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Your Employer Will Decide the Fate of Private-Market 401(k)s
T he success of the Trump administration’s mission to modernize workplace 401(k)s with alternative private investments hinges on...
Aug 8


Trump Boosts Crypto in 401(k)s by Axing Biden-Era Guidance
T he Trump administration is rescinding 2022 US Labor Department guidance that discouraged workplace 401(k) cryptocurrency investing. The...
May 28


US Overpaid Teamsters Pension Counting Dead Participants
T he federal government overpaid one of the nation’s largest union-backed pensions by more than $127 million in bailout cash because it...
Nov 2, 2023


Student Loan Mess Complicates 401(k) Plan for Young Savers
E mployers can soon choose to let workers’ student loan repayments count toward 401(k) matching contributions under a recently enacted...
Apr 3, 2023


After Cyber Crime, Workplace Savers Face Long Odds to Get Repaid
W orkplace retirement savers who fall victim to cyber crimes are finding they don’t always have an easy way to get their money back as...
Oct 20, 2022


Series: Washington Post Covid-19 Death Profiles
As part of my practicum studies at The Washington Post — and a relationship I fostered with the general assignment desk there — I joined...
Jul 15, 2020


Amid Calls to Defund the Police, Albuquerque Creates an Alternative Department
A s calls to defund law enforcement reach a fever pitch nationwide, New Mexico’s largest city is answering concerns about its police...
Jun 15, 2020


How Trump is shaping immigration policy
I t’s no surprise that President Donald Trump has pushed for stricter immigration enforcement since he came into office. It was a key...
Jan 1, 2020


Sondland Confirms Trump ‘Quid Pro Quo’
Bombshell testimony Wednesday draws Trump and his cabinet into the impeachment drama. I n sworn testimony before House impeachment...
Nov 21, 2019


How a Pair of Late-Night Shootings in a Leafy DC Neighborhood Have Some Residents up in Arms
Two, back-to-back reports of gunfire on the same night near one Petworth rowhouse have reignited a simmering controversy among neighbors....
Oct 1, 2019


Why Are Americans Losing Trust in Power? It’s Complicated, New Report Says
E mpathy, fairness and ethics are among the values that shape Americans’ measure of trust in public officials, and that trust, according...
Sep 19, 2019


Democrats Aim Fury at Trump's EPA Over Clean Water Rule Roll Back
D emocrats on Capitol Hill shot back at President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, less than a week after his Environmental...
Sep 18, 2019


Advocates Want Terror Threat Transparency
S ecurity measures designed to protect American chemical manufacturers from terror threats aren’t being adequately communicated to those...
Sep 9, 2019


Series: Unregulated Contaminants Found in Drinking Water Supply
When a chilling discovery thrust the quality of a public utility's drinking water supply into question, it became clear that fair and...
Apr 19, 2019


Series: Coal-Fired Paradise Plant Closes For Good
The Paradise Fossil Plant near Drakesboro, Kentucky, was a fixture along the Green River in western Kentucky for more than 50 years. It...
Feb 15, 2019


Ordinance on Back Burner: City Hall Wants More Time
T he Owensboro City Commission has delayed any action on a mobile food vending ordinance that would have repealed the city's four-year...
Apr 18, 2018


Lawmakers, Activists Spar Over Real ID
F RANKFORT, Ky. — Time is slipping away for Kentucky lawmakers.  The General Assembly has until the end of this legislative session to...
Feb 26, 2017
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