D.C. becomes first U.S. jurisdiction to cut paid family leave benefits while maintaining triple the required payroll tax rate, diverting over $300 million annually to unrelated spending.
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Justice Department investigations found UCLA and UC San Diego medical schools intentionally discriminated by race in admissions, using proxies and workarounds to favor black and Hispanic applicants over Asian and white candidates.
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SEIU Healthcare Illinois spent under 20% of its $65.7 million budget on worker representation in 2025, while allocating millions to politics and six-figure staff salaries, federal filings show.
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New Federal Reserve research shows AI adoption has reached 45% of workers and spans 80% of occupations, but remains shallow—fewer than 3% of tasks exceed 50% adoption rates.
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The dollar's share of global reserves fell from 64 to 56 percent, but concentration among China and Russia, not broad diversification, drove the decline.
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Worker fears of AI-related job loss doubled from 5 to 10 percent between 2024 and 2025, with anxieties rising across education levels and industries, Federal Reserve research shows.
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Federal court blocks Labor Department's H-2A farm worker wage formula, which would have saved employers $17.3 billion. Backpay question remains unresolved, potentially reaching $2.4 billion.
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House fiscal 2027 bills propose $13.7 billion in rescissions but use savings to offset higher spending elsewhere, not reduce deficits, National Taxpayers Union Foundation reports.
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Foreign exporters absorbed 47 percent of 2025 US tariff costs while importers paid 53 percent, according to a Tax Foundation study challenging earlier pass-through estimates.
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California lawmakers rejected Gov. Newsom's plan to cap utility wildfire liability, triggering a 20% stock drop for PG&E and 23% for Edison International while passing bills legalizing balcony solar and remote inspections.
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CMS proposes cutting Medicare $260 million annually by equalizing imaging prices across settings, ending hospital facility fees that cost three times more for identical scans without quality improvements.
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Droughts at the Panama Canal and Rhine River are restricting shipping capacity, adding pressure to energy markets already strained by the Strait of Hormuz closure, Wood Mackenzie reports.
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A criminal justice program spread nationwide on false claims of 58% crime reduction, actually showing no significant arrest changes and leaving 91% of participants unemployed, a Washington Policy Center report finds.
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Household inflation expectations rise when gas price forecasts climb but don't fall symmetrically when gas outlooks drop, especially among lower-income groups, Federal Reserve research shows.
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Chicago Fed analysis of 2025 tariffs found no significant employment impact despite higher input costs and industry protection, as offsetting forces in manufacturing appeared to cancel out job gains and losses.
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Midwest farmland prices held flat in Q2 2026 after years of gains, signaling a potential plateau as demand from solar and data centers wanes, Chicago Fed reports.
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AI use among regional firms has surged to 61% for services and 51% for manufacturers, but layoffs remain rare as businesses retrain workers instead of cutting jobs.
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Washington state spending grew 148% from 2013 to 2025, outpacing 112% revenue growth. The gap threatens a $7 billion shortfall in 2027 without policy changes.
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Tree ordinances can impose fees up to $915,000 on property owners, shifting public environmental costs to individuals and raising housing prices, a Texas report finds.
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Montana's governor plans a flat 4.7% income tax for 2027, mirroring Colorado's model, while Colorado considers reversing its own flat tax that fueled decades of growth.
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Oregon's highways rank 33rd nationally in cost-effectiveness and condition, up from 35th last year. The state excels in pavement quality but struggles with high fatality rates and spending.
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California sued the Trump administration over a $120 million buyback of an offshore wind lease, alleging it operates like an "extortion racket" that undermines state clean energy investments.
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