Newsworks Tonight Full Show, Aug. 17, 2012
ListenBenjamin Herold discovers cheating at Philadelphia schools is much more prevalent than previously assumed, and authorities are doing little to uncover the cheaters. Kevin McCorry reports bad New Jersey budget numbers mean Governor Christie will have an uphill battle convincing legislators to institute his planned tax cut. Peter Crimmins talks to skateboarders as a skate park ten years in the making finally prepares for groundbreaking. Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport brings us the latest American opinions. And You Bet Your Garden Host Mike McGrath talks to Bob Oley from Tick-Borne Disease Alliance, about this year’s booming tick population.
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