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Cashless backlash: Why Philadelphia banned cashless businesses
Philadelphia is set to ban cashless businesses. But there was no huge outcry, so why did City Council make the bill a priority?
Air Date: March 6, 2019
Listen 13:35How federal disaster money favors the rich
An NPR investigation has found that across the country, white Americans and those with more wealth often receive more federal dollars after a disaster than do minorities.
7 years ago
Wilmington takes control of failing agency that builds homes for working poor
A Wilmington public housing partnership ran out of money when donations dried up. The city was forced to make loan payments for the agency and has now taken control.
7 years ago
Listen 2:34Multimillion-dollar deals become more common in squeezeplay era of economic superstars
Bryce Harper’s record-setting $330 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies took lots of people by surprise. But a now deceased former professor appears to have called it.
7 years ago
How to spend $1 million? You decide.
The Philadelphia Foundation is celebrating its 100th birthday this year by launching a public grant program.
7 years ago
YouTube bans comments on videos deemed vulnerable to pedophiles, amid ad pullback
YouTube is disabling comments on millions of videos featuring minors, responding to accusations that pedophiles use comments to network and share links.
7 years ago
Study: Ocean City’s property values ‘hardest hit’ by sea level rise
Property values in Ocean City have eroded by more than a half-billion dollars because of sea level rise, a study by First Street Foundation and Columbia University has found.
7 years ago
PennDOT: Turnpike could be headed for ‘catastrophic’ reckoning
The Turnpike Commission is behind on payments to the state amid a lawsuit over its rising tolls.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania GOP lawmaker opens door to minimum wage deal
In January, Wolf issued a new proposal to raise Pennsylvania's hourly minimum to $12 this year, making it one of the highest in the nation.
7 years ago
U.S., China extend trade talks; Xi-Trump meeting may follow
U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed Friday to extend high-level trade talks through the weekend.
7 years ago
Lobbying war over Philly soda tax still waged by the millions
Although the tax survived a courtroom challenge filed by the industry in July 2018, the lobbying has only intensified.
7 years ago
U.S. soda taxes work, studies suggest — but maybe not as well as hoped
Researchers, meanwhile, are trying to quantify the impact of soda taxes by looking at sales data from retail establishments, including grocery stores and convenience stores.
7 years ago
Top flutist settles gender pay-gap suit with Boston Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Rowe was among the first women to file a gender pay-equity claim under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act.
7 years ago
From corn to Apple: What’s behind the US-China standoff
Individual examples tend to surface only when the complaints wind up in court — often in cases brought by U.S. prosecutors.
7 years ago
N.J. businesses, investors want jump-start for plug-in vehicles
Electrifying the transportation sector is critical to cutting greenhouse gases, and achieving a clean economy.
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