Clark Merrefield

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Senior Economic Editor at Journalist's Resource

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Articles

How the US historically has historically hired, fired its civil service

1 week ago | themandarin.com.au | Clark Merrefield

The opening months of President Donald Trump’s second term have been marked by announcements, executive orders and speeches that have upended many of the formal procedures and established norms structuring federal government operations for decades. Among these, mass layoffs of federal workers that have aimed to slash the workforce of cabinet-level agencies.
Story ideas from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book: April 2025

2 weeks ago | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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How the federal government hires and fires workers

1 month ago | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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$50 billion in payments for diagnoses doctors never treated

1 month ago | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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SF Chron reporters uncover national spate of deadly police chases

1 month ago | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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What researchers learned from the AP + the BBC

2 months ago | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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Four things to know about Trump’s proposed tariffs

Feb 10, 2025 | themandarin.com.au | Clark Merrefield

Across-the-board tariffs, even against major US trading partners, were a central theme of President Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. On January 20, after he was inaugurated for a second term, Trump announced he planned to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on February 1.
A primer for journalists covering immigrant workers in the U.S.

Feb 10, 2025 | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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Covering Trump’s proposed tariffs? 4 things you need to know

Jan 28, 2025 | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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Story ideas from the Fed's Beige Book: December 2024

Dec 11, 2024 | journalistsresource.org | Clark Merrefield

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