NewsWorks Tonight, December 28, 2017
Listen 21:10Area non-profit organizations anticipate the effects the GOP tax bill will have on charitable giving. An event at the National Constitution Center explains the “efficiency gap” that illustrates the bias in gerrymandered political districts. We look at what transpired in 2017 for Philadelphia’s sweetened beverage tax and the pre-K programs it benefits and what may lie ahead. A Syrian refugee family in Bucks County marks its first year in the U.S.
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