Infrastructure
Roads, transit, internet: What’s in President Biden’s infrastructure bill?
The House passed the bipartisan plan Friday night and Biden said Saturday he will hold a signing ceremony when lawmakers return from a week’s recess.
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Biden hails infrastructure win as ‘monumental step forward’
The House has approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates.
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City Council advances bill to toughen asbestos and mold standards in Philly schools
The city health commissioner says third-party inspections are necessary because public trust has eroded with the district’s handling of school building problems.
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$6 billion plant turning natural gas to fuel planned in Pennsylvania
A Texas-based company has announced plans to build a multibillion-dollar plant on the site of a former coal mine in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Disability advocates and Parkside neighbors got a timeline from city officials.
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Amid debate over Biden’s spending plan, leaders highlight potential boon for Philly schools
Rep. Dwight Evans (PA-03) has a plan that would allow districts to qualify for tax credits when revamping buildings over 50 years old, with half of Philly schools eligible.
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‘Everybody is frustrated,’ except for Biden, about agenda delays
President Biden will meet with the Senate next week to discuss debt-ceiling delays before going on the road to advocate for his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan inf
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Puerto Ricans fume as outages threaten health, work, school
Not a single hurricane has hit Puerto Rico this year, but hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. territory feel like they’re living in the aftermath of a major storm.
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Paying for Pennsylvania’s bridge repairs with new tolls remains divisive
PennDOT plans to hire a team of private companies to design, build, and manage the bridges for 25 to 30 years.
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Mail delivery is about to get slower and pricier just in time for the holidays
Beginning Friday, the U.S. Postal Service will start to "implement new service standards" for first class mail and periodicals — slowing its target delivery time by about 30%.
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The former chair of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission board abstained from a vote on the agency’s long-term plan citing climate change.
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Biden’s infrastructure plan would help Philly fulfill clean water promise
Southeastern Pa. has a clean water crisis brewing. Biden’s infrastructure bill could help.
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Lawsuits against mask mandates in PA schools are heating up. And, it's time for fall gardening! Horticulture expert Jenny Rose Carey joins us to talk about the harvest.
Air Date: September 20, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 48:59$110 million plan to extend high speed internet to rural Delaware
Federal funds will help connect more than 11,000 homes and businesses in Delaware to high-speed broadband internet. The biggest gap is in southwestern part of the state.
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