
Alyssa Fowers
Graphics Reporter at The Washington Post
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Graphics reporter at the Washington Post covering the economy. She/her. I can graph that!
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Alyssa Fowers |Jeff Stein
See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion (washingtonpost.com) See how the national debt grew to more than $36 trillion By Alyssa Fowers; Jeff Stein 2025061109004400 The United States owes more than $36 trillion. Washington now spends close to $2 trillion more each year than it collects in revenue, forcing the Treasury Department to borrow to make up the difference. Which means the national debt is still growing.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Hannah Ziegler |Julie Zauzmer Weil |Alyssa Fowers |Nick Mourtoupalas
What Republicans’ new tax bill would mean for state and local tax deductions (washingtonpost.com) What Republicans’ new tax bill would mean for state and local tax deductions By Hannah Ziegler; Julie Zauzmer Weil; Alyssa Fowers; Nick Mourtoupalas 2025052312100000 As the Republican Party's signature economic bill heads to the Senate after being passed by the House, one of the key sticking points is a cap on state and local tax deductions that hits Americans in high-tax states especially hard....
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Rachel Lerman |Alyssa Fowers |Abha Bhattarai
The much-anticipated report on the nation’s economy released Wednesday showed that the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of the year - offering the first window into the widespread effects of the Trump administration’s tariff policies. The sweeping tariffs, which have roiled global supply chains and international relations, have left an impression across nearly every part of the nation’s economy, the report shows.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Rachel Lerman |Alyssa Fowers |Abha Bhattarai
Here’s how GDP shows tariffs are starting to take a toll (washingtonpost.com) Here’s how GDP shows tariffs are starting to take a toll By Rachel Lerman; Alyssa Fowers; Abha Bhattarai 2025043021301400 The much-anticipated report on the nation's economy released Wednesday showed that the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of the year — offering the first window into the widespread effects of the Trump administration's tariff policies.
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2 months ago |
washingtonpost.com | Alyssa Fowers |Leslie Shapiro |Emily M. Eng
Hear the sounds of spring in your area (washingtonpost.com) Hear the sounds of spring in your area By Alyssa Fowers; Leslie Shapiro; Emily M. Eng 2025041310001900 Birdsong can signal the start of spring before the leaves bud and the flowers bloom. Every place has a unique sound, which changes across the seasons as birds migrate from their winter nesting grounds to their summer homes.
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RT @pranshuverma_: If the avg. American was in Gaza, this is what it'd mean for their family and friends. "After five months of war, seve…

RT @dataKateR: Mondrian but make it a data viz on labor strikes, by @alyssafowers https://t.co/HWpA74ANg9 https://t.co/IcEwe2ASsn

She keeps trying to convince me that 150 pairs of socks isn't impressive????