Shannon Pettypiece

Senior Policy Reporter

I am a senior policy reporter with a focus on telling the stories of how Americans are affected by the policies set in Washington. I have interviewed truckers unable to pay their bills, military families struggling to find child care, ex-convicts who can't get a job despite widespread labor shortages, middle-class families having to turn to food banks, police and firefighters burnt out by excessive overtime, immigrant health care workers who feel trapped in dangerous jobs, and neighbors warring over affordable housing. I have also reported on the widespread effects of rising prices for housing, cars and building materials and the real-world implications that is having on individuals and communities. My work appears across NBC News platforms, including NBCNews.com, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC and NBC News Now.

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I am a senior policy reporter with a focus on telling the stories of how Americans are affected by the policies set in Washington. I have interviewed truckers unable to pay their bills, military families struggling to find child care, ex-convicts who can't get a job despite widespread labor shortages, middle-class families having to turn to food banks, police and firefighters burnt out by excessive overtime, immigrant health care workers who feel trapped in dangerous jobs, and neighbors warring over affordable housing. I have also reported on the widespread effects of rising prices for housing, cars and building materials and the real-world implications that is having on individuals and communities. My work appears across NBC News platforms, including NBCNews.com, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC and NBC News Now.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Shannon Pettypiece

5d ago

Home loans, gas, groceries: How the Iran war could upend Trump's touted economic gains

President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech pointed to economic bright spots. The Iran war threatens to dim them.
27d ago

Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet

Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
58d ago

The $2.5 billion renovation at the center of the DOJ's criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve

A criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve launched by the Department of Justice zeroed in on renovation of the Federal Reserve's headquarters.
58d ago

Fed's fight with DOJ could hurt prospects for more interest rate cuts

The Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve will reverberate beyond Wall Street to working Americans and consumers.

Federal Reserve hit with DOJ subpoenas in criminal probe over Chair Jerome Powell testimony

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday that the Justice Department subpoenaed the central bank Friday with the threat of a criminal indictment, the latest move in a yearlong pressure campaign from the Trump administration.
61d ago

Ski patrollers are leading the push for higher pay in pricey mountain resort towns

Telluride Ski Resort patrollers are striking for higher wages, part of a movement across the West in communities that have been among the hardest hit by rising cost of living.

Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP benefits from blue states over immigration data

The remarks from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins come after a judge ruled that the administration could not withhold food assistance funds over the requested data.
103d ago

In the Michigan city where Trump held his 100 days rally, voters wait for an economic turnaround

In April, Trump went to Warren, Mich., promising "the greatest economy in the history of the world." Residents there say they're still trying to make ends meet.
109d ago

Why Trump's claim of falling food stamp use might not mean the economy is improving

Trump has turned to a new economic indicator in his push to convince Americans that the economy is strong: the number of people getting federal food benefits.

Balance zero: SNAP recipients go without food after benefits don't arrive

For recipients of SNAP, also known as food stamps, November payments have been delayed, forcing them to go hungry. A judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits by Friday.

As SNAP recipients brace to receive less, panic, political infighting and misinformation swirl

The Trump administration said it will partially fund the SNAP food assistance program, also known as food stamps. The threat of a lapse has incited chaos on social media and at food banks.