
Technology

Learn how blockchain works at cryptocurrency mining exhibit in University City

An exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania traces the ecological roots of the blockchain industry.

7 years ago

In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, photo Luis Ramos works at the Howard McCray's commercial refrigeration manufacturing facility in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Business
Pennsylvania
Politics

Amid trade uncertainty, Pennsylvania sheds manufacturing jobs

The head of Pennsylvania’s Manufacturer’s Association said he supports the president’s trade tactics.

7 years ago

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