Marissa Martinez

Washington, D.C.

Economy Reporter at The 19th News

reporter @The19thNews | formerly @applenews @politico @TexasTribune @thedailynu | ✊🏽•🇰🇷•🇲🇽 | son heung-min devotee

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Why Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is joining calls to free Tory Lanez

1 month ago | 19thnews.org | Marissa Martinez

Published Since President Donald Trump reentered the White House, politicians have opened the floodgates on conspiracy theories and unfounded claims against public figures, ranging from a fumbled release of documents surrounding victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein to hearings about the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Now, Rep.
Why a GOP congresswoman has joined the call to free Tory Lanez

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Marissa Martinez

Since President Donald Trump reentered the White House, politicians have opened the floodgates on conspiracy theories and unfounded claims against public figures, ranging from a fumbled release of documents surrounding victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein to hearings about the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. Now, Rep.
Millions of Immigrant Families Would Be Shut Out Under New Child Tax Credit Proposal

1 month ago | the74million.org | Marissa Martinez

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This story was originally reported by Marissa Martinez of The 19th. Republicans would raise the child tax credit to $2,500 per eligible child in the tax-writing committee’s latest proposal. But the bill would also exclude millions of families from accessing the credit, including the country’s poorest households and immigrant or mixed-status families.
Millions of immigrant families would be shut out under new child tax credit proposal

1 month ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Marissa Martinez

The 19th This story was originally reported by The 19th. Republicans would raise the child tax credit to $2,500 per eligible child in the tax-writing committee’s latest proposal.
Millions of immigrant families would be shut out under new child tax credit proposal

1 month ago | 19thnews.org | Marissa Martinez

Published Republicans would raise the child tax credit to $2,500 per eligible child in the tax-writing committee’s latest proposal. But the bill would also exclude millions of families from accessing the credit, including the country’s poorest households and immigrant or mixed-status families.
Millions of immigrant families would be shut out under new child tax credit proposal

1 month ago | clasp.org | Marissa Martinez

By Marissa Martinez(Excerpt)Some estimates show this change could impact 4.5 million children alone. Coupled with proposals from other committees that restrict access to Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), immigrant and mixed-status families face drastically rising costs, according to Ashley Burnside, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. >> Read the full article here
How women have been affected by Musk-led federal layoffs

1 month ago | thenevadaindependent.com | Marissa Martinez

This story was originally reported by Marissa Martinez of The 19th. Meet Marissa and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. The federal government is the largest employer in the country — and has historically been a stable one. But then tech billionaire Elon Musk mounted a push to slash agency jobs across the executive branch, driving nearly half of all layoffs across in the United States so far in 2025, according to one jobs report from this month.
How women have been impacted by Musk-led federal layoffs

1 month ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Marissa Martinez

The 19th This story was originally reported by The 19th. The federal government is the largest employer in the country — and has historically been a stable one.
DOGE-led layoffs have disproportionately hit agencies with more women staffers

1 month ago | 19thnews.org | Marissa Martinez

Published The federal government is the largest employer in the country — and has historically been a stable one. But then tech billionaire Elon Musk mounted a push to slash agency jobs across the executive branch, driving nearly half of all layoffs across in the United States so far in 2025, according to one jobs report from this month.
How women have been impacted by Musk-led federal layoffs

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Marissa Martinez

The federal government is the largest employer in the country — and has historically been a stable one. But then tech billionaire Elon Musk mounted a push to slash agency jobs across the executive branch, driving nearly half of all layoffs across in the United States so far in 2025, according to one jobs report from this month. But women and people of color are among those most affected by cuts to certain agencies, according to a new analysis from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).