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The New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee holds the first of several legislative hearings on Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan Wednesday. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers wary of $1.6 billion tax boost in Murphy budget plan

As hearings begin on Governor Murphy's budget proposal, a $1.6 billion tax increase has some Democrats fretting.

8 years ago

Cows from a dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania. (Dani Fresh for WHYY)
Health

As milk prices fall, dairy farmers in Pennsylvania seek mental health support

Milk prices have been falling for several years because supply is outpacing demand. Milk prices are so low, some farmers are losing money every day.

8 years ago

In this stock photo, black and white Holstein dairy cows are in their stalls in Penn State's research barn.
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. dairy farms scrambling due to major contract termination

One of the nation’s largest dairy distributors is ending its contract with dozens of Pennsylvania dairy farms at the end of May.

8 years ago

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session,
Politics & Policy

House OKs compromise $1.3 trillion budget bill, Senate next

The House easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday.

8 years ago

 (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware’s revenue forecast continues to improve

Delaware’s revenue projections for the next fiscal year remain positive as personal income tax and abandoned property collections are estimated to bring in more funds.

8 years ago

Steel coils sit on rail cars leaving the Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisburg, Germany
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Some area Democrats supporting Trump trade moves, while GOP lawmakers object

Trump's more isolationist view of the U.S. isn't winning over the GOP majority, says Congressman Ryan Costello, a Republican who represents an area west of Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Listen 4:07
Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki's $162 million budget for fiscal year 2019 doesn't include a property tax increase, but would increase water and sewer fees by 4 percent.(File/WHYY)
Community

Proposed Wilmington budget grows by 4.8 percent

Mayor Mike Purzycki's $162 million budget for fiscal year 2019 doesn't include a property tax increase, but it would increase water and sewer fees by 4 percent.

8 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Lawmakers want action! on tax-credit measure encouraging film, TV production in N.J.

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would provide tax credits of $75 million a year for film productions and $10 million for digital media content.

8 years ago

Companies are making it harder for you to repair your own appliances, like this iPhone X, and a growing repair movement is trying to change that.
The Pulse
Science

It’s harder to fix our stuff these days. Maybe that’s a problem.

When a high-tech appliance breaks, some manufacturers discourage people from doing their own repairs. But a growing “right to repair” movement wants to change that.

8 years ago

Listen 10:42
Conservative commentator and economic analyst Larry Kudlow speaks on CNBC's set at the New York Stock Exchange on March 8. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Report: Trump to name CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow as top economic adviser

Kudlow would seem to be somewhat in line with his predecessor, who was a creature of Wall Street. Both are fierce defenders of free trade and low taxes.

8 years ago

People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea  (Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Gallup finds Americans split on tariffs, consider North Korea most critical threat

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

Listen 5:35
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump’s executive order on tariffs

Guests:  Heather Long, Edward Alden, Josh Bivens President Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on s ...

Air Date: March 9, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
The spotted lanternfly is spreading through Southeast Pennsylvania. It was spotted for the first time in the United States in Berks County. (Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture)
Science

Invasive insect spreads beyond Pennsylvania farms and orchards to backyards

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will send $17.5 million in emergency funds to Pennsylvania to prevent the spotted lanternfly from spreading further.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Kenney pitches tax hike for schools, businesses, urban blight, vulnerable residents

The big news coming out of Mayor Jim Kenney's annual budget address held Thursday morning in City Council chambers is a proposed six percent increase in property taxes.

8 years ago

Listen 2:22
Chevrolet Camaros are lined up at General Motors' Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan, in 2015. Automakers in the U.S. say if costs go up as a result of a renegotiated NAFTA, they would be less competitive.
NPR
Money

Automakers say Trump’s anti-NAFTA push could upend their industry

NAFTA touches almost every business sector — few more than the car industry.

8 years ago

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