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• 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
• I visited the most expensive places in Utah and Wyoming. They were similar, but I’d only consider moving to one.

  Teton County and the town of Jackson have the most unequal income in the US. Data from the Economic Policy Institute states that the top 1% of residents in Teton County generate 142 times the income of the bottom 99%.

  Business Insider July 18, 2025
• 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