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Things have felt pretty chaotic in this economy since the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s signature tariffs last week. On today’s show, Kai Ryssdal joins Kimberly to share his takeaways from the decision and the legal questions surrounding Trump’s new global tariff. Plus, how would tariff refunds actually work?

Want more of the Winter Games? We have good news for you: The Winter Paralympics kick off in Milan next week. On today’s show, three-time Paralympic gold medalist Declan Farmer joins Kimberly to break down the basics of para ice hockey and how more eyes on the Paralympics can translate to more opportunities for adaptive athletes. Plus, we’ll get into the financial struggles many Paralympians face.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Milan Cortina Paralympics guide: Winter Games celebrate 50 years and Russian flag returns" from AP News 
"Para Ice Hockey - About the Sport" from the International Paralympic Committee
"Record 15.4 Million Total Viewers Watch Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Across NBCUniversal" from NBCUniversal
"It Shouldn’t Be This Expensive to Be a Paralympic Athlete" from Self Magazine

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On today’s edition of “Economics on Tap,” Kimberly is joined by Anna Pope, agriculture and rural affairs reporter for KOSU and Harvest Public Media, to talk about how Oklahoma’s agricultural workers are faring amid wildfires, federal workforce reductions and shifting global trade tensions. One bright spot: beef prices! And, we’ll play a round of Half Full/Half Empty.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

"Oklahoma fire crews battling several wildfires" from KOSU
"Oklahoma-based federal ag workforce lost nearly 1 in 5 of its employees last year" KOSU
"Hunger rose slightly in the U.S., a new report shows. The USDA says it will stop tracking the data" from Harvest Public Media 
"Oklahoma had a bumper wheat crop, but it's not alone. Here's what that means for producers" from KOSU
"Beef prices keep rising. What will it take to bring them down?" from Marketplace
"Gen Z Doesn’t Go to the Club. They Party at Coffee Shops Instead." from Texas Monthly
"Job hunters turn to "reverse" recruiters to get an edge" from Marketplace
"Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline" from Harvest Public Media 

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A $50 billion pot of money for rural health care made it into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s hallmark tax and spending law. But the funding comes in tandem with massive cuts to Medicaid spending — an existential risk to many rural hospitals. On today’s show, Kimberly speaks with KFF Health News correspondent Arielle Zionts about the potential benefits of the Rural Health Transformation Program and its potential shortfalls. Plus, Congress never came to an agreement on the Obamacare subsidies at the heart of last year’s government shutdown. What does that mean for rural communities?

In December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a new rule that would ban hospitals from receiving any Medicare and Medicaid funding if they offer gender-affirming care for minors. Today, Kimberly checks in with Marketplace’s Samantha Fields to hear about her reporting on how this is affecting health care providers across the country. Plus, we’ll get into how the proposed rule fits into a larger wave of restrictions on transgender health care, years in the making.