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What A Tax Overhaul Could Mean For Students And Schools

Anya Kamenetz, NPR / CORY TURNER, NPR

Posted on December 7, 2017 · The House and Senate are working to reconcile their versions of a tax plan, but one thing is certain: Big changes are ahead for the nation's schools and colleges

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What Living On $100,000 A Year Looks Like

EMMA BOWMAN, NPR

Posted on December 4, 2017 · On paper, $100,000 a year is well-off. But for several households around the country, it often takes just one major expense for that to not feel like enough: student loans, childcare or housing costs

Tags financial security income median household income middle class money struggling tax overhaul

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CHARTS: Here’s How GOP’s Tax Breaks Would Shift Money To Rich, Poor Americans

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR

Posted on December 2, 2017 · Neither the House nor Senate proposals do much for the lowest-income Americans, and some higher-income people could gain a lot

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5 Ways Congressional Tax Legislation Would Transform Health Care

Julie Rovner, KHN

Posted on December 1, 2017 · Even though congressional Republicans formally set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this summer, there are big policy changes that could become law under pending tax proposals.

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WATCH: If You Pay Student Loans, The GOP Tax Overhaul Could Affect You

PBS NewsHour

Posted on November 29, 2017 · The biggest proposed changes in the House bill would end the deduction for interest paid on student loans

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Puerto Rico’s Medical Manufacturers Worry Federal Tax Plan Could Kill Storm Recovery

Greg Allen, NPR

Posted on November 27, 2017 · Drug companies and medical device makers in Puerto Rico are still struggling with power and staffing shortages. One device manufacturer says the future of his industry on the island is uncertain

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6 Possible Hurdles For The GOP Tax Plan

Kelsey Snell, NPR

Posted on November 27, 2017 · Congressional Republicans hope to pass a sweeping tax overhaul before Christmas, but first they'll have to resolve some major policy differences that could derail the bill

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Trump Promises Americans ‘Huge Tax Cut’ For Christmas

Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Posted on November 20, 2017 · "We're going to give the American people a huge tax cut for Christmas — hopefully that will be a great big, beautiful Christmas present," said Trump

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GOP Senators Unveil Competing Tax Overhaul

Susan Davis, NPR

Posted on November 9, 2017 · The House and Senate bills are structurally similar, but they diverge on some major policies that could be hard to reconcile before the end of the year

Tags congress house senate Tax code tax overhaul The Senate Finance Committee

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4 Big Stories To Watch This Week, From Taxes To The Russia Investigations To Niger

Domenico Montanaro, NPR / Susan Davis, NPR / PHILIP EWING, NPR

Posted on October 30, 2017 · The GOP's tax overhaul effort faces a consequential week, more could be learned about Russia's role in trying to influence the election through social media and the ambush in Niger comes into focus

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Politics

Some Tax-Cut Backers Urge Trump To Drop Full Overhaul, Go For Quick Win

John Ydstie, NPR

Posted on April 20, 2017 · Nearly 100 days into Trump's presidency, there are still big questions about what his proposed tax overhaul will include — and whether the large changes he had envisioned are even possible.

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