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Race & Ethnicity
Broke in Philly

New Census figures on Philly neighborhoods show inequality, high numbers of whites living in poverty

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey Five-Year Estimate for 2013 through 2017 was released on Thursday.

7 years ago

Fast food and retail workers and their supporters marched through Center City to kick off the fight for
Philadelphia
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Broke In Philly

Philly Council approves bills for ‘Fair Workweek’ and $15/hr wage hike

Thursday is a big day for the labor community in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
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Taxes

Compared nationally, state and local tax burden on Pa. residents ranks average

Pa. residents pay a larger share of income to gambling, liquor and cigarette taxes.

7 years ago

Workers wrapped the main cables of the Delaware Memorial Bridge before installing a dehumidification system to prevent corrosion. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
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Delaware Memorial Bridge toll increase proposed to fund $300 million facelift

The public is invited to forums on the toll increase in Delaware Wednesday and New Jersey Thursday.

7 years ago

U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
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StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel claims air pollution order could cost it $400 million

Allegheny County says the order is necessary to get the region's air within federal pollution limits.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale  (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s top fiscal watchdog to look at state response to climate change

State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is planning a special report examining Pennsylvania’s response to climate change.

7 years ago

NPR
Aging
History
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Why aren’t millennials spending? They’re poorer than previous generations, Fed says

Their consumption habits are similar to their parents' and grandparents' — millennials just have less money to spend.

7 years ago

Triptych of charity advertisements from (from left) Save the Children, CARE, and Dubai Cares. (Save the Children/CARE/Dubai Cares)
NPR
International
Media
Public Health

What do African aid recipients think of charity ads?

It's a question that charities often debate: How should their fund-raising ads portray the people they're trying to help?

7 years ago

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (right) talks about his $10 million donation to help Pennsylvania combat the opioid crisis during a visit to Thomas Jefferson Maternal Addiction Treatment clinic. He is accompanies by Gov. Tom Wolf.
Addiction
Health Care
Politics

Pa. getting $10 million under first Bloomberg grant to combat opioid addiction

Former New York City mayor picked Pennsylvania to get the initial grant because of the severity of the crisis in the state and Gov. Tom Wolf’s work toward solutions.

7 years ago

Shown is the Schuylkill River and view of the Philadelphia skyline, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia

New Philly program aims to get ‘eds and meds’ to buy locally

The effort brings together Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce and the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, along with 20 founding partners and supporting organizations.

7 years ago

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Cans of Campbell's soup are displayed in a supermarket in Homestead, Pa., in this Nov. 2006 file photo. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
The Why
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey

Shark soup: Why an activist investor is after Campbell’s

Sales are down at Campbell Soup Co., headquartered in Camden, N.J. Now it's being pursued by an activist investor. Will the iconic, nearly 150-year-old company survive?

Air Date: November 28, 2018

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Broke In Philly

How misinformation and fear keep Philly immigrants from accessing public benefits

Immigration pros from Community Legal Services and HIAS Pennsylvania clarify who is eligible for benefits such as a healthcare and SNAP.

7 years ago

Crystal Kalahiki pays out a bet in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino, Monday, May 14, 2018, in Las Vegas. The U.S. Supreme Court gave its go-ahead for states to allow gambling on sports across the nation, striking down a federal law that barred betting on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Business
Pennsylvania
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Pa. will see multiple sports betting sites before year-end

Pennsylvania is in the midst of launching its sports betting industry — becoming part of the first wave of states to do so. Aft ...

7 years ago

Shoppers gaze into the window of City Blue in Center City Philadelphia (Darryl C. Murphy/WHYY).
Business

Brick-and-mortar stores still viable with Philly shoppers

That phenomenon of watching customers check items out in person, only to order them online is a serious challenge for retailers, and it has fed some shake-ups in the industry.

7 years ago

Casey Grogan walks through some recently cut noble fir Christmas trees at his farm near Silverton, Ore. This year he plans to harvest 60,000 trees off his property. (Anna King/Northwest News Network)
NPR
Business
National

Real and fake Christmas tree sellers fight for American hearts and minds

This Christmas shopping season, a marketing war for families' hearts is escalating between the real and artificial tree industries.

7 years ago

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