NewsWorks Tonight, January 17, 2018
Listen 22:01The Department of Justice has appealed a November decision that the federal can’t withhold public safety grants from Philadelphia due to “sanctuary city” policies. Aetna announces a settlement for people whose HIV status was accidentally exposed in a mailer. We look at what lies ahead for New Jersey’s new governor, Phil Murphy. New Jersey launches an ad campaign that aims to ease tensions between police and the black community during traffic stops. A singer/songwriter who was nearly killed in a terrorism attack speaks about trauma to kids in a special needs school, many of whom have themselves experienced trauma.
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