Tomato growers in New Jersey say tougher immigration enforcement may change this year’s crop. It’s getting harder to hire the migrant laborers — many of them from Mexico — who traditionally pick tomatoes during the few weeks when they’re ripe. Listen here.
Close, statewide races are historically decided in suburbs, according to political scientist John Kennedy. On the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, reporter Joel Rose heads out to the Philadelphia suburbs with Kennedy to talk with voters. Listen here.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama join in an old tradition tonight when they debate in Philadelphia. They’re also trying to avoid another local custom: paying party operatives to get out the vote. Listen here.
With jobless claims at a high, we turn to an employment center in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. The room is as crowded as a computer lab the night before finals. Not everyone is optimistic. Listen here.
A small private university in Pennsylvania is trying novel approaches to enroll next fall’s freshman class. Applicants who have been accepted but have yet to choose Wilkes University can expect to see personalized ads on everything from billboards to pizza boxes asking them to pick the school. High school seniors seem to love the idea of being treated like celebrities. Listen here.
The contract hasn’t been signed. And lawyers are likely still haggling over the details. But reports of a mega-deal between rapper Jay-Z and concert promoter Live Nation are still reverberating through what’s left of the music industry. The complex deal – reported to be worth as much as 150 million dollars over 10 years – is the latest big-name signing by a company that’s eager to sell more than just concert tickets. But some observers wonder if Live Nation is getting the short end of the deal. Listen here.
