NewsWorks Tonight, December 15, 2017
Listen 20:40A grand jury reveals a new report on binge drinking at Penn State University following the death of a sophomore. A disagreement over transgender students is slowing Delaware Governor John Carney’s plans for anti-discrimination regulations in school districts. Paramedics in Philadelphia revive thousands of people each year using the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, but more and more drug users are refusing an ambulance ride. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the Gallup Poll, joins the show to unpack data about Alabamans. Lawmakers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are trying to help their struggling nuclear power industries. The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia celebrates 40 years of operation.
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