Katie Johnston
Reporter at The Boston Globe
Boston Globe reporter covering work and income inequality [email protected]
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Katie Johnston
It’s been almost two years since Hannah Tower applied for a child-care subsidy for her youngest son, Cooper, now almost 3. Tower, a single mother in Dudley, had just finished training to become a certified phlebotomist and EKG tech, and was ready to find a job. But vouchers for families like hers, who qualify based on their income, have been frozen for a year. And without this financial assistance, Tower can’t send Cooper to day care, which means that Tower, 34, can’t work.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Katie Johnston
Tariffs are expected to increase prices on just about everything — from food and clothing to cars and housing — and these rising costs will have a disproportionate impact on low-income residents. So far, all the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration this year, including those announced last week, are expected to cost the average household $3,800 a year, according to Yale University. And the poorest families? It’s about $1,700 a year.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Katie Johnston
Do any of these statements describe how you feel about your job? “I am fully supported by my managers.”“I am challenged to be better on a daily basis.”“I am comfortable failing and encouraged to try new things.”These are just a few of the glowing comments from employees at companies that made The Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list last year. These are people who really love their jobs. If you feel the same way, now’s the time to speak up.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Katie Johnston |Chris Serres
When 16 employees were fired from the Department of Agriculture’s Boston office last month, it happened so quickly that crucial meetings were missed and half-finished projects had to be restarted — a result of downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency. But despite heavier workloads and the threat of more layoffs on the horizon, the employees who remained — and others around the federal workforce facing similar reductions — say they’re still dedicated to their jobs.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Chris Serres |Katie Johnston
“It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience, knowing that I am giving back to my fellow veterans,” said Bruno, 69, of Arlington, who served in the U.S. Army and Massachusetts Air National Guard in the 1980s. Now, both veterans have watched with alarm as the Trump administration has taken an axe to the VA, imperiling the agency’s status as a national powerhouse of scientific innovation.
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