NewsWorks Tonight, May 24, 2018
Listen 21:51A local school district’s policy regarding transgender students is upheld in Federal court. We hear from three Democrats vying for the chance to unseat a vulnerable Republican Congressman in New Jersey’s upcoming primary election. Ty Johnson of The Fanatic talks about local fan reaction to NFL’s new policy regarding protests during the national anthem. A new study confirms that where one lives affects one’s health prospects, and recommends how to use the information. A new book details how a decade before the rise of Donald Trump, former Hazelton mayor and current U.S. senate candidate Lou Barletta made his town ground zero for the immigration debate.
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