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Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Pennsylvania
PA Post

If Three Mile Island shuts down, counties could lose grant money

If Three Mile Island shuts down, the counties and communities surrounding the plant could see less money for emergency management.

6 years ago

Sadiq Muhammed Kabir, 24, runs his own import-export business selling ginger root in Kaduna. He shared his
NPR
Business
International

Why #ThisIsMyHustle is trending in Nigeria

Jobs are hard to come by in Nigeria, so many people have to hustle to earn money — starting their own businesses or finding side jobs to supplement their main income.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia
Politics
The Philadelphia Tribune

Philly spends as much on contractors as public employees, study says

More than half of all budgeted contracting in the city this year will go to two departments: Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services and Human Services.

6 years ago

Conservation groups hope to use $4.1 million to preserve and protect areas of the Delaware River Watershed similar to what’s been done here along the Wilmington Riverfront and the Christina River. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Environment
Outdoors
Public Spaces

25 Delaware River-area water quality projects get $4.1 million in federal funds

Water quality improvement projects in the Delaware River Watershed get $4.1 million under the new Delaware River Basin Conservation Act.

6 years ago

President Trump speaks before signing an executive order Thursday requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants.
(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
NPR
Higher Education
National
Politics

Trump and universities in fight over free speech, federal research funding

The president promised to do something about what he called a political climate on liberal college campuses that chills discourse.

6 years ago

Tastykake and Bassetts Ice Cream teamed up to create a cookie inspired milkshake. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Tastykake launches new products to navigate competitive marketplace

Nostalgia over its Philly identity isn’t enough to maintain sales, a food-industry observer says. That’s why Tastykake is launching products to entice new consumers.

6 years ago

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Trucks and cars move through a Pennsylvania Turnpike toll plaza in Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Politics
Streets & Roads

Pa.’s top auditor says Turnpike on ‘road to ruin’

In his latest review of the Turnpike Commission, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says the agency cannot sustain itself by hiking tolls every year.

6 years ago

Jen Cavallaro-Fromm and Andrea Katz, advocates in New Jersey, attended the first public budget hearing of the year in Trenton on Wednesday. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
K-12
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. school funding dominates first public budget hearing in Trenton

As New Jersey lawmakers delve into particulars of the budget plan, proponents and opponents of changes in school funding argue their positions.

6 years ago

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from the 52nd Street station on the Market-Frankford elevated line in West Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Taxes
PlanPhilly

Pew: Philadelphians pay more taxes than most big city residents

A new Pew report found Philly’s reputation as a heavy taxer is valid. The reasons why are complicated.

6 years ago

Families that spend more on housing may have less to spend on their health. (Shutterstock/Tero Vesalainen)
Personal Finance
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
The Conversation

Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

6 years ago

This June 8, 2016 photo shows the exterior of the Showboat hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey

Showboat owner eyes return of casino at Atlantic City site

Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein said Monday he's moving forward with plans to bring a casino back to the Showboat, which has been a non-gambling hotel for three years.

6 years ago

Nationwide, there are too few farmers to populate market stalls and too few customers filling their canvas bags with fresh produce at each market.
(Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Food & Drink

Why are so many farmers markets failing? Because the market is saturated

Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others.

6 years ago

In this June 30, 2018, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, (left), discusses his state budget deal with Democratic legislative leaders, as state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, (right), listens during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

N.J. budget for 2020: Now it’s the public’s turn to weigh in

Four legislative hearings on Gov. Phil Murphy’s $38.6B spending plan for the coming fiscal year will be held over the next two weeks.

6 years ago

Millennials carry more student loan debt than previous generations. (Shutterstock)
Personal Finance
The Conversation

Millennials are $1 trillion in debt, but better at saving than previous generations

New findings from the New York Federal Reserve reveal that millennials have now racked up over $1 trillion of debt.

6 years ago

Nozzles pump gas into vehicles at a BP gas station. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Down the Shore
Economy
Energy
New Jersey

Gas prices on the rise at the Shore

Gas prices continue to rise in New Jersey and around the nation due to crude oil prices above $55 and refineries in seasonal maintenance that can temporarily limit production.

6 years ago

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