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Sister Mary Scullion, executive director of Project HOME, said the termination of General Assistance is 'unconscionable.' (Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Broke in Philly

With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?

General Assistance was eliminated in 2012. The Pa. Supreme Court reversed the move last summer and Gov. Wolf reinstated it, only to have Republican lawmakers end it again.

7 years ago

Utility fees can pile up - but there are steps you can take to pay off your bills, write staff members at Community Legal Services. (Martin Prescott/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Personal Finance
Broke in Philly

Utility shutdowns can be a disaster. Here’s how to avoid them.

If you have a shutoff notice, the utility has a legal obligation to explain all the options you have to avoid a shutoff. Here are some options you have.

7 years ago

A part of Newark's skyline is seen in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Movies
New Jersey
Taxes

N.J. approves $9M in tax credits to ‘Joker,’ ‘West Side Story’

New Jersey on Tuesday approved roughly $9 million in film tax credits to a Spielberg adaptation of "West Side Story" and a Batman movie called "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix

7 years ago

In a photo taken Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, Vince Farias looks through a container with keys to his rental properties in Surf City, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey

N.J. renters relax after Murphy signs bill amending the ‘Airbnb tax’

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation exempting homeowners who rent directly to their clients from the tax, which totaled nearly 12% per transaction.

7 years ago

A Chinese bank employee counts 100-yuan notes and dollar bills at a counter in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Tuesday. (AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Politics

A U.S.-China currency war? What you need to know

Here are four things to know about how China manages its currency and what a currency war could mean for the two countries.

7 years ago

A small fleet of GoPuff delivery vehicles, parked outside their Philadelphia headquarters. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey

Popular late-night delivery company says labor violations didn’t matter for $39M tax break

The Philly-based late-night delivery company said it didn’t have to disclose federal labor violations when it applied for a $39 million tax break from N.J.

7 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Personal Finance
Public Safety
NJ Spotlight

Why is N.J.’s public pension system still invested in the gun industry?

Following last year’s mass shooting at a Florida high school, some state lawmakers sought to ban pension-plan investments in gunmakers, but their bill went nowhere.

7 years ago

(Rachel Wisniewski/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Home & Family
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

What’s the bare-minimum a Pa. household of four needs to survive? Try nearly $60,000 a year

To survive in Pennsylvania, a family of four needs to make $59,340 a year — a hard-to-fathom, sticker-shock number that shows how expensive life has become.

7 years ago

NPR
International
Politics

Get ready for higher prices if new tariffs hit goods from China, retailers warn

Retailers predict rising prices if Trump goes through with his threat to add new tariffs to Chinese imports. Meanwhile, the White House announced a deal to boost beef exports.

7 years ago

A coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun.
Radio Times
Energy
Environment

Environmental protections on the line

The Trump administration has targeted 80 plus environmental regulations involving air and water pollution, drilling, toxic chemicals, and protecting land and wildlife.

Air Date: July 31, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Transportation
PA Post

V-tolls: What they are and why you might be paying them if you travel the Pa. Turnpike

Mysterious charges appeared on E-ZPass statements of Pennsylvania Turnpike customers at least 350,000 times over the course of a year.

7 years ago

People listen as the New Jersey Assembly considers and votes on a half-dozen gun control bills Monday, March 26, 2018, in the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J.
Business
New Jersey
Politics

Companies bristle as New Jersey issues tax breaks more slowly

New Jersey is clamping down on tax break recipients, making sure companies are creating the promised number of jobs before it sends out their yearly credits.

7 years ago

Developments on the Camden waterfront, like the American Water corporate headquarters and the 18-story Camden Tower, receive substantial local tax breaks in addition to state tax incentives. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey
Taxes

Camden rising? As deficit grows, new businesses won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years

Camden’s budget deficit could get worse despite a corporate-office building boom. Many companies won’t pay full property taxes for 20 years.

7 years ago

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As charities face new challenges due to the immigration crisis at the U.S. - Mexico border, some local Catholic Charities affiliates report a drop in donations. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
Religion

Catholic charities tested by abuse scandals, border crisis

Several local Catholic Charities affiliates report a drop in donations linked at least in part to the scandals.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Business
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Three Mile Island Unit 2, site of nation’s worst nuclear accident, to be sold, dismantled

A Salt Lake City-based company is in talks to purchase and dismantle Three Mile Island’s long-mothballed Unit 2 reactor — the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.

7 years ago

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