Aug 7, 2024

The economics of a Harris-Walz ticket

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What does Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — Vice President Kamala Harris' pick for a running mate — bring to the table economically?

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Election 2024

What might economic policy look like under a Harris-Walz administration?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Nic Perez

Aug 7, 2024

Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.

U.S. Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday.

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Total household debt is creeping up

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

On Tuesday, the New York Fed reported that overall debt increased by $109 billion in the second quarter of this year. So far, it looks like consumers can mostly handle all these IOUs, but there are a few warning signs.

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A Warmer World

New organization to measure whether companies' carbon removal plans actually work

by Caleigh Wells

Aug 7, 2024

The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative just launched in the U.S. this week.

There currently isn’t a great way to prove whether a firm's carbon removal plans will actually work.

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