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Kimberly Adams

Correspondent

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I cover the intersection between politics and the economy, with a special focus on how federal policy affects the bottom line for businesses and individuals.

What was your first job?

Dental assistant. (Flossing is crucial.)

What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career?

The "biggest" stories are not necessarily the most important stories to tell.

In your next life, what would your career be?

Astronaut ... definitely an astronaut.

What’s something that you thought you knew but later found out you were wrong about?

How to pronounce "subsequently."

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My mug, which says "I'm a Grown-A** Lady and I Do What I Want."

 

Episodes Hosted by Kimberly (118)

Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 296

For millions of Americans, it's Election Day already

Oct 9, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 295

Deal or no deal?

Oct 8, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 293

The state of state economies

Oct 6, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 287

The $750 question

Sep 28, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 286

Thick thighs (and rats) save lives

Sep 25, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 285

Normal? Not normal? You're asking the wrong question

Sep 24, 2020
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Make Me Smart with Kai and Molly | Episode 284

Everything is broken

Sep 23, 2020
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Marketplace Morning Report

Are you ready for some football economics?

Sep 7, 2020
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Marketplace Morning Report

Erika Alexander talks about the good trouble of "Living Single"

Sep 7, 2020
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Marketplace Tech

We've got bigger problems in November than foreign disinformation

Aug 17, 2020
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Latest Stories (600)

Elections 2020

Money is still flooding into the campaigns. But how to spend it?

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 22, 2020
In the final run-up to Election Day, campaigns, parties and outside groups are rushing to spend unprecedented cash on hand.
Television screens air the first presidential debate at a sports bar on Sept. 29, in Washington, D.C.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

How much do you trust government data? It depends on your politics

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 15, 2020
According to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, Biden supporters are less likely than Trump supporters to believe economic data from the federal government.
Thuli Katerere-Virima is one of 7% of Biden supporters who still have full confidence in government economic data.
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Elections 2020

Voting-related legal challenges likely to continue past Election Day

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 13, 2020
Campaigns and outside groups are spending tens of millions of dollars on legal challenges leading up to the election, trying to avoid even more damaging — and expensive — fights after polls close.
People vote early in San Jose, California, on Oct. 13. More people are voting early or by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elections 2020

Political parties, outside groups pour resources into preelection legal fights

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 8, 2020
They're spending tens of millions of dollars in court, fighting down to the wire over absentee and mail-in ballot rules.
According to the Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, there are more than 300 of these cases in 44 states.
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Elections 2020

Small-dollar donors are playing a much bigger role in this year's campaigns

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 6, 2020
They now account for nearly a quarter of all donations. This year, they are giving more than PACs and super PACs combined
People watch the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at The Abbey on Sept. 29 in West Hollywood, California.
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Judge blocks Trump administration's temporary visa restrictions

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 2, 2020
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White said the president had likely exceeded his authority.
A medical scientist runs a test at a University of Washington lab. The H-1B visa freeze affects jobs in science-related as well as other fields.
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Elections 2020

What Trump, Biden had to say about economic issues in the first debate

by David Brancaccio , Kimberly Adams and Daniel Shin
Sep 30, 2020
The Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act, climate change and the reopening of the pandemic economy all came up.
Trump continued to say he wants the economy opened more quickly and continued to dispute his own scientists on whether it was safe to do so. Biden wants to take a more cautious and slow approach, basically arguing the risks aren’t worth it.
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Elections 2020

Is chasing swing voters a waste of campaign money?

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 28, 2020
Most voters have already decided whom they want for president, experts say. Will undecideds vote at all?
One swing voter researcher said "these voters may not be motivated to vote at all in the 2020 election."
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Elections 2020

Activist groups are helping formerly incarcerated Floridians vote by paying their outstanding fees and fines

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 23, 2020
Legal challenges to the fees continue, but they're not likely to succeed before Election Day.
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Farmer aid agreement removes obstacle to federal shutdown negotiations

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 22, 2020
The GOP wanted increased funds for aid programs to farmers, but opponents said similar aid has gone to big corporations at the expense of smaller farms in the past.
A farmer walks back to his tractor as he plants corn on his Maryland farm. A dispute over funding for farmers was holding up negotiations to keep the federal government open.
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