SHORT BIO
Nancy covers Washington, D.C. for Marketplace. However, she has a wide range of interests and has reported on everything from homelessness to government shutdowns and the history of the Fed.
Before joining Marketplace, she worked in the NPR newscast unit as a producer and fill-in editor and newscaster. She also worked at WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington.
In 2023, Nancy was honored with a Gracie Award for a story on how pediatricians were coping with the end of the federal government's COVID public health emergency. The story also won a National Headliner Award and a Society of Professional Journalists award.
Latest Stories (1,676)
Why isn't the cost of borrowing money included in the consumer price index?
May 15, 2024
Loans are a big cost, but they would muddle the data in the CPI. Fed rate hikes would essentially create inflation, despite their intention.
The federal government's inflation measures can feel ... wrong. How accurate are they?
Apr 30, 2024
CPI and PCE can both seem to be out of step with consumers' experience.
Workers used to earn about two-thirds of the income their labor generates. Now, it's just over half.
Apr 12, 2024
The stat, called labor share of national income, is being squeezed by globalization, declining union membership and automation.
Women pay more than men for health care. That's leading some of them to declare bankruptcy.
Apr 8, 2024
Even when pregnancy-related costs are stripped out, women still pay more than men.
Maryland legislators hope to help port workers and others affected by the bridge collapse
Apr 1, 2024
More than 15,000 people work directly at the port, and more than 140,000 additional jobs are connected to it.
The shrinking federal government — in D.C.
Mar 15, 2024
For years, there have been more federal workers based outside the nation’s capital than in it. That trend picked up during the pandemic.
Biden uses State of the Union speech to tout his economic track record
Mar 8, 2024
He cited job growth and cheaper drugs for seniors, among other things.
When will the Fed cut rates? Senators are likely to put Jay Powell on the spot when he testifies
Mar 7, 2024
He says there's likely to be a rate cut this year, but he won't say when.
Want to know where inflation's headed? Look to the producer price index
Feb 20, 2024
It's usually called a measure of wholesale prices, but it can also be a leading indicator that shows where consumer prices are headed.
Boeing timeline: What led to the problems with the 737 Max?
Jan 23, 2024
Some trace Boeing's problems back to the '90s.