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Zambonis, government ethics and taxes
Feb 23, 2018

Zambonis, government ethics and taxes

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The high pressure of driving the Zamboni ice resurfacer between Olympic events. Plus the health care costs of gun violence, how business interests are changing Puerto Rico's future and why it's so hard for people to pay off student loans. 
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Ethics Be Damned: More than half of Trump's 20-person Cabinet has engaged in questionable or unethical conduct

by Tom Scheck and APM Reports
Feb 16, 2018
Ethics experts are alarmed at the drumbeat of revelations about travel, business holdings and investments, warning that public trust and reliable government are at risk. A former ethics official asks: "If the boss doesn't care, why should you, then?"
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on December 6, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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5 things to know about the new tax law as you file taxes

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 23, 2018
An investment adviser and certified personal accountant shares information as tax season looms.
People ought to keep a couple things in mind when filing their taxes.
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How much do gun-related injuries cost U.S. hospitals?

by Lizzie O'Leary
Feb 23, 2018
When people wind up in an emergency room, it adds up to about $100,000 per person.
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Puerto Rico's search for investors amid disaster recovery

by Lizzie O'Leary
Feb 23, 2018
The government estimates an 11 percent drop in the economy next year.
Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy, left, speaks onstage during the Pathway to the Future: Opportunities of an Economic Transformation Forum at PlayStation Theater on Feb. 15 in New York City. Top Puerto Rico government officials announced that Puerto Rico is open for business.
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Student loan debt is changing - what's your experience?

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Feb 23, 2018
Students with large loan balances aren't defaulting, but they're not reducing their debt either.
About 60 percent of those who went to college had to take out student loans to pay for it. 
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