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Community
Broke in Philly

Will the next big worker protection bill — against unfair firing — pass in Philly?

A new Council bill, introduced by Councilwoman Parker, seeks to provide job security for workers by defining what a fireable offense is. It’s called “just-cause” legislation.

6 years ago

In 2014, then-Gov. Chris Christie, influential South Jersey Democrat George Norcross and New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney attend a groundbreaking ceremony in Camden for the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy school. On Thursday, a task force appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy continued its investigation of a tax-incentive program established during Christie's administration. Norcross was of particular interest. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
Politics & Policy

Murphy task force continues questioning Christie-era tax break programs in N.J.

Task force probing N.J. use of tax incentives to keep companies in the state focuses on application submitted by a company owned by South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross.

6 years ago

In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania: What should legalization look like?

Pa. is getting closer to legal recreational marijuana but policymakers still face tough questions about what this potentially multi-billion-dollar industry would look like.

6 years ago

A reporter holds up an example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Health

China regulates fentanyl in hopes of stemming supply to U.S.

Most of the powerful synthetic opioid comes here from China. Officials hope strict new rules will curtail the flow that’s driving overdose deaths.

6 years ago

ResinTech CEO Jeffrey Gottlieb speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for ResinTech’s new Camden headquarters. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Manufacturer bringing 265 jobs to East Camden HQ, aiming to revitalize Federal St. corridor

Mayor Frank Moran foresees the redevelopment of Federal Street corridor as a manufacturer brings headquarters to Camden.

6 years ago

President of Finanta, Luis E. Mora Rechnitz congratulates the sixteen graduates for completing the six-week course. (Lilia Ayllón/ AL DÍA News)
Community
Broke in Philly

A new program supports Latina entrepreneurs on the rise

"Ella Emprende," a new course from Finanta, offers training and development for women business owners and leaders.

6 years ago

Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame. And yes, Cap, these are apparently the real numbers. (Film Frame/Marvel Studios)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The record-breaking box office of ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ by the (huge) numbers

It's already made an estimated one billion dollars around the world. Well, $1.2 billion, actually.

6 years ago

A Federal Reserve study surveys the top occupations that don't require a four-year college degree. (Big Stock photo)
Money

Top 10 job opportunities in Philly region for workers without college degree

The majority of Americans don't have a college degree. But there are many non-college jobs that pay reasonably well.

6 years ago

Iron workers help build the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Lawsuit seeks to break Building Trades’ hold on city construction contracts

A lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging Philadelphia’s tradition of reserving city construction work for a number of chosen labor unions.

6 years ago

This combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the logos for Toyota, Honda, Kia, Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. (AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Government expands air bag investigation to include more than 12 million vehicles

The government is expanding an investigation into malfunctioning air bags, to include an additional 12.3 million vehicles with air bags that could fail to inflate in a crash.

6 years ago

Penn Book Center, an independent book store on 34th Street in University City, is scheduled to close in May. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Writers’ petition calls on university to save Penn Book Center, a ‘watering hole for the mind’

Throughout this week, Penn Book Center supporters are marching daily from the University City campus to the bookstore — just one block away.

6 years ago

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Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference announcing charges against Rochester Drug Co-Operative Laurence Doud III, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in New York. The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first-ever criminal charges against a drug company executive stemming from the opioid crisis. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Feds: Ex-CEO is first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis

The indictment alleges former Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO Laurence Doud III ordered subordinates to ignore red flags about pharmacy customers to maximize company revenue.

6 years ago

The Wing company, a Google spinoff, has won federal approval to operate its drone delivery system as an airline in the U.S. (Wing)
NPR
Community

FAA certifies Google’s Wing drone delivery company to operate as an airline

By developing delivery drones — and a retail system that would connect customers with local merchants — Google's parent company is directly competing with Amazon.

6 years ago

Perhaps one day Humboldt pot will be as famous as Bordeaux wine. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Money
The Conversation

Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?

The drug’s growing legalization is raising concerns among small-scale marijuana farmers and retailers that the corporatization of weed may be right around the corner.

6 years ago

The state Department of Labor and Industry reported an increase in new jobs in March. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Community

Pa. unemployment hits lowest level since 1976

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate has sunk to its lowest-ever recorded level.

6 years ago

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