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Economy

A farmer operates a combine to harvest soybeans in Wyanet, Ill. Farmers got more than $22 billion in government payments in 2019. It's the highest level of farm subsidies in 14 years. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Farmers got billions from taxpayers in 2019, and hardly anyone objected

Farm subsidies jumped to their highest level in fourteen years, most of them paid out without any action by Congress.

6 years ago

Despite calls for change, the outgoing Philadelphia City Council never managed to chip away at Mayor Jim Kenney’s soda tax. (Daniel Acker/Getty Images)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Doubts if new council will take on mayor’s soda tax

Despite calls for change, the outgoing Philadelphia City Council never managed to chip away at Mayor Jim Kenney’s soda tax.

6 years ago

“The main takeaway is this is an opportunity for cost savings,’’ said a Moody’s analyst. (Pixabay)
Politics & Policy

Sharing services has saved money for N.J. local governments: Wall Street analysis

By pooling resources, some counties and municipalities have cut costs and made efficiencies while maintaining services

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speak during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round six

We discuss last night's Democratic primary debate -- what the candidates said, the policies they covered, and how it may be playing out across America.

Air Date: December 20, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Cleaning workers protested for a higher minimum wage at Rodney Square Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Wilmington, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Money

$15 minimum wage is mantra of janitors, lawmakers during Wilmington march

Union office cleaners are negotiating a new contract with commercial contractors. Some lawmakers want the $15 wage to be the base in Delaware.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round five

We talk about what the candidates said and the policies discussed at last night's Democratic primary debate.

6 years ago

Brochures available at Census recruitment event in Camden County. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Community

South Jersey officials recruiting workers for U.S. Census

Working for the Census pays $17.50 per hour in South Jersey. Camden County officials say good local hires are essential to getting an accurate count.

6 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Politics & Policy

Freelancers say N.J. independent contractor bill will still cost them work

Freelancers say the legislation meant to protect people from wrongly being classified as independent contractors will cost them business.

6 years ago

(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)
Radio Times
Science

Climate change: where science and politics collide

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

Air Date: December 3, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
The Lynard family carries their Christmas tree at Linvilla Orchards in Media, Pennsylvania on Sunday. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Community

You can thank the Great Recession for 2019’s Christmas tree shortage

This is the third year farms have fewer trees to sell because they planted fewer during the recession. Ten and 12-foot trees are the most scarce.

6 years ago

Eat Spice co-owners Vamsi Yaramaka, left, and Raj Alturu stand inside at their truck stop on route 534 off I-80 in White Haven, Pennsylvania. The restaurant offers dishes that are hard to find amid typical American fast food fare. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Far from home, new wave of immigrant truckers find comfort food along Pa. highways

Indian restaurants have been popping up along truck stops along major shipping routes in the United States, offering comfort foods to a new wave of drivers.

6 years ago

Listen 4:07
A container dock of Yangshan Port in Shanghai. About 99% of the shoes sold in America are made overseas, with China being the largest manufacturer by far. (Anonymous/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

Opinion: Why you should think about Uighurs the next time you put on shoes

The forced imprisonment of more than a million Muslim Uighurs in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of western China may make Americans feel outrage and sadness.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 photo, the stage for the Democratic presidential primary debate is shown before Wednesday's debate in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Democratic primary debate: round five

We discuss the fifth democratic presidential primary debate, the candidates, the issues discussed and their performances.

Air Date: November 21, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:05
Attendees hold 'We Vape, We Vote' signs ahead of a Trump rally last month in Dallas, Texas. The politics surrounding vaping and industry pushback against regulation appear to have derailed Trump administration's plan to ban the sales of many vaping products.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Politics, industry backlash, stall White House ban on flavored vaping products

The Trump administration's plan to ban most flavored vaping products has stalled out, at least for the moment.

6 years ago

Representative Patty Kim speaks at a September 17 rally for a higher minimum wage. Advocates have been using the likenesses of Kim and her co-sponsor, Representative Chris Rabb, in their lobbying effort. (Katie Meyer / WITF)
Politics & Policy

Is Pa. heading toward a $9.50 an hour minimum wage? Tune in next week when lawmakers return to Harrisburg

"Our priority remains finding pathways for Pennsylvanians to earn far beyond the minimum.”

6 years ago

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