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• Maycember: The month that proves moms need more than just a day

  Sources:

  1. Cost of childcare rivals college tuition. Economic Policy Institute. 2025. “Child care costs in the United States.”
  Motherly | May 15, 2025
• Is Trump bad for nurses?

  Nurses at University Medical Center are running up against a systemic flaw facing most newly organized workers — made worse by the current presidential administration, said Margaret Poydock, senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. 

  Capital & Main | May 15, 2025
• How DOGE Could Impact Your Social Security Benefits and What You Need to Know

  Monique Morrissey, an economist at Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, says that the people most impacted by DOGE are those disabilities and low-income seniors. These groups rely more heavily on in-person support, which is harder to come by with fewer staff and closed offices.

  “People trying to access retirement benefits will also face delays,” she said. “Some people eligible for disability income and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will lose out permanently from service delays and disruptions in accessing these benefits.”

  Investopedia | May 15, 2025
• New Report Finds 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt U.S. Workers

  A new report from the Economic Policy Institute identifies 100 ways Trump has hurt working people and the economy in the first 100 days of his administration. The report titled, “100 Days, 100 Ways Trump Has Hurt Workers,” examines how the Trump regime’s policies have undermined workers’ wages and working conditions, damaged economic growth and workers’ purchasing power. Between The Lines’ Scott Harris spoke with Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at EPI, who summarizes the findings of the report she co-authored.

  WPKN radio (Connecticut) | May 15, 2025
• From dishes to dresses, the household items most likely to come from China

  “Even products that seemingly have another country of origin embody significant content that originates from China,” said Adam Hersh, a senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.

  USA Today | May 15, 2025
• Checks and Balances, May 2025

  Trump directs agencies to skip public input for deregulation 

  The Economic Policy Institute opposed the move, arguing, “If this directive were allowed to proceed, federal agencies acting at the direction of the Trump administration would be able to quickly get rid of regulations that protect health and safety for workers and consumers, safeguard the public against financial fraud and scams, and protect the environment, all without any opportunity for the public to express opposition and participate in the democratic process.”  

  Ballotpedia | May 15, 2025
• House Republicans want $5 billion for private school vouchers

  Hilary Wething, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, also told NBC News that Trump’s support of private school privatization has given leaders in red states “a green light to be more expansive in their approach moving forward.”

  District Administration | May 15, 2025

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