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• Government unions sue over DOGE access to Labor Department

  Wednesday’s lawsuit was filed by the AFL-CIO and several of its affiliates — the American Federation of Government Employees; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the Service Employees International Union; and the Communication Workers of America — as well as the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank. 

  The Hill February 10, 2025
• Georgia lieutenant governor pushes to aid parents through tax credits

  The average annual cost for infant care in Georgia is $8,530, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

  WCTV February 10, 2025
• Union Group Sues to Block DOGE Labor Department Data Access (1)

  The group filing the lawsuit includes the AFL-CIO, the AFGE, the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, the Service Employees International Union, Communications Workers of America, and the Economic Policy Institute.

  Bloomberg Law February 10, 2025
• Labor groups sue to keep DOGE from key economic data

  The plaintiffs include the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, Service Employees International Union and the progressive Economic Policy Institute.

  Axios February 10, 2025
• Unions Sue to Prevent DOGE from Accessing Labor Dept. Data
   

  A coalition of labor groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent DOGE — Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — from attempting to take over the Labor Department and gaining access to its data. The agency holds sensitive data likely including worker complaints against Musk and his companies. The plaintiffs include the AFL–CIO, American Federation of Government Employees, Service Employees International Union and the Economic Policy Institute.

  Democracy Now! February 10, 2025
• Musk Can’t Access DOL Data, Labor Groups Say

  The AFL-CIO, the Economic Policy Institute and four unions sued the U.S. Department of Labor and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in D.C. federal court Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining…

  Law360 February 10, 2025
• Letter: Removing taxes on tips will boost economy

  A 2020 Economic Policy Institutes tudy found that tipped workers are three times more…[paywall]. 

  Richmond Times-Dispatch February 10, 2025
• Oregon Is the 7th Worst State for Middle-Class Affordability

  This analysis was performed by Upgraded Points, a company that provides advice on credit cards rewards programs and other financial products, using data from the Economic Policy Institute and the U.S. Census Bureau. Researchers calculated the available income after necessities for each location. This metric represents the difference between the median family income and the income required to cover essential expenses.

  Upgraded Points February 10, 2025
• GOP Officials Privately Admit Trump’s Federal Buyout Plan Violates Federal Law

  “The government spends about $350 billion a year on federal employees—just 5% of the total budget—yet this administration is determined to gut the civil service as if it’s some bloated bureaucracy,” said Josh Bivens, chief economist at the Economic Policy Institute, in an interview with CBS News.

  Seattle Medium February 10, 2025
• Creating a Robust Economy Requires a Corporate-Governance Policy Response

  In the third decade of the 21^st century, the U.S. does not have a robust economy, as I have defined it. According to the Economic Policy Institute, from 1979 to 2020 hourly labor productivity increased by 61.8%, while the real hourly pay of workers grew by only 17.5%.

  ProMarket February 10, 2025