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Who's better off in Erie's changing economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Feb 21, 2018
Local residents discuss the national — and their personal — economies.
Over drinks at the Polish Falcon, Erie residents discussed their personal economies.
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U.S. government shuts down for the second time in 2018

by Associated Press
Feb 8, 2018
The shutdown came after Kentucky Senator Rand Paul blocked a vote on the budget plan.
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Here is the truth about wages that you won’t hear from Trump

by Jana Kasperkevic and Kimberly Adams
Feb 2, 2018
Are wages really growing under President Donald Trump?
President Donald Trump holds a glass of water before he delivers the State of the Union address.
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As immigration deadline looms, DACA recipients and employers find themselves in a difficult situation

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 1, 2018
If DACA were to end, an average of 30,383 recipients would see their work authorization expire every month.
DACA recipient and appliance repair business owner Erick Marquez holds a sign during a protest in support of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) which provides protection from deportation for young immigrants brought into the U.S. by their parents.
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What's on the Republican economic agenda in the coming year?

by David Brancaccio
Jan 17, 2018
One economist argues immigration reform is essential to kick-starting productivity.
President Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as he meets with Republican congressional leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
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So what tax rate will corporations actually pay in 2018?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 16, 2018
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After nine years of no change, is the federal minimum wage irrelevant?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 15, 2018
The last time federal minimum wage went up was in July of 2009.
Protesters rally against Labor nominee Andrew Puzder in the lobby of Hardee's Headquarters on Feb. 13, 2017 in St Louis, Missouri.
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Tax Bill 2017

Companies might have raised wages even if tax reform never passed

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 11, 2018
Walmart is raising wages, but that might have less to do with taxes and more to do with the labor market.
Walmart employee Anna Hines walks through the parking lot of a Walmart in Chicago, Illinois.
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Tax Bill 2017

You must have an assessment if you want to pay your 2018 taxes early, says IRS

by Kimberly Adams and Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 28, 2017
Most of the people affected are high income earners.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, DC.
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Tax Bill 2017

Thousands pay their 2018 taxes early in hopes of using eliminated deductions

by Associated Press
Dec 27, 2017
Long lines form at tax offices as homeowners try to hack the tax reform bill.
Internal Revenue Service's headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IRS hasn’t yet said how it would handle 2018 prepayments.
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