For most of the week, lines snaked stubbornly around Philadelphia International Airport, a frustrating reminder of the government’s inability to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security. But days after ICE agents arrived with orders to ease the load on TSA workers, the Senate sent a bill to the House to get DHS back up and running. Find out how this development impacted the scene at PHL, while catching up on the past week’s other big headlines from the Delaware Valley, including Phillies’ Opening Day and state lawmakers’ efforts to give Pennsylvania’s minimum wage a boost.
00:00 Intro
02:07 How long until PHL gets back to normal?
06:52 City Council scrutinizes Mayor Parker’s $7B budget
12:54 Could raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage really happen?
18:30 Breaking down Big, Beautiful Bill’s local impact on Philly
24:26 With new season underway, Phillies again face World Series-or-bust expectations
30:37 Stolen pitbull found after 10 years
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