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Economy

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

In this photo taken March 15, 2017, Karl Sorken, production manager for Battle Rifle Co., based in Webster, Texas, works on the rails of an AR-15style rifle. Battle Rifle is one of now more than 10,000 gunmakers in the United States. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers move to ban N.J. pension fund investment in gun manufacturing

"I think if we're really committed to gun control, we need to have a starting point and move and continue forward," says bill sponsor.

8 years ago

A survey by Search Institute says 14% of city youngsters are thriving, 39% have the tools needed to succeed, 37% are vulnerable and 10% are challenged or fragile (Wayne Parry/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

Atlantic City mayor blasts Gov. Murphy’s special counsel hire, calling it ‘overkill’

Gov. Phil Murphy hired attorney Jim Johnson to lead the South Jersey gambling mecca out of state control.

9 years ago

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., walks to the Senate chamber, at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Washington.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

What’s in the new budget deal?

Congress passed a  large-scale budget deal on Friday morning that raised the government’s spending limit by $300 billion for the next ...

Air Date: February 12, 2018

Listen 18:29
Trader John Panin, (right), works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. Stocks struggled to stabilize Friday as investors sent prices climbing, then slumping in unsteady trading a day after the market entered its first correction in two years. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)
Money

Stock drop could pose risk to US economy — if it endures

Consumers are the engine of U.S. economic growth, so any sharp pullback in their spending would hurt. Could the result be a weaker economy and lost jobs?

9 years ago

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., (left), chats with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, (right), at a congressional event in October 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senators reach two-year budget deal

Senate leaders have reached a bipartisan budget agreement to increase military and domestic spending levels for two-years.

9 years ago

Matthew Lewandowski stands in the Philadelphia Scenic Works workshop where set builders from three different small theater groups find space to work at the same time.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly theaters form set-building company, hope to help stage redevelopment

A handful of small theater companies in Philadelphia have formed a collaborative set-building company.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has decided against a run for Congress in the newly constituted 10th District. (File photo)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale / Rep. Dent on gov’t shutdown

Guests: Eugene DePasquale, Charlie Dent Today we’re joins by Pennsylvania Auditor General, ...

Air Date: January 22, 2018

Listen 49:29
Advocates of the New Jersey proposal tout safety as a main advantage, arguing that unlicensed drivers have not been tested on the rules of the road and are less likely to have car insurance. (Andy Kazie/Bigstock)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Push to extend licenses to unauthorized immigrants resumes in N.J.

With Gov.-elect Phil Murphy ready to take office, proponents of allowing immigrants in the country illegally to get a driver's license are optimistic.

9 years ago

Listen 1:58
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon answers a question in WHYY's Wilmington studio during an interview Tuesday.
Politics & Policy

U.S. small-business czar makes stop in Delaware

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon is touring the country and meeting with small-business owners.

9 years ago

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