Janet Nguyen

Digital Reporter

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Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.

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Police departments have spent millions in overtime during protests

Jul 3, 2020
While activists call for redirecting police funding, overtime compensation can exceed cities' budgeted amounts. Sometimes officers are paid in comp time.
New York Police Department officers gather during a rally following the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020, in New York City.
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Making it hard to get an abortion comes with a cost

Jun 29, 2020
The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana abortion law. For many women, having the procedure already requires travel and substantial financial costs.
Antiabortion activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday. The court rejected a Louisiana abortion curb in a key victory for abortion rights activists.
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Who’s getting access to COVID-19 testing?

Jun 24, 2020
Different areas of the U.S. have ramped up testing, but it’s not enough.
Workers wearing personal protective equipment host drive-thru testing for the COVID-19 in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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Why Target is raising its minimum wage to $15

Jun 17, 2020
The retail giant is boosting its minimum wage $2 per hour, accelerating planned increases. The move may reflect current crises in America as well as expectations of a strong economy.
A view of a Target store in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
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Why some millennials are spending more during the pandemic

Jun 15, 2020
Millennials who now work at home are spending $208 more each month on average, a survey shows. Groceries accounted for the biggest cost increase across generations.
During the COVID-19 crisis, grocery spending rose for all generational cohorts.
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4 charts that help explain the Minnesota paradox

Jun 3, 2020
There's a stark gap between Black and white communities in the state, despite its high scores in quality of life ranking.
Terrence Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, gathers with supporters at the Minneapolis site where George died on June 1.
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The Minnesota Freedom Fund raises donations to bail out protesters

Jun 1, 2020
The organization has been fighting against the concept of cash bail.
A memorial is left for George Floyd, a Black Minneapolis man who died on Monday after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck.
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University of California tests the fate of the SAT and ACT

May 22, 2020
The UC system, one of the SAT's largest source of customers, is phasing out the exams. How will that change the business of standardized tests?
Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Why stores are saying "hero bonus" instead of "hazard pay"

May 22, 2020
Companies like Kroger and McDonald’s have been using terms of gratitude to describe extra pay for hazardous duty.
A supermarket employee stands behind a cash register with a superhero cloak during quarantine.
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