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Top Senate Democrat says Pa. budget probably won’t be balanced
According to Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, he and other Democrats haven’t so far been party to many of the budget negotiations ...
8 years ago
Is Philadelphia good for business?/Cosby mistrial
Guests: Bobby Allyn, Laura Benshoff, Michael Nutter, Josh Sevin Is Philadelphia good for business? Like any city, ...
Air Date: June 19, 2017
Listen 00:48:59On ‘Radio Times’: What is Uber doing to right itself?
Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, is taking a leave of absence following a series of scandals surrounding the problematic workplace culture ...
8 years ago
Uber’s troubles and changing a toxic workplace culture
Guests: Mike Isaac, Liza Mundy, Sigal Barsade Uber fired 20 employees, including some top executives, over allega ...
Air Date: June 16, 2017
Listen 00:48:58Pennsylvania agrees to new steps for mentally ill in jails
Pennsylvania agreed in court Thursday to a second set of steps to try to ensure mentally ill defendants don’t suffer long stays in ...
8 years ago
Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industry
A judge’s ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the in ...
8 years ago
Commonwealth Court: Philly beverage tax is legal
Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages is legal under state law, a panel of Pennsylvania appeals court judges rul ...
8 years ago
ListenAfter 2008 financial crisis, only one bank faced criminal charges. Why?
Only one bank faced criminal charges after the 2008 financial crisis. It’s not a big one like ...
8 years ago
ListenWith new sentence, Philly ‘juvenile lifer’ could gain freedom after nearly 40 years
For a few moments on Monday, the hallway outside Philadelphia Common Pleas Courtroom 1105 became the site of a family powwow. The subject ...
8 years ago
ListenTrump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
Guest: Josh Dawsey, Michael Oppenheimer, Eric Orts President Trump announced yesterday that he was pulling out of ...
Air Date: June 2, 2017
Listen 00:49:14Ousted West Philly tenants win more time as gentrification moves in
A group of low-income tenants in West Philadelphia protesting their evictions have gotten some relief. At an emergency hearing wit ...
8 years ago
How to make gentrification work for everyone
Guests: Earni Young, Jonathan Tannen, Emily Dowdall Gentrification is complicated. The term has a negative connot ...
Air Date: June 1, 2017
Listen 00:49:11Accelerated evictions in West Philly spur emergency hearing
A group of tenants in West Philadelphia being evicted to make way for a redevelopment project is taking the case to the city’s Huma ...
8 years ago
On the business fast track: Muslim entrepreneur markets energy bars for Ramadan
As a Muslim and working professional, Montgomery County resident Imran Posner said keeping the Ramadan fast can be difficult. Duri ...
8 years ago
ListenCustomers say goodbye to Little Pete’s, one of the last all-night diners in Center City
For nearly four decades, the old-fashioned diner Little Pete’s at 17th and Chancellor Streets has served up round-the-clock reubens ...
8 years ago