Free Beacon Ali Meyer

Ali Meyer is a staff writer with the Washington Free Beacon covering economic issues that expose government waste, fraud, and abuse. Prior to the Free Beacon, she was a multimedia reporter with CNSNews.com where her work appeared on outlets such as Drudge Report and Fox News. She also interned with the Heritage Foundation and Pacific Research Institute. Her Twitter handle is @DJAliMeyer, and her email address is meyer@freebeacon.com.


94,062,000 Americans Not in Labor Force While Participation Rate Improves in January

66,000 more women dropped out of the labor force this month

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Air Traffic Control System Reform Introduced in House

Experts tout benefits of reform, saying it is safer and more efficient

Sens. Mike Lee (R., Utah) and Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) / AP

Bipartisan Support Builds for Occupational Licensing Reform

Experts: Requiring certification for florists, decorators, harms the economy

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Subpoenaed Documents Reveal Obama Admin Deliberately Kept Congress in Dark Over Debt Ceiling Plans

New York Fed was told to keep contingency plans secret
to maximize pressure on Congress

President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion in New Spending for Heroin Treatment

Heroin addition and overdose deaths up under Obama’s watch

Mega-Health Insurer’s CEO Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About Obamacare

Aetna Inc. is third large insurer to express concerns with healthcare law

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Report: Economic Freedom in U.S. Sinks to Record Low

Ratings for labor, business, and fiscal freedom worsened since 2015

Economic Growth Slows in Fourth Quarter, Expands By Less Than 1 Percentage Point

GDP expands at rate of 0.7 percent, down from 2 percent in third quarter

A Comparison of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders’ Tax Plans

Both plans eliminate jobs, lower wages, and reduce GDP

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders’ Plan Would Raise Taxes by $13.6 Trillion Over Next Decade

Proposed plan would reduce GDP by 9.5 percent, lower wages, eliminate 6 million jobs