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Bianca Facchinei

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Bianca Facchinei

Politics Reporter

Bianca is a national correspondent for Scripps News in the Washington bureau, where she covers the economy. She frequently reports on the biggest financial issues facing Americans including inflation, jobs, and wages. Bianca also serves as fill-in anchor for live and recorded programming. She joined Scripps News in April 2018.

Recent Work
A 1040 individual tax return form
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: What Does The Filing Extension Mean For Taxpayers?

A W-4 form
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: How Are Taxes Different This Year?

A liquor store
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Sober Support Groups Push Back On Pandemic Drinking Binge

The IRS building in Washington, DC
AP ImagesBusiness

Debt Collectors Are Coming For Stimulus Checks

A swaddled newborn
 Business

Taxing Times: Could New Parents Get Extra Stimulus?

President Biden signs COVID-19 relief bill
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U.S. Government Has Now Spent Over $5 Trillion On The Pandemic

Socially-distanced diners in a California restaurant
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Taxing Times: Can Small Businesses Deduct Expenses Paid With PPP?

The Empower Circle studio in Durham
Nicole OxendineBusiness

Minority-Owned Businesses Cautiously Optimistic Amid Slow Recovery

Movers load boxes in a moving truck in New York.
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: What Happens If I Moved While Working Remotely?

N95 masks
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: Can I Deduct COVID-Related Expenses?

Keith Gill speaks during the hearing
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Keith Gill Defends GameStop Posts During Hearing

A GameStop store in New York City
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GameStop Hearing Expected To Probe Market Manipulation

A remote worker
 Business

Taxing Times: Can I Deduct Work From Home Expenses?

An empty restaurant
AP ImagesBusiness

Restaurant Industry Still Struggling As COVID-19 Cases Fall

The Bitcoin logo
AP ImagesBusiness

Bitcoin Surges Following $1.5 Billion Tesla Investment

An unemployment benefits application dropbox
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: Will Unemployment Benefits Be Taxed?

Traders on the NYSE floor
AP ImagesBusiness

What's Next For Wall Street After GameStop?

A stimulus check issued by the IRS.
AP ImagesBusiness

Taxing Times: Will My Stimulus Be Taxed?

A Lyft vehicle.
AP ImagesBusiness

Lyft Drivers Criticize Company's 'Priority Mode' Feature

The Pfizer vaccine
AP ImagesU.S.

Anti-Abortion Community Grapples With COVID-19 Vaccines Amid Pandemic

President-elect Joe Biden
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Biden's Stimulus Plan Faces Congress Busy With Second Impeachment

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio
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New York Joins Growing List Of Organizations Cutting Ties With Trump

OxyContin pill bottles
Jessica Hill / APScience and Health

In Testimony On Opioid Crisis, CEO Says Purdue Pharma 'Fell Short'

A restaurant closed for indoor dining in New York City.
AP ImagesBusiness

Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To 885,000

Sleep Train Arena was turned into an emergency field hospital to provide enough beds for COVID-19 patients.
AP ImagesScience and Health

Pandemic Upending Traditions Around Grief After Loss

Cars wait in line for food as millions of Americans struggle with unemployment.
AP ImagesBusiness

Weekly Jobless Claims Surge Alongside New COVID-19 Cases

People wait in line in Miami to receive a $250 grocery gift card, funded by the CARES Act.
AP ImagesPolitics

Millions Of Americans Face Financial Crisis As CARES Act Dries Up

A worker holds an unemployment application at job center in Mississippi.
AP ImagesBusiness

Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowdown As COVID-19 Cases Rise

A man walks by a hiring sign.
AP ImagesPolitics

Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Lower To 712,000

People wait in line at an unemployment office in Utah.
AP ImagesPolitics

Lawmakers Pitch COVID-19 Relief Bill Weeks Before Aid Expires