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D.C. Cuts Paid Leave Benefits While Tripling Tax, Diverts $300 Million Annually

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 Finds Two UC Medical Schools Discriminated by Race

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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Union Spent Less Than 20% on Worker Representation, Federal Filing Shows

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.

16h ago

Economics

Dollar's Decline in Global Reserves Driven by China, Russia, Not Broad Shift

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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Economics

Boston Economy Grows Slightly as Inflation Worries Mount, Fed Reports

Boston's economy grew slightly but business optimism weakened amid inflation worries tied to energy prices, tariffs, and Middle East conflict, the Federal Reserve reports.

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Economics

Five Ways to Cut Deficits Without Wrecking the Economy, Tax Report Finds

Tax Foundation report models 52 deficit-cutting options, finding base-broadening strategies like eliminating fringe benefit exclusions raise revenue with less economic harm than rate increases.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down New York Climate Superfund Law as Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled New York's Climate Superfund Act unconstitutional, citing conflicts with federal authority over climate policy and foreign affairs, potentially affecting similar state proposals nationwide.

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Energy

13 Transmission Projects Could Deliver $15.3 Billion in Benefits by 2050

Thirteen transmission projects in the Eastern Interconnection could produce $15.3 billion in net value by 2050 while lowering electricity rates and improving grid reliability, a new study finds.

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Economics

Treasury Repo Market Triples to $3 Trillion Since 2022, New York Fed Says

The overnight U.S. Treasury repo market has tripled to $3 trillion since early 2022, prompting the New York Fed to introduce a segmented framework for monitoring monetary policy transmission.

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Justice Department Finds Two UC Medical Schools Discriminated by Race

Union Spent Less Than 20% on Worker Representation, Federal Filing Shows

Dollar's Decline in Global Reserves Driven by China, Russia, Not Broad Shift

Boston Economy Grows Slightly as Inflation Worries Mount, Fed Reports

Five Ways to Cut Deficits Without Wrecking the Economy, Tax Report Finds

Federal Judge Strikes Down New York Climate Superfund Law as Unconstitutional

13 Transmission Projects Could Deliver $15.3 Billion in Benefits by 2050

Treasury Repo Market Triples to $3 Trillion Since 2022, New York Fed Says

Government Contracts Cut Tariff Risk Premium by Two-Thirds, New Study Finds

MISO Sets New Rules for Data Centers to Connect to Midwest Grid

Top Hospitals Spend Less on Charity Care Than Smaller Peers, Report Finds

Court Halts New Farm Worker Wage Formula, Saving Growers $17 Billion

House Bills Include $13.7 Billion in Cuts, but Use Them to Raise Spending

Foreign Exporters Absorbed 47% of 2025 Tariff Costs, New Study Finds

California Utility Stocks Plunge 20% After Wildfire Liability Bill Passes

Medicare Proposes $260 Million Cut by Equalizing Imaging Prices Across Settings

Criminal Justice Program Built on False 58% Crime Cut Claim, Report Finds

2025 Tariffs Show No Clear Effect on Jobs, Chicago Fed Analysis Finds

Washington Spending Rose 148% Since 2013, Outpacing Tax Revenue by 36%

Tree Ordinances Add $915,000 to Building Costs, Texas Group Says

Montana Eyes Flat Tax as Colorado Considers Reversing Its Own Success

Oregon Highways Rank 33rd Nationwide, Up From 35th Last Year

California Sues Trump Over Offshore Wind Lease Buyback Deal

Oklo Says PJM Wrongly Dropped Its 750-MW Nuclear Project, Delaying It 14 Months

Steel Tariffs Trigger Protection Spiral, Report Warns

Sound Transit to Spend $87 Million on Fare Gates After Evasion Hits 44%

Supreme Court May Rule on 160-Year-Old Ban on Home Distilling

Illinois Food Stamp Enrollment Drops to 13-Year Low After New Work Rules