Fiscal and Economic News from
Around the Nation

April 2021

Source: CNBC
Apr 29, 2021
Job Growth Could Surpass 1 Million in April Hiring Boom as Economy Roars Back
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 29, 2021
The Economy Is (Almost) Back. It Is Looking Different Than It Used To
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Source: The Hill
Apr 29, 2021
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall as Recovery Picks Up
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 29, 2021
G.D.P. Growth Accelerated in the First Quarter
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 28, 2021
Biden’s Big Bet: He Can Remake the Economy Without Any Negative Side Effects
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 27, 2021
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 27, 2021
Automatic Aid for the People? How Jobless Benefits Can Fit the Economy
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Source: CNN
Apr 26, 2021
Biden's Family Plan to Lay Out Economic Ambition -- and Underscore the Long Road Ahead
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 24, 2021
White House’s New $1.8 Trillion ‘Families Plan’ Reflects Ambitions — and Limits — of Biden Presidency
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 22, 2021
White House Signals Cool Reception to Senate Republicans’ Calls to Trade Spending Cuts for Debt Ceiling Increase
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Source: CNBC
Apr 22, 2021
The Labor Market Is Heating Up as Fewer People Seek Unemployment Benefits
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 22, 2021
Biden Will Seek Tax Increase on Rich to Fund Child Care and Education
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 22, 2021
New State Unemployment Claims Fell Last Week to a New Pandemic Low
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 22, 2021
Senate Republicans Shun Earmarks, Embracing Spending Restraint Anew
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 21, 2021
Biden Administration Debating How to Overhaul a Trump-Era Tax Break
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Source: Morning Consult
Apr 21, 2021
Support for Infrastructure Package Relatively Steady, Even When Noting Possibility of Higher Debt, Bipartisan Compromise
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 20, 2021
GOP Senators Float $600-800 Billion Infrastructure Counteroffer
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Source: Bloomberg
Apr 20, 2021
U.S. Poverty Rate Rose to Pandemic High Ahead of New Stimulus
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 19, 2021
White House Closes in on 'Families Plan' Spending Proposal Centered on Child Care, Pre-K, Paid Leave
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 19, 2021
15 Republican Senators Vow to Oppose Earmarks Amid Intraparty Squabble
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Source: The Hill
Apr 18, 2021
Biden to Hold Second Meeting With Bipartisan Lawmakers on Infrastructure
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Source: POLITICO
Apr 17, 2021
Post-Pandemic Boom Poised to Get Smacked With Severe Shortages
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Source: The New York Times
Apr 15, 2021
Week’s Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level of the Pandemic
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Source: The Washington Post
Apr 13, 2021
Consumer Prices Move Higher as White House, Fed Monitor Inflation
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Source: The Hill
Apr 13, 2021
IRS to Roll Out Payments for $3,000 Child Tax Credit in July
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