Economy
Why health care providers are pressing Trump to keep DACA
As the Trump administration moves to end DACA, health care providers rally behind the roughly 20,000 recipients they say fill important needs in the medical industry.
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Pa. hotel tax hike could kill smaller Philly levy for promoting tourism
A tax increase proposed in Harrisburg could kill a small tariff that Philadelphia hotel owners were going to impose on themselves. ...
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Puerto Rico’s financial problems
Guests: Jenna Johnson, Amilcar Antonio Barreto What did President Trump mean when he said that Puerto Rico has ...
Air Date: October 5, 2017
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House assigns blame as budget talks crash; Wolf draws ‘line in the sand’
The latest push to finish Pennsylvania’s late, unbalanced budget has melted down.
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New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase 16 cents in 2018
Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced the new minimum-wage floor late last week.
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Pa. house pushes a new hotel tax into budget discussions
After extensive closed negotiations, a House committee moved a plan to close part of the $2.2 billion gap in Pennsylvania’s overdue budget Tuesday evening.
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Harrisburg looks to amend laws in wake of Equifax breach
Several state lawmakers are introducing legislation to help people deal with situations in which their personal information is compromise ...
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Pa. lawmakers back to full-time budget talks; no agreements yet
After a week of closed talks between legislative leaders and Governor Tom Wolf, the House and Senate are back in session together for the first time in months.
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Guests: Binyamin Appelbaum, Michael Knoll The Trump administration announced the outline of their tax reform plan ...
Air Date: October 2, 2017
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Voting Block: What will N.J.’s next governor do about the decline in housing affordability?
Although taxes are a top issue in this year's race for governor, Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy housing affordability is getting little play.
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Gallup: Americans think corporations, wealthy people pay too little in taxes
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Paul Ryan brings tidings of tax change to Delaware County factory workers
Employees of Penn Machine pressed the speaker for more details on how the framework would improve their lives.
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Jobless workers worry Harrisburg’s forgotten their funding woes
While Harrisburg is mired in balancing its overdue budget, employees in the state’s Unemployment Compensation program are getting concerned.
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Republicans rekindle their love of budget deficits
Remember when Republicans hated budget deficits? When they railed nonstop against red ink and pined for fiscal conservatism? That was just their mantra during the Obama years.
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Delaware gets an 'F' for its financial health
A nonprofit that says it promotes transparent government financial information has given Delaware an F grade for its financial health.
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