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• How much you need to earn to afford an apartment in your state

  Additional figures were drawn from the Economic Policy Institute and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

  Live Now FOX July 18, 2025
• 16 Years Without a Federal Minimum Wage Hike Is an Outrage

  Nationally, more than 14 million workers are paid less than $15 per hour, including overtime, tips, and commissions, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s Low Wage Workforce Tracker. Nearly 27 million make less than $17.

  Common Dreams July 18, 2025
• You’re Paying for the Tariffs

  I say all that just to explain why this is so important: For the Economic Policy Institute, Ben Zipperer has written a report looking at the economic impacts of the Trump Administration’s deportation agenda through several different lenses. The report finds that if the Trump Administration succeeds in deporting four million people over the next four years, they will wipe out six million jobs, with job losses in every single state. Nearly 19% of construction jobs could be eliminated, and just over 15% of child care jobs could disappear.

  The Pitch from Civic Ventures July 18, 2025
• Vermont’s continuing hunger gap

  According to the Economic Policy Institute and local analyses from Hunger Free Vermont, wage growth has lagged behind these increases, leaving 40% of adults struggling to afford basics and forcing trade-offs like skipping meals to pay rent.

  Vermont Daily Chronicle July 17, 2025
• Think Tanks in an Authoritarian Moment

  Center-left think tanks were fewer, but powerhouses such as the Economic Policy Institute and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities had outsized influence because of their technical capacities and credibility, and over time, they built their own networks of state affiliates.

  Democracy Journal July 17, 2025
• Commentary: She looked like a pro-worker Trump cabinet appointee. But now she’s gutting the Labor Department

  Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at the labor-affiliated Economic Policy Institute. “These 63 rules they referenced were just two days’…[paywall].

  LA Times July 17, 2025
• 9 Best Places in the US for New Families — and How Much It Costs To Live There

  Here are nine communities where new families can find value without sacrificing quality of life. The cost estimates are based on Economic Policy Institute data and show what it takes for a family of four to live modestly but comfortably.

  GO Banking Rates July 17, 2025
• Trump 2.0: the potential effects of a second Trump administration on workers’ compensation and employers

  Other changes that have been seen or may be seen as a result of the Trump administration include the following:

  A rollback of the Biden Administration’s increases in the salary amounts employers must pay to be exempt from overtime payments under the Fair Labor Standards Act. However, on April 24, 2025, the DOL requested to pause the appeals in the federal courts stating that they intend on reconsidering the issue and rollbacks. “Department of Labor asks to pause litigation over overtime rule.” Economic Policy Institute blog, April 24, 2025.

  Reuters July 17, 2025
• Deep dive: A look at the 287(g) program and its implications for local NC law enforcement

  According to the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank researching economic inequality, sanctuary laws do not seek to restrict or impede federal immigration agents from carrying out their duties.

  WHQR Public Radio (North Carolina) July 17, 2025
• Are Labor Unions Effective?

  Sources

  1. Economic Policy Institute. “Why Unions Are Good for Workers—Especially in a Crisis Like COVID-19.”
  Investopedia July 17, 2025