Philly's Giant Beating Heart, PPD Shootings & SEPTA Funding Proposal
It’s the Friday News Roundup! This week’s topics: the Franklin Institute’s Giant Heart display turns 70, the controversy over a police-involved shooting in Fairhill, and Governor Josh Shapiro’s plan to boost funding for SEPTA. Host Trenae Nuri talks with Max Marin, reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Cory Sharber, general assignment reporter at WHYY News.
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- 70 years of memories at The Franklin Institute’s Giant Heart
- A Philly police officer was shot this morning, the second in the past week
- Police release security footage of Fairhill deli shooting amid speculation about gunshots and stolen firearm
- Gov. Shapiro proposes $282.2 million in state transit funding as hundreds rally to ‘Save The Train’
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