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Factory jobs exist, CEOs tell Trump. Skills don't.

By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

In a meeting at the White House, CEOs asked President Donald Trump to support vocational training for the high-tech skills that today's manufacturers require.

Is it worth keeping Medicare if I'm covered by my new employer?

By Philip Moeller

When you returned to work and reacquired group employer health insurance, you effectively got a "do over" on your Medicare sign-up rights.

As Trump eyes infrastructure, local leaders say save 'muni bonds'

By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Structures built with municipal bonds stand out in this city. There is the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, and new parking garages for a revitalized restaurant and apartment district. Sleek, futuristic water towers loom on the edge of…

Erie longs for its manufacturing past, but what's the future?

By PBS News Hour

Erie County, Pennsylvania, has long been a manufacturing center, but jobs have been declining since the 1970s. In collaboration with the NewsHour and Marketplace, Frontline offers a look at the hopes and hardships in regions that voted for President Trump.

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Why Medicare beneficiaries should pay attention to 'repeal and replace' debate

By Philip Moeller

As actual GOP plans come into sharper focus, sharp Medicare battle lines will form for politicians and the public alike. It will be crucial to look inside the packages to get an understanding of whether the Medicare program that would…

President Trump promised California farmers he would 'start opening up the water.' Can he?

By Michelle Mizner, Katie Worth

Though California is a famously blue state, its agricultural heartland beats red. This is slowly changing as the valley diversifies and urbanizes.

In coal country, putting faith in Trump's economic promises

By PBS News Hour

In the coal towns of West Virginia, President Trump made economic promises that helped him win the election. Around 12,000 mining jobs have been eliminated in the last few years in that state alone while production remains at its lowest…

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Can President Trump bring back manufacturing jobs?

By Steve Hoover, Lauren Mucciolo, Anjali Tsui

Erie, along with dozens of other manufacturing hubs along the Rust Belt, have seen seismic shifts as technology has quenched the demand for manual labor on factory floors.