NewsWorks Tonight, April 2, 2015 – Full Show

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    Dave Heller and former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz discuss how the corruption case against NJ Senator Robert Menendez may proceed in court. Pennsylvania lawmakers have wrapped up state budget hearings, which follow the governor’s budget proposal every year. Mary Wilson reports that Governor Tom Wolf is hopeful about the difficult path ahead for his proposed budget. Katie Hiler brings us to a student-run homeless shelter that’s giving hope to some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable citizens. NewsWorks Theatre blogger Howard Shapiro reviews a new production of the musical “Ragtime” at the Bristol Riverside Theatre. Lari Robling takes us on a tour of the Just Born factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where they make marshmallow peeps.

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