Laura Benshoff
Laura Benshoff covered stories of statewide interest for Keystone Crossroads and WHYY, with a focus on immigration. She previously reported on the suburbs, public education, and mental health. Her work has aired nationally on NPR, Marketplace and Reveal/CIR. Prior to becoming a journalist, she worked for the City of Philadelphia’s Commerce Department. Laura attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She diligently works at speaking Spanish and knows a little French.
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With Biden’s Build Back Better Act now in peril, Philadelphians could miss out on $1 billion in benefits. WHYY’s Laura Benshoff has more. -
Parents in Philadelphia, Pa., say they will miss the Child Tax Credit if it goes away — which it's set to do without congressional action. The program has helped ease the city's high poverty rates.
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Women have dropped out of the workforce in record numbers during the coronavirus pandemic, but data from companies like Uber and Instacart show women have signed up for thousands of these on-demand jobs. -
The holidays often mean drinking…from champagne toasts to spiked hot chocolate. But as WHYY Keystone Crossroads Laura Benshoff reports, supply shortages are hitting distillers and booze suppliers in Pennsylvania. -
Philadelphia has long earned the distressing distinction of being America’s poorest big city. But federal cash payments, called the expanded child tax credit, are predicted to significantly reduce child poverty across the board. So, how’s it working? -
Amid the pandemic economic recovery, prices are rising rapidly. WHYY Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff has this report on how inflation is hitting as the holiday season gets underway. -
More than two million Pennsylvania children are receiving federal aid via the expanded child tax credit. Parents say they’re putting the money toward everything from bills to college savings accounts. But WHYY Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff reports they’re reluctant to get used to payments that Congress may not renew. -
Protesters temporarily blocked traffic on Market Street near 20th Street in Philadelphia Thursday. WHYY’s Laura Benshoff reports they were trying to influence Democrats in DC to keep a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in their budget bill. -
Another day, another strike vote. Last Thursday, workers from an old city hotel vote to authorize a strike this month, part of a wave of labor militancy being called ‘striketober.” WHYY’s Laura Benshoff reports on why workers and experts say that’s happening. -
Gas heating bills are expected to be high this year, according to the Energy Information Administration. WHYY Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff reports October 18 was the first day Pennsylvanians can apply for heating assistance to help with those costs.
