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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process
This week, in honor of high school and college graduations, we’re talking about job creation and employment. There’s much disagreement over the federal government and job creation—that is, if the federal government can, or should, create jobs.
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Becky Sweger
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Budget Process
During Pie Week, we’ve explored three types of federal spending pies: total, mandatory, and discretionary. Judging from your comments on our Facebook page, you have strong opinions about the numbers on these charts. To wrap up the week, we think it’s important to see the spending charts next to one ...
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Becky Sweger
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Budget Process
For the second day of Pie Week, we present the mandatory spending pie. Mandatory spending is part of total federal spending, which we explored in yesterday's total federal spending pie.
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Chris Hellman
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Budget Process
This week’s headlines from Washington have focused on an end of year budget deal that would avoid a federal government shutdown and the expiration of a temporary reduction in workers’ Social Security payroll deductions. Two important issues, to be sure, but left somewhere in the dust is another and arguably ...
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Mattea Kramer
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Senior research analyst Mattea Kramer explains how the proposed extension of unemployment benefits would help keep the economy afloat.
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Becky Sweger
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Transparency & Data
What's the difference between unemployment and underemployment, and how does a long-term economic downturn affect their relationship?
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Becky Sweger
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Military & Security,
Transparency & Data
This data story explores the relationship between Department of Defense procurement spending and unemployment rates.
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Becky Sweger
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Transparency & Data
This week's data story is inspired by an activist from Daytona Beach, Florida
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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process
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Samantha Dana
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Transparency & Data