News in Brief Is the Senate Considering Deeper Cuts to Medicaid? A wonky change could have big effects on the future of the program. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Will Trump’s New Executive Order on Apprenticeship Programs Do Anything for the Middle Class? At least one economist is skeptical. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief Can Apprenticeships Save the Middle Class? The Trump administration is doubling down on the workforce development model that made the president a (reality television) star: apprenticeships. Dwyer Gunn
Economics One Top Economist Weighs in on How We Can Bring Back the American Dream Richard Reeves says we need to expand our scrutiny of inequality beyond the top 1 percent. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief A Group of Senators Want to Bring Back Short-Term Insurance Plans Fourteen senators are pushing Tom Price to relax an Obama-era rule on short-term insurance plans. Dwyer Gunn
Economics It’s Not Just Trump’s Paris Decision That’s Bad for Pittsburgh The rest of the president's economic platform isn't great for the city either. Dwyer Gunn
Economics Can Lifetime Career Loans Help Dislocated Workers? A new report argues for lifetime career loans as part of a modern New Deal for American workers. Dwyer Gunn
Economics Trump’s Budget Represents His Administration’s Plan for Solving America’s Economic Ills And, as it turns out, many economists don't love the administration's apparent investment priorities. Dwyer Gunn
Economics The New CBO Score Shows the AHCA Hasn’t Changed Much The new CBO report isn't likely to provide much comfort to anyone concerned about how people with pre-existing conditions would fare under the AHCA. Dwyer Gunn
Economics This Chart Illustrates the AHCA’s High-Risk Funding Problem Researchers have figured out what it would cost to fund high-risk pools. As it turns out, the $128 billion included in the AHCA is not nearly enough. Dwyer Gunn