
Economy
We discuss last night's Democratic debate in Las Vegas and how the six candidates fared just days before the Nevada caucuses.
Air Date: February 20, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Rutgers chancellor Haddon named chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Phoebe A. Haddon, chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, has been named chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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New Jersey’s poll workers may get a pay bump to $300 a day
With their first raise in nearly 20 years, N.J. election workers could soon be making up to $300 a day.
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Healthy U.S. job market: How big a political edge for Trump?
The strong job growth gives President Donald Trump more evidence for his assertion that the economy is flourishing under his watch.
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New Philly councilmember using video to shine spotlight on local businesses
Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas is using social media to promote Black-owned businesses during Black History Month.
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Pa. farming advocates hope to restore line items cut from agriculture in Wolf’s budget proposal
Some Republican state lawmakers are disappointed with Democratic Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to cut funding for the Agriculture Department.
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New study shows economic toll of spotted lanternfly if allowed to spread across Pa.
The invasive insect is already costing Pennsylvania $50 million each year in damages, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
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Why are health care costs in the United States so high and why has there been little effort to control them?
Air Date: January 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Working-class Americans on a “Tightrope”
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof discusses his new book, "Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope," about why working-class families are losing ground.
Air Date: January 21, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58The new boss at PIDC wants to robot-proof the city’s economy
The economic development agency’s incoming chief has her eye on creating “family-sustaining” jobs in sectors less likely to fall prey to automation.
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Pot politics: Some Northeast states regroup on legalization
The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still want to make recreational pot legal, and they and Gov. Tom Wolf have been comparing notes on how to do it.
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Lawmakers to vote on permanent ‘Path to Progress’ panel
Senate President Steve Sweeney, who created the original reform group, says state’s deep fiscal woes require constant attention
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State officials want New Jersey to become center of hemp farming
Federal government has approved NJ’s plan for growing of marijuana’s nonintoxicating cousin
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Mack Trucks to lay off 300 at Pa. assembly plant
The company is blaming the layoffs at its Lower Macungie Township plant on a downturn in the heavy-duty truck market.
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Despite GOP’s attempts to compromise, Wolf says he’s not abandoning overtime plan
The governor wants to require that time-and-a-half be paid to anyone who makes $45,000 or less and works more than 40 hours in a week.
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