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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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Members of a Philadelphia City Council Committee have approved an expansion of the Longtime Owner Occupants Program (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Housing
Philadelphia

Philadelphia could expand residential tax-abatement program

The Longtime Owner Occupants Program, which seeks to help homeowners who are facing rising tax bills as their properties grow more valuable, could be expanded.

7 years ago

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NPR
National

Trump says he’s not ‘happy’ with budget deal, but thinks shutdown unlikely

Trump noted that regardless of what happens with the budget deal, a Southern border wall will be built.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Noah K. Murray/AP Photo)
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Just a year into tenure, New Jersey Gov. Murphy’s popularity plummets

One reason for Gov. Phil Murphy’s dip in popularity may be that voters believe he has national political aspirations that distract him from governing the Garden State.

7 years ago

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National

‘Socialism’ vs. ‘greatness’: For Trump, that’s 2020 in a nutshell

7 years ago

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Radio Times
History
Politics

Political polarization and the American way

Writer Michael Tomasky argues that political polarization was baked into the American political process from the beginning.

Air Date: February 12, 2019

Former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., in April 2018 (Mark Humphrey/AP)
NPR
National

Former Attorney General Eric Holder close to 2020 decision as he heads to Iowa

Former Attorney General Eric Holder travels to Iowa on Tuesday as he weighs whether to join a growing field of Democrats seeking the presidential nomination in 2020.

7 years ago

Fetterman onstage with Patty Kim, the Democrat who represents Harrisburg in the state House. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Pennsylvania

Lots of support for legal weed at Fetterman’s first town hall stop

Fetterman asked for a show of hands from the people who supported legalization, and from those who didn't. Legalization supporters were in the clear majority.

7 years ago

FILE- This April 10, 2018, file photo shows a part of the skyline in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Business
Economic Development
New Jersey

N.J. comptroller says corporate tax incentive program may not be broken after all

Gov. Phil Murphy has been slamming the state’s tax break program after an audit showed that companies were receiving incentives — possibly without meeting the benchmarks.

7 years ago

The state Capitol building in Harrisburg. (Tom Downing/WITF)
Pennsylvania

Minimum wage, possible economic downturn loom over state budget

Lawmakers are beginning their annual budget hearings this week.

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg last week. He spoke before the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Monday, calling for a candid look at legalizing recreational marijuana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pa. Gov. Wolf: It’s time to talk about legalizing pot

Gov. Tom Wolf told the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce that with New Jersey and New York moving toward legalized marijuana, Pennsylvania must consider it.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with a group of sheriffs from around the country before leaving the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, for a trip to El Paso, Texas. Trump will hold his first campaign rally since November's midterm elections in El Paso,, as he faces a defining week for his push on the wall — and for his presidency and his 2020 prospects. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics

Congressional leaders make deal to avert shutdown; Trump pushes wall in Texas

Negotiators on Capitol Hill announced that lawmakers had reached an agreement in principle to fund the government ahead of midnight Friday deadline to avoid another shutdown.

7 years ago

Voting machines at the Office of the City Commissioner's warehouse (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Controversy swirls around new Philadelphia city voting system

Philadelphia election officials are about to select a new voting system, and critics say they’ve tilted the process toward one high-priced bidder.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Councilman Bill Greenlee says he's ready to retire at the end of the year after 40 years of government service. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

Long-serving Greenlee decides against another run for Philly City Council

After serving for 40 years in Philadelphia government, Councilman Bill Greenlee won't run for re-election this year. Other candidates are ready to seek his seat.

7 years ago

Political propaganda, painted on a street wall, La Habana, Cuba (Lucas Vallecillos/VWPics via AP Images)
National Interest

Trump’s fright-wing freakout about ‘socialism’

Did you catch Trump's 2020 campaign message, lodged deep within the State of the Union speech? "Here in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism."

7 years ago

A woman shouts while marching with service workers asking for $15 minimum wage pay during a rally at Newark Liberty International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The event was part of the National Day of Action to Fight for $15. The campaign seeks higher hourly wages, including for workers at fast-food restaurants and airports. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Radio Times
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Minimum wage in NJ, electoral reform in Pa, cashless business ban

New Jersey raises it's minimum wage to $15 an hour, electoral reform efforts in Pa., and banning cashless businesses.

Air Date: February 25, 2019 10:00 am

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