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What if jobless benefit boosts didn't need congressional approval?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Feb 22, 2021
Throughout the pandemic, federal unemployment benefits have had expiration dates. Some economists think there's a better way.
President Joe Biden discussing his administration's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation.
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U.S. economists win Nobel Prize for auction theory work

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Chris Farrell , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 12, 2020
The winning economists designed auctions that allow for multiple bids over a period of time.
U.S. economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Prize in economics work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies, the Nobel Committee said.
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Is it too late to fill out your 2020 census?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 2, 2020
You now have until mid-August to respond to the census if you haven't yet.
The federal government will use census data to distribute almost a trillion dollars in grants and loans.
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Native American tribes, facing COVID-19 surges, need more medical, financial aid

by Nova Safo
May 8, 2020
The federal government sent billions of dollars in aid this week, but tribes say it’s not enough.
COVID-19 cases in the Navajo Nation are expected to peak in the next week or two.
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Why small business loans for COVID-19 relief may be delayed

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Apr 3, 2020
The federal government's guidelines for banks only went out Thursday night — hours before the program was supposed to start.
Can banks really start writing emergency loans to small businesses today as expected?
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The U.S. is relaxing rules for medical professionals working across state lines

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Alex Schroeder
Mar 24, 2020
Both the states and federal government are lowering the barriers to physicians and nurses practicing in other states.
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How much do government shutdowns really cost?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 27, 2019
Many indirect costs are not counted in official estimates.
Protesters hold signs during a protest rally by government workers and concerned citizens against the government shutdown on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at Post Office Square near the Federal building, headquarters for the EPA and IRS in Boston. The rally was organized by The American Federation of Government Employees. New England has 516 EPA employees that is now down to a staff of 22.
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How the shutdown is impacting federal workers

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 27, 2018
“The longer it lasts, the harder it’s going to be on myself and many, many others,” one contractor told us.
A view of the U.S. Capitol.
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CAT bonds could be key to paying for wildfire losses

by Janet Babin
Dec 10, 2018
Some urge FEMA to issue a catastrophe bond to help pay for wildfire recovery.
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, north of Sacramento, California, on Nov. 09.
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USPS $3.9 billion from being in the black

by Jed Kim
Nov 15, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service lost almost $4 billion during the 2018 fiscal year.
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