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Delaware nonprofits warn cuts to national service, food deliveries hurting underserved residents

Delaware leaders warn that $1.1 million cuts to AmeriCorps and USDA food aid will impact services for the state's most underserved communities.

12 hours ago

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Money

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

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Philly’s commuter foot traffic outpaced most peer cities’ downtowns in 2024

The majority of workers who commute into the urban core have returned since the COVID-19 pandemic began five years ago, according to the annual State of Center City report.

2 weeks ago

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Camden City School District announces cuts to close $91M budget hole

Declining enrollment and increased payments to charter and renaissance schools were cited as factors in the longtime structural deficit.

2 weeks ago

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Proposed SEPTA cuts threaten Paoli/Thorndale line, anger suburban lawmakers

The potential elimination of SEPTA’s Paoli/Thorndale regional rail line sparked fury among Chester County legislators.

2 weeks ago

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Money

Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of U.S. Department of Justice grants are canceled

More 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

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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania exporters brace for the cost of retaliatory tariffs during Trump’s trade war

Retaliatory tariffs are hurting some Pennsylvania exporters trying to sell American products abroad during Donald Trump’s trade war.

2 weeks ago

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Science

Big Tech’s soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

2 weeks ago

The image shows a lighter from the Pennsylvania-based company Zippo, decorated with the Canadian flag. Many local businesses in the Greater Philadelphia area depend on Canada as a key trading partner. Is our relationship at risk?
(Photo: Andreas Copes)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Trade, tourism, culture: Philly region’s tie to Canada

Our area has strong cultural and economic ties with Canada. They’re our biggest trading partner and tourism between our borders is popular and convenient.

Air Date: April 24, 2025 12:00 pm

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Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers

Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Referrals for collection had been put on hold since March 2020.

3 weeks ago

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Money

Philadelphians have a harder time climbing up the economic ladder. Researchers wanted to find out why

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

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Community
Billy Penn

Philly area’s largest hunger relief organization loses about $8M in federal cuts

Share Food Program's leadership says the moves will affect the hungry, local farmers and others.

3 weeks ago

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Money
Billy Penn

Hop 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

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Education

Camden to receive the most state aid for schools in governor’s budget proposal

Camden's school district is set to see a bump of $21 million. On the other end, the Washington Township school district has the biggest proposed cut in South Jersey.

4 weeks ago

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Money

Regulations on short-term rentals or rent control could help solve Wilmington’s affordable housing crisis, advocates say

Short-term rentals in Wilmington are in the crosshairs as city officials work to solve the affordable housing crisis.

4 weeks ago

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