Mayor Parker has shifted her budget plan, lowering the proposed tax on hotels and instead adding a tax increase on short-term rentals like Airbnbs. The Philadelphia School Board approved a budget that includes $225 million in classroom cuts. Tuesday is New Jersey’s primary election - will progressive, grassroots Democrats beat out establishment candidates? Matt Leon recaps the week’s biggest headlines with KYW Newsradio’s reporters.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Changes to Mayor Parker’s hotel tax; city acknowledges a long overlooked war memorial
07:01 Key primary races in New Jersey
13:02 Philly School Board makes classroom budget cuts; SEPTA Board approves bus route overhaul
19:04 Murder conviction overturned 29 years later
24:10 Chester claims drop in crime
29:41 Local soccer players represent US in the World Cup
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