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Government shutdown nears: U.S. House GOP fails to pass one-month spending plan

2 years 5 months ago

WASHINGTON — A sweeping government shutdown appeared inevitable on Friday, with the U.S. Senate stuck in a procedural holding pattern on its bipartisan stopgap bill and divided U.S. House Republicans unable to pass their short-term spending bill. Both chambers of Congress must approve and President Joe Biden must sign government funding legislation before midnight on […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Women workers could bear economic brunt as federal child care funding ends

2 years 5 months ago

A huge chunk of pandemic relief funding that kept child care programs afloat for the past few years is set to run out Saturday, and policy advocates say the economic impact will be profound — with the ripple effect hurting labor force participation and consumer spending at a time when the country is still trying […]

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Casey Quinlan

KDHX Leaders Attempt Triage in On-Air Q&A After Week of Unrest

2 years 5 months ago
Online speculation swirled among unhappy KDHX community members in the hours leading up to today’s live on-air Q&A with Executive Director Kelly Wells and Board President Gary Pierson. Others shared earnest questions, some hoping that they might finally get straight answers.
Jessica Rogen

Does Jay Powell Want to Elect Trump?

2 years 6 months ago
Today on TAP: Most of the sources of inflation are either the result of the Fed’s own policy, or have nothing to do with domestic demand, such as the rising price of oil.
Robert Kuttner