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Meredith Garretson

New York
As seen in: Marketplace, PBS, PBS News Hour - Art Beat, PBS NewsHour, Flipboard, Ideastream Public Media, WCPN-FM (Cleveland, OH), PBS News Hour - Politics
Senior producer @marketplace | Formerly @newshour and @wcpn/ @wviz | @loyolachicago alumna | Enjoying each course as it comes
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Older Americans are increasingly carrying debt into retirement

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By Chris Farrell, Meredith Garretson
| Marketplace
Heard on: Major economic transformations often gather momentum slowly. That is, until accumulated data add up into clear signs of change. That’s the story arc of the more than three-decade-long rise in older Americans holding debt. Older Americans are increasingly carrying debt into retirement, and the amount of debt is also on the rise. “In 1989, about 58% of older adults over the age of 50 carry that in retirement.
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The war over federal workers continues

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By Leanna Byrne, Meredith Garretson, Lee Hawkins, David Brancaccio 
| Marketplace
Mar 14, 2025
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The ripple effects Minnesota's racial covenants are still being felt

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By David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson, Lee Hawkins, Dylan Miettinen
| Marketplace
In our latest series, “Unlocking the Gates,” Marketplace Special Correspondent Lee Hawkins explores the lasting impact of housing discrimination. One tool once used to enforce housing discrimination was racial covenants. These were contracts added to property deeds that prevented Black people and other people of color from purchasing, leasing or occupying a property. These clauses were officially outlawed in the 1968 Fair Housing Act, but their impact can still be felt today.
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