Episode Details

It's the Friday News Roundup! The team is breaking down the latest on the pending city budget, including why the police department says they need more officers. Meanwhile, Trump Administration policies mean layoffs and higher coffee prices. And: Are the Sixers bad enough to get a first round pick in the draft? Host Trenae Nuri is joined by executive producer Matt Katz to chat about all that and more. P.S. Don’t forget to get your REAL ID. 

Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism: 

• The Philadelphia Police Department is still short 1,200 cops. Leaders say it will take ‘years of momentum’ to fix. 
• $22,000 for dumping a couch? City boosts fines sharply and sues to collect
• With Real ID enforcement approaching, Pennsylvanians are running into these challenges
• Pennsylvania has a really low Real ID adoption rate
• Hundreds of public health jobs at risk in Philly after city loses federal grants
• More than 3,600 IRS workers in Philadelphia are in danger of losing their jobs
• From infrastructure to playgrounds, $264M for Pa. projects this year vanished in Congress’ budget battle
• Trump DEI threat endangers 10% of Philadelphia schools budget

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