Ali Budner

Sep 11, 2023 | marketplace.org | Ali Budner

Remember those debt ceiling negotiations from earlier this summer? Well, the final deal included changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Those changes began phasing in this month.  The upper age limit for SNAP recipients who have to prove they’re working or looking for work — at least part-time — has just gone from age 49 to age 50. Plus, Homeless folks and veterans are newly exempt from those work reporting requirements.

Sep 1, 2023 | marketplace.org | Leanna Byrne |David Brancaccio |Ali Budner |Justin Ho

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Aug 31, 2023 | marketplace.org | Ali Budner

Heard on: It’s been a summer of giant pop culture events. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s mega concert tours. The Barbie movie release. All of these spectacles have spurred a buying frenzy as fans shop for just the right outfit to wear to the event.

Aug 29, 2023 | marketplace.org | Ali Budner

Billions of federal dollars have been dedicated to transitioning the United States to a renewable energy economy through President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The law is a year old now. It’s one thing to provide funding, it’s a whole other thing to find and train workers to install solar panels and maintain electric vehicle charging stations. The clean energy sector is growing, according to the . Between 2021 and 2022 those jobs than U.S. employment overall.

Aug 25, 2023 | marketplace.org | Ali Budner

There’s a shakeup brewing in American steel manufacturing. One of the largest steelmakers in the country, U.S. Steel, is up for sale. The company’s unionized workers say they essentially have the power to veto any transaction they don’t approve of. But U.S. Steel disagrees. The question could take a while to resolve. But the final outcome of the sale could have huge implications for both organized labor and the domestic steel economy.