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Pennsylvania's state capitol building in Harrisburg (WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. state lawmakers will get an automatic pay raise

When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol after their Thanksgiving recess, they’ll have a little extra cash waiting for them.

8 years ago

Although slot revenue has declined in recent years across the casino industry, Harrah's Philadelphia in nearby Chester still generated over $13 million in slot taxes last year. Over 150 local governments have been beneficiaries of the local share assessment, which was in limbo after being struck down by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2016.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Financial sector sees Pennsylvania gaming law changes as good for municipal governments

Moody’s says the new legislation has already restored investors’ confidence that municipal borrowers can once again count on casinos for millions of dollars in revenue.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

‘Wonderland’ / ‘The Aisles Have Eyes”

Guests: Steven Johnson, Joseph Turow In his book, Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World, ...

Air Date: November 24, 2017

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

FCC’s Pai: ‘Heavy-handed’ net neutrality rules are stifling the internet

In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says his plan to remove net neutrality rules is a way of bringing the Internet back to how it was in the 90s.

8 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmaker wants to crack down on non-compete clauses

New Jersey is one of a number of states beginning to take a closer look at regulating non-compete clauses, an issue that has largely been dealt with by the courts.

8 years ago

This screen grab from an advertisement from the group Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware has been part of a marketing blitz to keep the company intact. (YouTube)
Delaware Business Now
Community

Deal to sell TransPerfect could bring Delaware saga to an end

A company custodian reportedly disclosed in a letter to employees that Philip Shawe will purchase the 50 percent of the company owned by Elizabeth Elting.

8 years ago

This non-descript building at 1209 North Orange Street in Wilmington is the legal home for more than 200,000 businesses who use this location as their legal Delaware addresses. (Public domain)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Delaware sets new guidelines for corporations and LLCs

Delaware is one of the easiest states to set up a company, and draws criticism that the lax licensing laws enable terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

N.J. may help former inmates stay in running for professional licenses, public-sector jobs

The measure would allow offenders who’ve completed their sentence to petition a court so they could once again get a professional license or be hired for a public job.

8 years ago

 In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center, left, is shown in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
PBS
Courts & Law

Analysis: Why the FCC’s proposed internet rules may spell trouble ahead

8 years ago

In this June 13, 2017 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o attends the Women In Film 2017 Crystal and Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Nyong’o became the lone public woman of color among Weinstein’s litany of accusers, writing in a New York Times op-ed last month that she had an unsettling encounter with the producer in 2011 at his home in Connecticut. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Courts & Law

Why so few women of color in the wave of accusers? ‘Stakes higher’

In the weeks since dozens of women have accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape or harassment, women and men of color have been largely absent from the national furor.

8 years ago

Some legislation under consideration in Congress focuses on the safe disposal of prescription opioids. (AP file photo)
Radio Times
Health

The roots of the opioid epidemic

Guests: Keith Wailoo, Lenny Bernstein Pharmaceutical companies, drug distributors, doctors, drug stores and illeg ...

Air Date: November 16, 2017

Listen 49:15
Chemours facility in Fayettville, North Carolina seen here via Google Earth has been cited by the NC Department of Environmental Quality for an October spill.
 (image via Google Earth)
Delaware Business Now
Community

Chemours cited for reported GenX discharge at North Carolina site

8 years ago

TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky shows a shampoo bottle made with recycled plastic collected from beaches and oceans. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Science

U.N. salutes Trenton firm for repurposing plastic waste collected from ocean

A quarter of the world’s plastic ends up in waterways, so TerraCycle has plenty of raw material for the shampoo bottles it's making with the recycled waste.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's capitol dome against the blue sky
Money

For second time, malpractice insurer sues Pa. over funding

State lawmakers are running into legal issues over a component of the budget plan they passed last month.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is seen along the banks of the Delaware River.
Courts & Law

As deadly violence rises across U.S., Philly business leaders learn to prepare

Business owners gather to learn how to prevent and react to workplace violence.

8 years ago

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