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• Child labor laws are there for a reason

  Cites EPI research on child labor.

  Charleston Gazette-Mail January 27, 2026
• Minimum-wage workers in 19 states just got a raise. Why some economists argue it could cause job losses, higher prices

  According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers will benefit from minimum wage hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1.

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  A review of studies on minimum wage increases, co-authored by one of EPI’s members in 2024, showed the majority of them found “no job losses or only small disemployment effects.”

  MoneyWise January 27, 2026
• Education vouchers 101: What are they and how could they impact Michigan’s K-12 students?

  Researchers at the Economic Policy Institute estimate that enrollment dips could cost Ohio public schools millions of dollars in educational spending, with some forced to close their doors altogether. 

  Gander Newsroom January 27, 2026
• Alabama House passes bill aimed at curbing school bus driver shortage

  Nationally, the bus driver shortage has gotten better, but only marginally. According to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the number of bus drivers increased by roughly 2,300 (1.1%) from 2024 to 2025, it’s still down 9.5% from 2019.

  Alabama Political Reporter January 27, 2026
• Child labor laws are there for a reason

  Cites EPI research on child labor.

  Charleston Gazette-Mail January 27, 2026
• Minimum-wage workers in 19 states just got a raise. Why some economists argue it could cause job losses, higher prices

  According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers will benefit from minimum wage hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1.

  …

  A review of studies on minimum wage increases, co-authored by one of EPI’s members in 2024, showed the majority of them found “no job losses or only small disemployment effects.”

  MoneyWise January 27, 2026
• Education vouchers 101: What are they and how could they impact Michigan’s K-12 students?

  Researchers at the Economic Policy Institute estimate that enrollment dips could cost Ohio public schools millions of dollars in educational spending, with some forced to close their doors altogether. 

  Gander Newsroom January 27, 2026
• Alabama House passes bill aimed at curbing school bus driver shortage

  Nationally, the bus driver shortage has gotten better, but only marginally. According to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, the number of bus drivers increased by roughly 2,300 (1.1%) from 2024 to 2025, it’s still down 9.5% from 2019.

  Alabama Political Reporter January 27, 2026
• Child labor laws are there for a reason

  Cites EPI research on child labor.

  Charleston Gazette-Mail January 27, 2026
• Minimum-wage workers in 19 states just got a raise. Why some economists argue it could cause job losses, higher prices

  According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers will benefit from minimum wage hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1.

  …

  A review of studies on minimum wage increases, co-authored by one of EPI’s members in 2024, showed the majority of them found “no job losses or only small disemployment effects.”

  MoneyWise January 27, 2026