NewsWorks Tonight, October 25, 2017

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A new analysis finds those assigned public defenders in Pennsylvania are more likely to receive the death penalty.  A tax reform amendment on the ballot in Pennsylvania would allow school districts to move away from property taxes to other forms of revenue. Philadelphia has a new contract to outfit every patrol officer in the city with body-worn cameras. With President Trump set to declare an opioid crisis, what’s to become of the task force chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie? Five years after Superstorm Sandy, we visit Delaware Bay communities to see how they’re faring.

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