What’s the Price Tag of the Government Shutdown?
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Local economists weigh in on the shutdown and the economic forecast for 2019.
Federal workers are feeling the effects of the government shutdown, but what about everyone else? Local economists weigh in on that and the economic forecast for 2019.
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What’s the Price Tag of the Government Shutdown?
Clip: 1/24/2019 | 12m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Federal workers are feeling the effects of the government shutdown, but what about everyone else? Local economists weigh in on that and the economic forecast for 2019.
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