Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

August 2016

Source: NPR
Aug 13, 2016
How Did Trump's and Clinton's Economic Policy Speeches Compare?
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 12, 2016
Medicaid Estimate Renews Cost Concerns Over 'Obamacare'
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 12, 2016
How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Differ on Taxes
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Source: The Hill
Aug 12, 2016
Medicare Changes Fiercely Resisted
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Source: Healthcare IT News
Aug 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump's Tax Plan Would Cause Healthcare Cuts by Exploding National Debt
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Source: MarketWatch
Aug 10, 2016
U.S. Budget Deficit up 10% for Fiscal Year to Date
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 10, 2016
U.S. Job Openings Rose in June
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Source: Marketplace
Aug 9, 2016
Why Workers are Less Productive
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Source: ExecutiveGov
Aug 9, 2016
CBO: Federal Budget Deficit Hit $514B For First 10 Months of FY 2016
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Source: The Hill
Aug 8, 2016
Trump Inches Closer to Ryan on Taxes
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 6, 2016
We’re in a Low-Growth World. How Did We Get Here?
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Source: NPR
Aug 5, 2016
U.S. Economy Continues Growth Ahead Of Presidential Election
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Source: Marketplace
Aug 5, 2016
With more jobs, workers are finally getting a raise
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 5, 2016
Strong Job Gains, for Second Month, Reframe Economic Outlook
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Source: CNBC
Aug 3, 2016
Private companies add 179,000 in July vs. est. of 170,000: ADP
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 2, 2016
Donald Trump Proposes to Double Hillary Clinton’s Spending on Infrastructure
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Source: Reuters
Aug 2, 2016
U.S. consumer spending exits second quarter with strong momentum
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Source: The New York Times
Aug 1, 2016
Here’s What’s Going Right, and Wrong, in the U.S. Economy
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Source: Bloomberg BNA
Aug 1, 2016
Party Infighting, 2015 Deal Blamed for 2016 Budget Failure
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Source: Kaiser Health News
Aug 1, 2016
Long-Term Care Is An Immediate Problem — For The Government
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Source: Bloomberg
Aug 1, 2016
Fed’s Kaplan Says September ‘On the Table’ If Data Support
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July 2016

Source: The Hill
Jul 29, 2016
US economy posts sluggish 1.2 percent growth
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Source: Bloomberg
Jul 29, 2016
States, Cities Mount U.S. Election-Year Push for Infrastructure
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Source: The New York Times
Jul 28, 2016
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise; Labor Market Still Strong
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Source: The Hill
Jul 27, 2016
Fed stands pat on interest rates
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