
Politics
In rarity for GOP, Fitzpatrick pushes for carbon tax to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Most of the tax revenue would go to the Highway Trust Fund.
7 years ago
Kenney ends Philly police data-sharing deal with ICE to protect immigrants
Protesters at City Hall have been calling for an end to the agreement that can put immigrants at risk of deportation for weeks.
7 years ago
Listen 2:33Guests: Mark Zandi, Mary Lovely If you look at the US economy one way there are lots of positive signs. There is ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Step aside Hardy Boys, Biden and Obama are on the case
A new book unites Joe Biden and Barack Obama as a crime-fighting duo investigating the suspicious death of an Amtrak engineer in Delaware.
7 years ago
House extends National Flood Insurance Program through hurricane season
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for four months.
7 years ago
Sessions laughs at “Lock Her Up” chant at DC speech
Attorney General Jeff Sessions laughed at a "Lock Her Up" chant and repeated the words during a speech Tuesday at a high school leadership summit.
7 years ago
As New Jersey sues over cap on local tax deductions, Congress keeps arguing
New Jersey's Legislature and governor created a law that allows school districts, municipalities and counties to create their own charitable funds.
7 years ago
Trump was taped talking of paying for Playboy model’s story
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with him.
7 years ago
Abortion Access: Before Roe and Now
Guests: Elizabeth Nash, Amelia Bonow, Gillian Frank Abortion access in America might be undergoing some changes s ...
Air Date: July 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56NewsWorks Tonight, July 19, 2018
Philadelphia strengthens its sexual harassment policy for city employees. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is rethinking the tax incentiv ...
Air Date: July 19, 2018
Listen 20:22Report: Pa.’s on-time budget is part of a broader trend
Late budgets have become routine in a number of states since the 2008 recession.
7 years ago
Wagner, Wolf volley back and forth on education
Governor Tom Wolf and GOP challenger Scott Wagner have spent much of this month trying to paint one another as supporters of school funding cuts.
7 years ago
Another Shore town adopts plastic bag ban
A southern Ocean County municipality is the latest to adopt a plastic bag ban at the Jersey Shore.
7 years ago
Guests: Lauren Duncan, Mary Frances Berry What makes an activist? What fuels their passion and drives them to cha ...
Air Date: July 16, 2018 12:00 am
Listen 48:55National Puerto Rican group meets in Philly to plot the road ahead
The National Puerto Rican Agenda held their second convention at Taller Puertorriqueno in North Philly this weekend to think of ways to mobilize this diaspora.
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