Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

October 2021

Source: Politico
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Sees Biggest Revenue Surge in 44 Years Despite Pandemic
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 12, 2021
A Record Number of Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs, Empowered by New Leverage
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 12, 2021
House Agrees To Lift Debt Ceiling as Democrats Spar Over Shape of Broader Spending Bill
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Source: CNN
Oct 12, 2021
House to Vote To Extend Debt Ceiling Through Early December
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 11, 2021
Already, 18 Weather Disasters Costing at Least $1 Billion Each Have Hit the U.S. This Year
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Source: BuzzFeed News
Oct 11, 2021
Here’s What It Actually Means To Cut $1 Trillion From The Democrats’ Big Social Spending Bill
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 4, 2021
Biden Says He Cannot Promise U.S. Will Not Breach Debt Ceiling Limit: ‘That’s up to Mitch McConnell.'
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Source: AP News
Oct 3, 2021
AP: States and Cities Slow to Spend Federal Pandemic Money
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Source: The Washington Post
Oct 1, 2021
What’s in the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
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September 2021

Source: MarketWatch
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Jobless Claims Jump to Two-Month High Amid Surge in California
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Source: The Hill
Sep 29, 2021
Pelosi Rules Out Raising Debt Limit Through Reconciliation
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 29, 2021
Congress Plans Thursday Votes to Avert Shutdown With Just Hours to Spare Before Deadline
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 28, 2021
Liberals Dig In Against Infrastructure Bill as Party Divisions Persist
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 28, 2021
Yellen Tells Congress That U.S. Will Run Out of Debt-Ceiling Flexibility on Oct. 18
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Source: The Washington Post
Sep 27, 2021
Senate Republicans Block Measure To Fund Government, Stave Off U.S. Default
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Source: Reuters
Sep 23, 2021
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise; Labor Market Recovery on Track
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 23, 2021
In Push to Tax the Rich, White House Spotlights Billionaires’ Tax Rates
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Source: Bloomberg
Sep 23, 2021
Employers Are Baffled as U.S. Benefits End and Jobs Go Begging
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Source: CNN
Sep 22, 2021
Anxious Democrats Float Plan B: Raise Debt Ceiling on Party-Line Vote
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 20, 2021
Democrats to Pair Spending Bill With Raising Debt Ceiling, Pressuring G.O.P.
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 16, 2021
Retail Sales Rose in August, Highlighting An Inconsistency of Consumer Spending
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Source: AP News
Sep 16, 2021
Job Market Disconnect Raises Concerns Over Economic Recovery
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Source: CNBC
Sep 15, 2021
America's 'Unworkable' Child-Care System Is Failing Families, Treasury Department Says
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Source: The New York Times
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. Poverty Fell Last Year as Government Aid Made Up for Lost Jobs
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Source: Bloomberg
Sep 14, 2021
SALT Cap Rollback for Two Years Debated by House Democrats
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