According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, not only did Trump fail to curb offshoring during his…[paywall].
Charleston Gazette-Mail
April 1, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute’s analysis of Congressional Budget Office data, implementing the proposed Medicaid cuts would effectively reduce the bottom 20% of earners’ incomes by 7.4 percent while handing the top 1% percent at 3.9% tax benefit.
Forbes
April 1, 2025
Simultaneously, the number of bus drivers across the country dipped about 12% between September 2019 and September 2024, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Courier Journal
April 1, 2025
Farmers in the area should take note that Congressman Russ Fulcher released a statement indicating his recent “yes” vote in favor of the fiscal year 2025 concurrent resolution on the budget. He failed to mention an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute showing that the budget plan would reduce (by 7.4%) the average income of those in the bottom 20% of household income while increasing (by 3.9%) the average income of those in the top 1% of household income.
Lewiston Tribune
April 1, 2025
Alabama already offers a no tax on overtime policy that has been in effect since 2023 as a response to concerts surrounding inflation. It is supposed to come to an end in 2025. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the regulation “cost the state $230 million in the first nine months of 2024 alone and is projected to cost $345 million by the time it expires.”
HR Digest
April 1, 2025
There has been a long-running fight over whether ride-share and food-delivery workers should be classified as employees. The companies and some drivers have relied upon the independent contractor model, saying it is more flexible.
But that business model deprives the workforce of the protections that employees get, said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the progressive Economic Policy Institute. He has raised concerns that tax-free tips could reduce pressure to raise wages and lead to an expansion of tipping.
Workers, he said, are “just sort of being doubly screwed by this proposal.”
The Wall Street Journal
April 1, 2025
Multiple agencies, even those unaffected by the order, such as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), American Postal Workers Union (APWU), Economic Policy Institute (EPI), and American Federation of Musicians (AFM), have condemned the dissolution of collective bargaining for federal workers.
HR Digest
April 1, 2025
According to SmartAsset, if you want to make it into the top 1% nationwide, you’ll need to earn $787,712 a year. Want to know what that breaks down to? A monthly income of $65,643. And if you’re going by the Economic Policy Institute’s numbers, you’d need even more—$819,324 a year, or $68,277 a month.
Benzinga (via Yahoo! Finance)
April 1, 2025
Although we think of most minimum wage workers as young and without family responsibilities, according to the Economic Policy Institute, “tipped workers are also more likely to be single parents — especially women workers.”
Boulder Daily Camera
April 1, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, in September 2024, there were 200,000 bus drivers nationwide. That’s down about 12% compared to September 2019. The report from the organization shows the key issue that drives the shortage is because of low pay.
ABC 15 (Arizona)
April 1, 2025