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Child care gets a boost in the new federal spending law, but advocates say it isn't enough
Mar 27, 2024
They say programs designed to help low-income families are only reaching a fraction of those eligible.
Proposed appropriations bill would practically double the size of the Border Patrol
Mar 22, 2024
Congress failed to pass comprehensive immigration reform, so it's using the appropriations bill to bulk up the Department of Homeland Security.
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Wait, how much will the Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions cost?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Mar 13, 2024
We break down the role of uncapped tax credits in the IRA's climate provisions with John Bistline of the Electric Power Research Institute.
The Biden administration’s bet on sustainable aviation fuel
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 22, 2024
Right now, sustainable aviation fuel is “a drop in the bucket” compared to conventional jet fuel, but that might not be the case for long.
Economic issues at the annual CPAC meeting
Feb 19, 2024
At the annual meeting of right-wing thinkers, economic issues such as tariffs and government spending are expected to be discussed.
How the infrastructure law will upgrade a neglected street in glitzy Las Vegas
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Feb 8, 2024
"Marketplace’s" Kai Ryssdal visits a low-income district of the tourist mecca, where a federal grant will improve transportation and safety.
Who’s afraid of our $34 trillion national debt?
Jan 30, 2024
Our U.S. debt is bigger than our economic output. Consequences include ballooning interest payments and potential trust issues.
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FDR's New Deal transformed the economy. Could Biden do the same?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Andie Corban
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 24, 2024
We look back at a moment in U.S. history when the federal government remade its relationship with the economy.
The New Deal history in LA's freeways
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Jan 19, 2024
The backbone of Los Angeles' extensive highway system was built with the aid of FDR's historic public works program.
Criticism, crashes, and crises: Revisiting three ghosts of debt ceiling battles past
Dec 5, 2023
There have been about 80 debt ceiling battles since 1960. But those decades of drama have never led to an actual default.