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Emily Stewart

Emily Stewart

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Emily Stewart

    Politics
    Sen. Steve Daines wins in Montana, a must-hold seat for RepublicansSen. Steve Daines wins in Montana, a must-hold seat for Republicans
    Politics

    Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock failed to pull off an upset in Montana and unseat Republican Sen. Steve Daines.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Live results: Florida considers a $15 minimum wageLive results: Florida considers a $15 minimum wage
    Politics

    Amendment 2 could result in a wage increase for 2.5 million workers in Florida.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Florida becomes the first state in the South to vote yes on a $15 minimum wageFlorida becomes the first state in the South to vote yes on a $15 minimum wage
    Politics

    Florida voters said yes to Amendment 2, raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026.

    By Emily Stewart
    Help is not on the way
    Politics

    The near-term plan for the US economy is that there is no plan.

    By Emily Stewart
    Explainers
    Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public bankingExclusive: Rashida Tlaib and AOC have a proposal for a fairer financial system — public banking
    Explainers

    Rashida Tlaib and AOC are rolling out a plan to help create public banks across the country.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Exclusive: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz on how to fix the economy during and after the pandemicExclusive: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz on how to fix the economy during and after the pandemic
    Politics

    It’s not too late to save much of the economy — but America is still doing far too little.

    By Emily Stewart
    Where Bernie Sanders’s online army goes now
    Technology

    “It was never Bernie’s army. It was the army that got behind Bernie.”

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    “They’re all Americans”: What Biden gets about the pandemic that Trump doesn’t“They’re all Americans”: What Biden gets about the pandemic that Trump doesn’t
    Politics

    When we treat the coronavirus like a state problem, America loses.

    By Emily Stewart
    Undecided voters explain themselves
    Explainers

    There are fewer undecided voters in 2020 than there were in 2016. It doesn’t mean they can’t make a difference.

    By Emily Stewart
    Politics
    Donald Trump’s issue with windmills might not be about birdsDonald Trump’s issue with windmills might not be about birds
    Politics

    If the president were really worried about birds, he’d be talking about cats — and probably wouldn’t be trying to scrap penalties for industries that kill birds.

    By Emily Stewart