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• Trump’s Midterm Economy, Graded

  Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, told TMD that weak wage growth is a sign of a labor market where little is moving: Employers aren’t bringing on many new people, and workers aren’t switching jobs. “Employers are just sitting tight with the workers that they have, and workers are sitting in the jobs that they have and not changing,” Gould said.

  The Dispatch | October 30, 2026
• The economic and social cost of deportations in Phoenix

  The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) published a Deportation Cost Calculator to help communities understand how much the Trump administration’s mass deportations are truly costing us. This represents revenue that state and local governments could use to fund public priorities, such as education and affordable housing.

  Prensa Arizona | October 30, 2026
• TABOR and the Colorado state budget are on the ballot. These charts show why.

  By one metric, Colorado has the worst paid teachers in the country by far. An Economic Policy Institute study found that teachers here made 41% less than what comparable college graduates can earn in other jobs.

  Colorado Sun | October 30, 2026
• UI, Cornell collaborate on labor action research

  According to Kallas, the tracker’s research has also informed efforts to pass legislation. Kallas said the Economic Policy Institute used the tracker’s data to analyze the potential cost of extending unemployment insurance to workers on strike.

  The Daily Illini | October 30, 2026
• As 16 states plan minimum wage increases, North Carolina advocates push for change

  According to Economic Policy Institute’s Minimum Wage Tracker, 16 states are planning to increase their minimum wage next year.

  WLOS-TV (NC) | October 30, 2026
• Idaho Congressional candidates talk public lands, rising healthcare costs

  According to an Economic Policy Institute study published in 2018, Blaine County is the 27th-most unequal county in the U.S. As for what inspired his campaign, Hutchinson said the inequality characterizing his community was the “direct result” of several decades of policy.

  Idaho Press | October 30, 2026
• How much of Charlotte and Raleigh taxpayer money is spent on immigration enforcement?

  Charlotte and Raleigh taxpayers have an estimated share of nearly $1.5 billion in federal funding earmarked for immigration enforcement during fiscal years 2025–2029, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) compiled by Herman Legal Group.

  But that figure does not imply that their local councils will disburse that money or that each resident will receive an additional bill.

  The analysis combines public data from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the National Priorities Project, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Census Bureau, and KFF.

  Enlace Latino NC | October 30, 2026

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