NewsWorks Tonight May 14, 2018
Listen 21:0050 years after the original, the Poor People’s Campaign is back. And we talk with Jean Friedman-Rudovsky about the new reporting collaborative “Broke in Philly.” Sports betting may become legal in states across the nation, putting Delaware in a tough position. A day before Election Day, there’s still mass confusion about the new congressional boundaries. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us.
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