NewsWorks Tonight, March 5, 2013 – Full Show
ListenBen Herold reviews the evolving plan to close 29 Philadelphia public schools, set for a vote on Thursday. Tom MacDonald explains Philadelphia City Council’s proposed sick leave bill, which the mayor opposes. Taunya English reports on a new hospital program that uses group appointments in a sort of buddy system to improve pre-natal care. Peter Crimmins tells about the long-lost N.C. Wyeth painting just donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Elisabeth Perez Luna visits a Philadelphia Museum of Art exhibit that traces the history of trade, outsourcing and a global economy back to 16th century Spain and Portugal.
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