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The Daily Free Press

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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The United States must avoid default | Beyond the Compass

Kevin Mani February 27, 2023
As long as politicians continue to politicize the issue of the U.S. national debt, the country’s economic stability will become increasingly imperiled.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Intersection: Using the debt ceiling as negotiating power will not lead to anything good

Katie Harmon January 30, 2023
As the U.S. reaches it's debt ceiling, push back is coming from Republicans who are refusing to raise the limit as a part of a bargaining tactic— an issue that may launch the country into an economic catastrophe.

Gov’t. shutdown could delay court cases in Boston

Daily Free Press Admin October 9, 2013

After the government shutdown on Oct. 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit  is expected to run out of funding by Monday, forcing all court employees to either be furloughed or to work without...

Federal gov’t. shutdown leaves Boston agencies closed, employees furloughed

Daily Free Press Admin October 2, 2013

Closing for the first time in 17 years, the federal government shut down on Tuesday, leaving federally funded agencies in Boston closed and government employees furloughed indefinitely. Kent Portney,...

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