Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at what’s happening around the country by featuring stations that are covering economic stories with both local and national relevance. From foreclosures in Ohio to healthcare in Minnesota, the issues affecting Americans are similar across the U.S, but the ways communities are coping with change varies greatly.

Mortgages are at the center of everyone’s thoughts on the economy, and Emily McCord of WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio reports on the struggle one family in Dayton faces to pay back their loans.
Foreclosures Affect Those Who Can Afford Mortgages

Scrutiny over earnings has reached a fever pitch, and things that may have slipped through the cracks in the past are now front and center. As Elaine Baumgartel at KUNM in Albuquerque, NM reports, public workers who are earning both a pension and salary are getting grief for “double dipping.”
Concerns over Double Dipping Remain

One way to combat relationship woes that come with financial stress? Talking it out, as Tina Antolini at WFCR in Amherst, Mass., finds.
Mediation and the Recession

Minnesota Public Radio has a whole social network dedicated to covering the local economy. This week’s top story, not surprisingly, is healthcare. Check out the map of Minnesota plotting the uninsured by county.

For a broader view, Patchwork Nation looks at voices from across the country on healthcare in the various types of communities the map follows, from evangelical epicenters to military bastions.

Is there a story you’ve seen locally that hasn’t hit the national press? Share it here.