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Lawmakers Brace For End Of Session

May 11, 2021

There’s less than a month left in the legislative session.

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Planet Money
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: President Joe Biden addresses a Joint Session of Congress, with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris behind, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC.

104 Days Of Bidenonomics

May 04, 2021
A primer on some of President Biden's big economic initiatives.
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KNPR's State of Nevada

How Will The New Child Tax Credit Help Nevada Families?

Mar 25, 2021

Families with young children around the country and in Nevada will be getting more than just the sti

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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office of the White House on March 11. Included in the plan is a monthly allowance for many American families that could be a potential financial life changer.

How Biden's Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances Of American Families

Mar 13, 2021
The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes a new, monthly allowance for American parents that could help provide a critical financial lifeline.
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Coronavirus Updates
A waiter wearing a mask and gloves delivers food to a table to customers seated at an outdoor patio at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. in May.

Relief Act Means 'A Good Night's Sleep' For Food Industry, Says NYC Restaurateur

Mar 12, 2021
Chef Amanda Cohen, owner of Dirt Candy in New York City, says the coronavirus relief package's $28.6 billion for independent and small-chain restaurants means many in the industry can stay afloat.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A pedestrian on Feb. 25 walks past the window of a restaurant with a sign promoting its re-opening in Boulder, Colo. Congress on Wednesday passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, which is expected to provide a strong boost to economic growth.

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Set To Turbocharge U.S. Economy

Mar 10, 2021
Economists expect the additional federal spending, coupled with an improving public health picture, will jumpstart economic growth this year.
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Politics
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough works beside then-Vice President Mike Pence earlier this year during the certification of 2020 Electoral College ballots, in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol.

Who Is The Senate Parliamentarian Who Ruled Against A Minimum Wage Increase?

Feb 26, 2021
The parliamentarian is often called the referee of arcane Senate rules. MacDonough has been thrust into the spotlight for ruling against adding a minimum wage hike to the coronavirus relief package.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
President Biden challenged those who call his stimulus plan too big: "Let me ask them a rhetorical question: What would you have me cut?"

Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

Feb 26, 2021
Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.
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Shots - Health News
President-elect Joe Biden has released a $1.9 trillion proposal to help control the pandemic and bring economic relief to Americans.

'We're In A War With This Virus': Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

Jan 15, 2021
President-Elect Joe Biden shares details of how his administration hopes to tackle the country's public health crisis. It's an aggressive plan that he needs Congress to fund.
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