Economy
‘Boomerangers’ return to Altoona for jobs, family and a slower pace of life
For some Altoona natives who have returned to the area, there are many appeals to working and living back home.
9 years ago
Checking up on HUD, the EPA, and the Department of the Interior
Guests: Alec MacGillis, Christine Todd Whitman, Juliet Eilperin We’ll get caught up on what’s been going on b ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 49:35Pa. will have trouble making payments beyond September
As Pennsylvania lawmakers fight over the details of a long-overdue budget funding plan, the commonwealth is having trouble covering short ...
9 years ago
Arts and culture, Philly’s $4 billion engine
Audiences and organizations devoted to the arts contributed $4.1 billion to the economy of greater Philadelphia last year, according to a new report.
9 years ago
Equifax and cybersecurity; PA budget
Guests: John Baer, Matt Blaze, Fahmida Rashid Have you visited the Equifax website to find out if you’re data ...
Air Date: September 21, 2017
Listen 00:49:56Pennsylvania takes credit ratings hit amid budget fight
Pennsylvania’s credit rating took its latest hit Wednesday, another black eye in a nearly three-month budget stalemate that has pit ...
9 years ago
Biden, panelists, discuss jobs, economy, at University of Delaware
Former Vice President Joe Biden discussed economic challenges and the future of job growth for the middle class at the University of Dela ...
9 years ago
Amazon in Philly? / The Suffrage Movement
Guests: Angela Dodson, Will Bunch, Adam Ozimek Abigail Adam’s once admonished her husband John Adams, in a lett ...
Air Date: September 19, 2017
Listen 00:49:55Philly controller says soda tax could have been averted
Philadelphia’s city controller says the city should never have established a soda tax. It’s one of several disagreement ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania delays payments as general fund balance nears zero
Pennsylvania is putting off paying over a billion dollars to insurers who administer Medicaid benefits, because its main bank account is ...
9 years ago
Another month, another rise in Delaware’s unemployment rate
Delaware’s unemployment rate stands at 4.9 percent for August, that’s half a percent higher than the same time last year. ...
9 years ago
Pa. House narrowly passes a tax-free budget funding plan
The state House of Representatives has narrowly voted to move a budget plan built largely on one-time fund transfers. Although it ...
9 years ago
Pa. House cobbles together new budget plan, light on recurring dollars
After negotiations briefly stalled Tuesday, the House is on the verge of passing a GOP-authored plan to balance a $2.2 billion dollar gap ...
9 years ago
Agency heads voice concern over Pa. GOP budget proposal
Agencies are raising alarms over a Pennsylvania GOP-backed House plan to redirect billions of dollars to fill gaps in the state’s b ...
9 years ago
Pa. House GOP contends with intra-caucus disputes over budget fix
Pennsylvania is in its third month with no balanced budget. Governor Tom Wolf, Senate Democrats and Republicans, and House Democra ...
9 years ago
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