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Economy

New homes will replace 70-year-old ones like this section of Riverside. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

$26.4M in pandemic relief for redevelopment project in Wilmington community with history of ‘disinvestment’

The federal money for Delaware will allow REACH Riverside to have 350 of the 600 planned homes finished within two years.

4 years ago

Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Janet Yellen surround a podium
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Congressional dysfunction: the looming shutdown, the debt ceiling fight and the Biden agenda

The busy week in Congress -- the threat of a government shutdown, the battle over the debt ceiling and the efforts to pass Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

Air Date: September 29, 2021 10:00 am

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Shoppers walk on South Street
Money

Pennsylvania’s labor force shrank, payrolls flat in August

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped to another post-pandemic low, but the labor force shrank in August and payrolls remained virtually flat.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Radio Times

Biden’s economic plan and the state of the economy

Democrats are trying to pass President Biden's massive economic plan. We'll talk about what's in it and the challenges it faces. And we'll look at the state of the economy.

Air Date: September 15, 2021 10:00 am

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City of Camden is pictured
Community

More money available to help struggling businesses in Camden County

Camden County is making another $10 million in federal aid available to struggling businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 delta surge.

4 years ago

Rep. Lloyd Smucker sits with his mask below his nose at a House hearing
Politics & Policy

House Dems begin moving parts of Biden $3.5T domestic plans

Democrats are starting to push plans for providing paid family and medical leave, easing climate change, and bolstering education through House committees.

4 years ago

The Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington
Money

Pandemic-enhanced unemployment benefits expire Saturday

Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.

4 years ago

A car is swamped at Park Towne Place apartments off 22nd Street near the Vine Street Expressway
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Philly lawmakers: PA should tap COVID relief funds to help flooded businesses

The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

4 years ago

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Piles of money are illustrated alongside Philly's skyline
Money

Philly achieves $80M surplus with some federal help

The numbers are positive for Philadelphia, but the city’s fiscal watchdog says it’s keeping a close eye on tax collections.

4 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly news conference at the Capitol building on August 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

House narrowly approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint

Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Dems threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.

4 years ago

Saba Tedla is the owner of Booker’s Restaurant and Bar on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘Less than adequate time’: Even supporters worry about Philly’s quick indoor mask mandate

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

4 years ago

This June 28, 2021 photo shows a dealer at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City NJ conducting a game of roulette. Figures released Aug. 10, 2021 by the American Gaming Association show the nation's commercial casinos had their best second quarter in history, with $13.6 billion in revenue, and are on pace to have their best year ever in 2021 as gamblers return to in-person casinos. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Money

In-person gamblers lifting US casino market to its best year

America's casinos had their best second quarter in history, taking in $13.6 billion.

4 years ago

People wait in line to rent vehicles at Miami International Airport
PlanPhilly
Money

Philly’s painful and profitable — for some — rental car crunch

After COVID-19 shut down travel for much of 2020, an ensuing rental car shortage is remaking Philly’s summer 2021 plans — and sparking some new businesses.

5 years ago

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FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo the logo for Alphabet appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. S&P Dow Jones Indices is shuffling the line-up of three of the 11 groups that make up the benchmark S&P 500 index. On Monday, 20 companies in the index including famous names like Facebook, Alphabet and Netflix will find a new home. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Money

3 tech giants report combined profits of more than $50B

Three tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet — reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter.

5 years ago

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