Business
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.
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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.
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‘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
Listen 49:14FCC’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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 2:33N.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.
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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.
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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 49:15U.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.
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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.
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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.
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