Killing at Center City IHOP, Arsonist Pleads Guilty & Kids Sports Inequity

It’s the Friday News Roundup with host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz. There’s more fall-out from the state budget crisis, the arsonist who tried to kill Gov. Josh Shapiro pleads guilty, two crimes this week are shaking our city even as there’s hopeful news when it comes to homicide statistics, kids’ sports facilities need help, and we’re pulling for a goat named Ray who needs a wheelchair. 

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• Philadelphia's only rape crisis center receives temporary funding through District Attorney's Office
• Some Philly preschools say they’ll have to close classrooms if lawmakers don’t pass a budget soon
• New study finds access to youth sports is unequal in Philadelphia. The city looks to change that.
• IHOP security guard charged with murder in Center City killing
• Should Pennsylvania's General Assembly be scaled back? Some state lawmakers say yes.
• Cody Balmer, who set fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, pleads guilty to attempted murder
• Philly detectives are solving homicides at the highest rate in 40 years as violence plummets and tech improves
• Ray the goat needs a wheelchair. The Philly Goat Project hopes its fundraiser will get him one.
  

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