Apr 20, 2023

What it would take to address the nation’s debt

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Hint: It would take cuts few politicians (or constituents) would stomach. Plus, a steel company president on the manufacturing labor shortage.

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Raising the Debt Ceiling

Why is it so hard for Congress to deal with the national debt?

by Kimberly Adams

Apr 20, 2023

Reining in our debt amid the debt ceiling battle would require big — and painful — changes to government spending and taxation.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's terms for lifting the debt ceiling would limit discretionary spending, roll back some tax credits, end student loan forgiveness and repeal additional IRS funding, among other things.

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Labor is “unbelievably hard to find,” steel company president says

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham

Apr 20, 2023

Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co., believes the labor shortage could be a long-term issue.

Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co., says it's important to invest in youth to help bring workers back into manufacturing.

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In a tight labor market, technical training is everything

by Stephanie Hughes

Apr 20, 2023

Employers need more skilled workers, and some technical and community colleges are getting more funding to train them.

There has been an uptick in overall state funding for technical and community colleges, which hospitals often rely on to train registered nurses and surgical technicians.

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Will Britain’s new trade deal with the Pacific Rim make a success out of Brexit?

by Stephen Beard

Apr 20, 2023

Some say U.K. membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make up for any trade lost with the European Union after Brexit. But others have their doubts.

Above, signatories of CPTPP in 2018. Combined, the countries included are slated to account for 54% of global economic growth in the decades ahead.

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"It’s going to cost us a pile": Livestock producers in West pinched by extreme winter weather

by Kaleb Roedel

Apr 20, 2023

Livestock producers were hit so hard by winter weather that the federal government offered relief funding to producers in a few Western states. But some ranchers are still waiting for that option.

A truck pours feed into a trough for a herd of cattle at Snyder Livestock Company outside of Yerington, Nevada, on March 9.

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The team

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Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

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