Newsworks Tonight, June 27, 2013 – Full Show

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    Holly Otterbein reports on developments in the Philadelphia City Council’s demolition hearings. Dave Davies reports the Supreme Court’s landmark Voting Rights Act ruling allows nine states to change voting laws without government oversight–something Pennsylvania has been doing for years. Emma Jacobs reports on the silencing of Pennsylvania State Representative Brian Sims at a legislative proceeding as he attempted to talk about the Supreme Court ruling on DOMA. Local resident Rick Koonce talks about what the ruling will and won’t change for he and his partner. Peter Crimmins talks with Civil War re-enactors in the first part of a series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  And businesswoman Karen Gryga shares her experiences managing a local venture capital firm.

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