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Community

The Wawa data breach: What happens now?

Typically, a long process of corporate accountability unfolds after a breach like the one Wawa announced Dec. 20, affecting 850 stores.

6 years ago

Ivanka Trump, who works at the White House as an adviser to her father, President Trump, said she has seen a shift in Republican attitudes on paid parental leave (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Paid parental leave: How Republicans learned to love a Democratic priority

Many Republican lawmakers oppose the parental leave provision. But since it is part of the must-pass defense bill, there's not much they can do about it.

6 years ago

Susann Schofield, 39, and her son Brice, 11,  will be affected by the USDA's proposal to reduce SNAP benefits (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. residents brace for Trump administration’s proposed cuts to food stamps

Pennsylvania is among the states that would be especially hurt because utility costs are significantly higher than the national average.

6 years ago

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are proposing to forgive student debt for most Americans. They greet each other at a Democratic primary debate in July. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
NPR
Money

Forgiving student debt would boost economy, economists say

Economists say the dramatic proposals from Sanders and Warren to free millions of Americans from the burden of student debt could boost the economy in significant ways.

6 years ago

This June 17, 2009 photo shows a return date of January 29, 1964 stamped inside a copy of George Bernard Shaw's 'Man and Superman' displayed at the San Francisco Public Library in San Francisco that was returned after 45 years. In all, 29,000 overdue items were returned during the May amnesty program, library officials reported. That amounted to about $730,000 and included more than 3,100 books that were more than 60 days late and had been considered gone forever. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Community

Advocate for nixing library book late fees gives her take on what’s becoming a national trend

Wisconsin librarian Dawn Wacek says waiving late fees helped bring people back to her library. Philadelphia’s libraries are considering doing the same.

6 years ago

Listen 5:39
A Lyft logo is installed on a Lyft driver's car next to an Uber sticker
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Revamping N.J. labor law to protect workers in ‘gig economy,’ boost state taxes

Senate President Steve Sweeney is behind a bill that’s ‘all about protecting the rights of workers,’ but business interests have misgivings.

6 years ago

Sen. Joseph Lagana (D-Bergen) and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Mercer) introduced the legislation yesterday (NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. lawmakers seek to boost state tax credit for low-wage earners

The Earned Income Tax Credit has support from both Democrats and Republicans since it’s believed to keep people employed and off government assistance.

6 years ago

For months, PNC Bank customers have complained about connectivity failures between their accounts and third-party services, including Venmo.
(Graphic by Sarah Kovash/WESA)
Money

PNC customers frustrated over restricted access to third party payment apps

For months, PNC Bank customers have complained online that they’re having trouble using third party payment apps like Venmo.

6 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Money

Pa. couldn’t process unemployment for four days. Now 2,500 people may get late checks.

It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the commonwealth’s dated system, but from Thursday to Sunday, a crash kept unemployed people from filing claims.

6 years ago

Lead plaintiff David Schaszberger speaks at a Capitol press conference, flanked by one of his attorneys and Mark Janus, the Illinois plaintiff at the heart of the Janus decision that stopped public sector unions from collecting dues from non-members. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Money

Seven Pa. workers want their union dues back

The suit was filed by the same nonprofits who brought last year’s Janus case, in which SCOTUS ruled public sector unions can’t take dues from non-members.

6 years ago

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Community

N.J. sued for requiring credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages

The trade group representing Equifax, Experian and TransUnion sued N.J. to avoid providing credit reports in Spanish, 10 other languages.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Council member Cherelle Parker. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

City Council eyes elimination of Free Library fines, debts

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker said library fines set up barriers to accessing educational resources and services. Even minimal fines drive people away.

6 years ago

A sign indicates a store that accepts the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP, the official name of the food stamp program. (File photo/The Columbus Dispatch/TNS)
Community
Broke in Philly

America’s poverty rate falls while household incomes remain the same

Poverty in America declined last year, continuing a trend that began in 2014.

6 years ago

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is facing thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold it accountable for the opioid crisis. (Toby Talbot/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Sacklers reject demand that they surrender personal wealth to settle opioid claims

"The Sacklers refused to budge," the email concluded, "and have declined to offer any counterproposal."

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Money
Broke in Philly

Could electric bills in Pa. become more affordable? This agency holds the key

All the info you didn’t know you needed about the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

6 years ago

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