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Kensington basketball league among projects hit by DOJ grant cuts
The U.S. Department of Justice cut over $800 million in grants nationwide, including $1.5 million for the hoops and anti-violence program. Others in Philly are affected, too.
4 days ago
Massive layoffs at Rite Aid’s Philly HQ after filing for bankruptcy
The Philadelphia-based retail pharmacy had more than 1,000 corporate workers at the Navy Yard until layoffs.
6 days ago
Listen 0:45Electric bills in N.J. are about to shoot higher. Lawmakers are scrambling to hold the line on costs
An Assembly committee has approved an eight-bill package focused on energy affordability. The problem is the PJM grid is not keeping pace with demand.
7 days ago
Listen 1:01Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing retirement, warns trade war will hurt America
At 94, Buffett ends six-decade run and warns of global risks from Trump’s tariffs and taps Greg Abel to take over.
1 week ago
The cash-strapped Chester Upland School District stands to lose $2.2 million in annual tax revenue with Crozer Health’s closure.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:56Most legislation to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania doesn’t survive a committee vote, but two years ago a bill passed the House but stalled in the Senate.
2 weeks ago
Listen 0:53Close to a dozen residents of the flood-prone neighborhood met with members of Congress Tuesday.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:10More than 350 grants worth over $800 million were ended midstream. New Jersey's attorney general said nearly $13 million in ongoing program funding to the state was canceled.
2 weeks ago
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia asked hundreds of residents about what’s holding them back from earning more money – in short it is stability.
3 weeks ago
Could sustainable shopping get a boost as tariffs panic fast fashion brands?
Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.
3 weeks ago
Listen 3:15If trains along five Regional Rail lines stop running, property values in Greater Philadelphia could plummet.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:00Hop to it! Egg prices have dropped just in time for Easter
Easter Sunday may commemorate a sacred rise, but the cost of eggs is blessedly coming back down.
4 weeks ago
Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.
4 weeks ago
Main Line business leaders say proposed SEPTA cuts would be ‘absolutely devastating’
The president of the Wayne Business Association says the potential elimination of the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail line would be catastrophic for the local economy.
4 weeks ago
About 50,000 low-income Philadelphians could get their city wage taxes back, but few apply
The average income-based wage tax refund for eligible Philadelphia workers is between $300 and $400, but less than 1% of residents apply for it.
1 month ago