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Philadelphia reveals nearly all spending from 2017
Philadelphia’s checkbook is now publicly available. The city released a trove of data that details $4.2 billion in city payments for fiscal year 2017.
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Poll: Public split on whether state should act to prop up nuclear industry
A new poll found Pennsylvania voters generally support nuclear energy, but on the question of whether the state should prop up struggling plants, that support is mixed.
7 years ago
Croda fined $246,000 for Thanksgiving weekend gas leak that closed Delaware Memorial Bridge
Croda’s Atlas Point plant in Delaware violated air and water permits. More than a ton of ethylene oxide was released, stopping traffic for seven hours.
7 years ago
Listen 0:49Pentagon takes $1 billion from military personnel account to build border fence
The Department of Defense is shifting $1 billion from a military personnel account to build a 57-mile fence at the southern U.S. border.
7 years ago
Apple is jumping belatedly into the streaming TV business
Apple didn't disclose the price or the launch date except to say that Apple TV Plus will be available this fall. It will feature Apple's original shows and movies.
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Democratic Pa. state senators propose student loan debt relief
Three Pennsylvania state senate Democrats are launching a plan to help people with student loan debt.
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Stock indexes drop as bond market flashes recession warning
The stock market tumbled Friday as investors digested an ominous warning sign: Interest rates on long-term government debt fell below the rate on short-term bills.
7 years ago
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.
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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.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
Listen 2:48Pa.’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.
7 years ago
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.
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