Erie worries its natural beauty — and tourism — will suffer under budget cutsBy Erika BerasJune 12, 2017Erika BerasFederal funds help fight beach erosion, protecting an industry that draws $1 billion a year from visitors.POSTED IN: tourism Travel Lake Erie business rural America politics ListenreadDownloadDownload
Does Trump-like Julius Caesar cross artistic lines? Sponsors say yesBy Jana Kasperkevic and Adriene HillJune 12, 2017Edward Gooch/Getty ImageBeware the ides of March. POSTED IN: donald trump Shakespeare theater Bank of America Delta Airlines companies business ListenreadDownloadDownload
3 things you may have missed about Trump's budgetBy Janet NguyenMay 25, 2017Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesA look at how the education system could be impacted and how Trump's voter base might react.POSTED IN: Trump budget rural America voters SNAP food stamps college graduation rates college nontraditional students debt ceiling read
How health care is healing Erie's ailing economy By Erika BerasMay 24, 2017Erika BerasThe city's two biggest hospital systems employ nearly 7,000 people. POSTED IN: health care business Economy erie rural America hospitals Health ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rural America weighs the economic realities of proposed federal budget cuts By Mitchell HartmanMay 23, 2017Mitchell Hartman/MarketplacePresident Trump calls for the USDA to be cut by 21 percent. Rural areas have a lot of federal employment and funding at stake. POSTED IN: Agriculture Department budget cuts USDA rural America Trump administration Economy business ListenreadDownloadDownload
That whole Panama Papers scandal? The U.S. also needs to take a look at itselfBy David Brancaccio and Janet NguyenMay 19, 2017Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesSimilar tactics to hide money are taking place in states like Delaware. POSTED IN: corruption West america U.S. multinational companies politics lobbying finance ListenreadDownloadDownload
Colombia's fragile peace effort is expensive and challengingBy Lorne MatalonMay 17, 2017Lorne MatalonThe deal between the government and guerrillas is expensive and challenging.POSTED IN: Colombia FARC Juan Manuel Santos Trump administration world Latin America ListenreadDownloadDownload
At a bait shop in Erie, Pennsylvania, faith in government is waning By Kai RyssdalApril 28, 2017Caitlin Esch“It’s every man for himself.” POSTED IN: business erie Economy politics rural America ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rebuilding Corry, Pennsylvania, one store at a time By Reema KhraisApril 05, 2017Caitlin Esch/MarketplaceA group of women business owners has a plan to revive the former oil boomtown.POSTED IN: business Pennsylvania erie Economy rural America ListenreadDownloadDownload
