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• Powerful lobbying groups wrote new Florida bill that would allow teens to work dangerous jobs

  According to the Economic Policy Institute, Florida is one of at least 16 states where state lawmakers have moved to weaken child labor protections, even amid reports of rising labor violations.

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  Nina Mast, a state economic analyst with the Economic Policy Institute, wasn’t surprised to learn the FGA — a group that’s lobbied for a number of policies that’d weaken the social safety net — was behind that bill.

  “What we’re seeing is really a coordinated, multi-state effort led by business lobbying groups and right-wing advocacy groups to weaken state laws that govern current labor protections,” she told Orlando Weekly.

  Orlando Weekly | December 1, 2023
• Six ways Gavin Newsom will have to defend California in debate against Ron DeSantis

  ▪ Cost of living. The typical budget for a two-parent, two-child family in Sacramento County is $7,689 per month, according to 2020 data from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington. The calculation addresses what it calls a “modest yet adequate standard of living.”

  Sacramento Bee | December 1, 2023
• EDITORIAL: Governor shouldn’t cave to pressure on non-compete ban

  The Economic Policy Institute estimates that anywhere from 27% to 47% of all workers in the private sector are subject to some kind of non-compete restrictions. 

  The Daily Gazette | December 1, 2023
• Biden-Harris campaign releases new ad in Michigan, other battleground states highlighting president’s health care wins

  If the Affordable Care Act is abolished, an estimated 29.8 million people would lose their health insurance and 1.2 million jobs will be lost according to Economic Policy Institute.

  Heartland Signal | December 1, 2023
• Other cities take note as New York City tells Airbnb: Fuhgeddaboudit

  A 2019 Economic Policy Institute study concluded that the economic harm Airbnb caused to long-term renters by reducing the housing supply and raising prices outweighed the benefits to travelers and property owners.

  Pew Stateline | December 1, 2023
• DFL lawmakers propose new childcare plan that would lower costs statewide

  According to recent information from the Economic Policy Institute, presented at a committee hearing in November, the average cost of infant care in Minnesota is roughly 21-percent of the state’s median family income.

  KTTC | December 1, 2023
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  Many parents feel they are dedicating so much of their paycheck to child care that it’s more valuable to stay with their child and ensure quality care, he adds. The average annual cost of child care for an infant in Virginia is more than $14,000, making Virginia the ninth most expensive state for child care in the country, according to a June report from the Economic Policy Institute.

  Virginia Business | December 1, 2023

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