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In 2011, immigration advocates protested outside the Essex County Correctional Facility, which has one of the most lucrative contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the country. (Mel Evans/AP Photo )
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NewsWorks Tonight
Immigration
Policing
Politics

Under Trump, Democratic New Jersey counties cash in on detaining immigrants

From January 2015 to March 2018 the amount of ICE money sent to Bergen, Essex and Hudson Counties increased 46 percent, amounting to more than $150 million.

7 years ago

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy is pressuring lawmakers to bring the state minimum wage up to $15 an hour. That would fulfill one of his campaign promises. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics

Sweeney, Coughlin show governor their power in budget fight

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy got funding for nearly all his spending priorities, but he had to give up a millionaires tax, among other concessions to his fellow Democrats.

7 years ago

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Insurance
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. lawmakers’ bid to yank JUA money continues — with a twist

The plan would fold the Joint Underwriting Association into the state Insurance Department despite the association's claims that it's a separate entity.

7 years ago

Members of the Delaware House discuss the FY 2019 budget bill, which was approved surprisingly  early. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Politics

Delaware General Assembly approves fiscal ’19 budget

The Delaware General Assembly, in an unusually early move, has approved a $4.27 billion budget bill for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

7 years ago

The Campbell's Soup plant off South 11th Street in Camden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business

After Campbell Soup misses revenue goals, sale rumors swirl

Those white and carnelian red cans of Campbell Soup may be going up for sale — and not just to grocery shoppers.

7 years ago

Philadelphia's City Hall Tower (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics
Taxes

Philly Council passes $4.3 billion budget, avoiding real estate tax hike

The Council president would not say whether his colleagues would vote for a tax increase in 2019, an election year.

7 years ago

In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, employees work at the DraftKings office in Boston. The explosion in popularity of daily fantasy sports over the last decade has created a generation of sports fans more attuned to gauging individual player statistics than how two teams may fare against each other, the challenge at the heart of traditional sports wagering. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo, file)
Sports

Pennsylvania fantasy sports sees $12.4M in entry fees in May

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said that 10 licensed operators reported $1.3 million in revenue from May's activity after prizes were paid.

7 years ago

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks with Vice-President of the European Central Bank Luis de Guindos at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal June 19, 2018.  European Central Bank/Handout via
PBS NewsHour
Economy
International

Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns

7 years ago

Vice President Mike Pence, right, leans over to talk to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, during a National Space Council meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

After query, Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross shorted stock in Kremlin-tied firm: report

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made a trade betting that the stock in a shipping company with Russian-government ties would fall.

7 years ago

In this June 11, 2018 photo, Meg Timson, a human resources manager at the soon-to-open Ocean Resort Casino poses for a photo in Atlantic City, N.J. She held the same job at the casino when it was known as Revel. She is among many workers at Revel and the Trump Taj Mahal who lost their jobs when the casinos shut down who are getting them back now that the casinos are reopening under new owners. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Economic Development
Economy
New Jersey

Laid off when casinos closed, back to work with reopenings

On June 28, the Taj Mahal will reopen as the Hard Rock casino and Revel will reopen its doors as the Ocean Resort Casino. Together, they are restoring 6,000 lost jobs.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy makes the first wager with Monmouth Park Sports Book ticket writer Quentin Harris, at Monmouth Park Racetrack Thursday in Oceanport, New Jersey. Major League Baseball has circulated a memo to teams, forbidding them and their broadcasting affiliates from accepting advertisements from sports betting outfits, such as Monmouth. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Delaware
New Jersey
Sports

As N.J. launches sports betting, MLB sets ban on bookie ads — but will it last?

Major League Baseball circulated a memo to teams, forbidding them and their broadcasting affiliates from accepting advertisements from sports gambling outfits.

7 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, arrives to make the first wager with Monmouth Park Sports Book at Monmouth Park Racetrack. Thursday, June 14, 2018 in Oceanport, NJ. (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Sports

Gov. Murphy places first wager as New Jersey begins taking legal sports bets

Gov. Phil Murphy placed $20 bets on Germany to win the World Cup, and the New Jersey Devils to win the Stanley Cup next season.

7 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Business
Economy

After AT&T-Time Warner win, is Comcast-Fox a done deal?

Comcast will likely bid for Fox's entertainment business as early as Wednesday now that a federal judge has cleared AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner.

7 years ago

Attorney Robert Levant (left) with his client Khanefah Boozer. “He has been injured in ways that most of us can’t ever fathom,
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Philadelphia
Policing

Huge jury awards often pared before going to compensate victims of Philly police abuse

City officials are concerned because, nearly every year, Philadelphia taxpayers are on the hook for about $10 million total to settle claims of police abuse and misconduct.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia's City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart points out problems with city financial controls. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Politics

Controller says Philly needs to get serious about fixing careless bookkeeping

Rob Dubow, the city's finance director, said his office is working on the issues brought to light by the controller.

7 years ago

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