…the state decreases funding based on a per-pupil formula. According to the Economic Policy Institute, if just 5% of students in Virginia…[paywall].
The Virginian-Pilot
June 23, 2025
Jennifer Sherer (right), director of the State Worker Power Initiative with the Economic Policy Institute, speaks during the Johnson County manufactured home park press conference June 18.
Corridor Business Journal
June 23, 2025
But for now, the spillover effects from federal layoffs are “enormous” according to Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Because federal families can pay a lower than usual rate for child care at these facilities, when they lose their jobs, not only do they have to scramble for work, but also quality, affordable care for their kids.
“Many of these federal workers and federal contractors live paycheck to paycheck,” Gould said. “We don’t know what those federal workers are going to do with their kids. Obviously, they’re going to be looking for other jobs. If they get another job, they’re going to still need to have care for their kids or even when they’re doing job searches, they’re going to need to have care for their kids.”
Marketplace
June 23, 2025
Talent continues to be the top priority for foreign investors. Our metrics remain unchanged from last year — we compared cities based on the size of their labour force, their share of college graduates, the number of universities nearby, the unemployment rate and the freedom of their labour market. Labour market freedom is modelled after the economic freedom index compiled by Canadian think-tank the Fraser Institute and research by Dean Stansel, a professor at Southern Methodist University who also worked on the Fraser Institute’s index.
Sources: Economic Policy Institute, FT Locations, Unionstats.com, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census
Financial Times
June 23, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a DC-based think tank, in the first three months since Trump assumed office, his administration has shut down nearly a dozen OSHA offices in states with some of the highest workplace fatality rates like Louisiana and Alabama; attempted to close 34 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) offices in the epicenter of the black lung epidemic; and tried to shutter the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which conducts critical research into workplace injuries and illnesses, laying off hundreds of workers in the process.
Teen Vogue
June 23, 2025
The U.S. economy is doing better than ever, but does the average American get to benefit from the riches? Turns out, not necessarily. Special thanks to:
Features interview with Elise, pay-productivity chart, CEO pay data, and data from the data library.
Johnny Harris (YouTube)
June 23, 2025
Similarly, the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-worker think tank, said in a statement to Sludge that “Carey’s nomination as NLRB General Counsel is certainly another example of Trump’s attacks on workers and the right to organize.”
RealClearPolitics
June 23, 2025
According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to lean on Medicaid for health coverage.
Black Enterprise
June 23, 2025
If Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, ICE will have $45 billion to expand its capacity to detain illegal migrants, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
New York Post
June 23, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that over $1.5 billion in stolen wages was recovered for employees between 2021 and 2023, but a large percentage of stolen earnings continues to go unrecovered.
American Prospect
June 23, 2025