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President Donald Trump takes a walking tour to survey hurricane damage and recovery efforts in a neighborhood in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

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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Money

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.

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

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Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, held a press conference to address the breach's impact on Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

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 ...

9 years ago

Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., meet with reporters to announce the Republicans' proposed rewrite of the tax code for individuals and corporations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are writing a far-reaching, $5-trillion plan they say would simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump’s tax plan

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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Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

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.

9 years ago

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Workers listen to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speak at the Pennsylvania Machine Works, a family-owned pipe-fitting manufacturer, in Aston, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

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.

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

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National Interest
Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

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Politics & Policy

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.

9 years ago

Prosecutors say the Asplundh company 'remained willfully blind' while managers hired workers they knew to be in the country illegally. The company, based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has been fined $95 million. (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Willow Grove tree company fined $95 million for hiring undocumented immigrants

A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...

9 years ago

liquor store
Money

Pa. House GOP criticizes liquor sales earnings as price gouging

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has posted this year's earnings, and they're higher than ever.

9 years ago

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