NWT Full Show, Feb. 23, 2012

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    Carolyn Beeler reports on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s controversial plan to make drug court mandatory for non-violent offenders.  Elizabeth Fiedler talks to people frustrated with the obstructive stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia in advance of a forum on reforming urban highways.  State Impact Pa’s Scott Detrow talks to the head of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission about the agency’s plans for overseeing the state’s natural gas drilling industry.  Shirley Min reports on Delaware’s reaction to the Federal crackdown on marijuana, and how the state is rethinking its own medical marijuana industry.  Dave Heller speaks with Rob Line, Natural Areas Program Coordinator for the Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation, about the state’s plan for a controlled fire in Cape Henlopen State Park.  And Peter Crimmins brings us to the kitchen of a prominent local food writer, where everything is for sale.

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