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With All Eyes on Pennsylvania, Residents Talk About What They Care About the Most

A week and a half before the 2024 presidential election, we traveled to Scranton, Pa., to report on the city and how the residents were feeling ahead of such a tight race. Continue reading With All Eyes on Pennsylvania, Residents Talk About What They Care About the Most

Business and Economic Reporting StudentsNovember 1, 2024November 2, 2024
Amar Bell, left, head barber and owner of Butter’s Barbershop & Salon
Economy, Politics

Scranton Black Small Business Owners Say Federal Loans Aren’t a Fix-All to Funding

Harris’s ‘Opportunity Agenda’ raises questions of accessibility, they say
Continue reading Scranton Black Small Business Owners Say Federal Loans Aren’t a Fix-All to Funding

Nino PaoliNovember 1, 2024November 9, 2024
Sign at a closed Rite Aid Pharmacy.
Economy

Scranton Small Businesses Try to Move on From Covid With City Support

Some 70 new businesses have opened their doors in the past year, a city official said. Continue reading Scranton Small Businesses Try to Move on From Covid With City Support

Aparajita ChatterjeeNovember 1, 2024November 5, 2024
Economy, Politics

In Scranton, Canvassers Knock, Campaigns Rally, and the City Waits for Payment

For city officials, election season is as much a logistical burden as a political one. Continue reading In Scranton, Canvassers Knock, Campaigns Rally, and the City Waits for Payment

Esther LuzNovember 1, 2024November 2, 2024
Street View of Scranton Downtown
Economy, Politics

Scranton Lawmakers Float Two Different Tax Hikes to Shore Up City Finances

Tensions between commissioners also highlight the stakes of the election and concerns about how the national economy will fare.
Continue reading Scranton Lawmakers Float Two Different Tax Hikes to Shore Up City Finances

Esther LuzNovember 1, 2024November 2, 2024

This is a project of the Business and Economic Reporting graduate program at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

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