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.


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Walmart Closing 269 Stores Due to Financial Performance, Shift Focus to E-Commerce

Initiative to increase wages costing the company more than $1 billion

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Nearly Half of Millennials Believe the American Dream is Dead

Young Americans making less than $25,000 is at highest level since 1990s

Dow Drops 500 Points, Falls to Lowest Level Since September

Volatility in market due to concerns with Chinese equities and oil prices

Mega-Medical Insurer May Exit Obamacare Exchanges Due to Falling Profits

Humana reports it doesn’t expect to make enough money to cover claims

Report: IRS May Still Be Targeting Conservative Organizations for Audit

Congressman: IRS should implement procedures to prevent abuse from happening again

$765B: Government Collects Record-High Taxes in 1st Quarter of FY 2016

Despite collecting record revenues, government still runs $215 billion deficit

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Food Stamp Beneficiaries Decline, Exceed 45 Million for 54 Straight Months

Program costs increased by $10 million in one month

Report: 93 Percent of Counties Have Not Recovered From Recession

Author: ‘Many Americans don’t feel the good economic numbers they see on TV’

Forty-Nine of 50 States Will See Premium Hikes in 2016

More than 1 in 3 states will see premium hikes of 20% or more

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Some Americans Receive $40,000 or More a Year in Government Assistance

More than 1 in 3 Americans received share of $261 billion in benefits in 2012