Economic Policy Institute
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We're a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics to defend & promote workers' interests in economic policy discussions.
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Federal Policy Watch: epi.org/policywatch
Explore racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S with EPI’s interactive chartbook.
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Racial and ethnic disparities in the United States: An interactive chartbook
This interactive chartbook provides a statistical snapshot of race and ethnicity in the United States, depicting racial/ethnic disparities observed through population demographics; civic participation...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Explore racial and ethnic disparities in the U.S with EPI’s interactive chartbook.
www.epi.org/publication/...
www.epi.org/publication/...
In the Political Economy of Health @kdoc-writes.bsky.social dives deep into Trump’s attacks on public health, equity, and safety. 3/
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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In the Political Economy of Health @kdoc-writes.bsky.social dives deep into Trump’s attacks on public health, equity, and safety. 3/
www.epi.org/research/rac...
www.epi.org/research/rac...
Native American child poverty has more than doubled after safety net cutbacks, and is even higher than pre-pandemic. 2/
Native American child poverty more than doubled in 2022 after safety net cutbacks: Child poverty rate is higher than before the pandemic
This November, the U.S. observes National Native American Heritage Month. This commemoration celebrates the sovereignty, contributions, and resilience of tribal nations and Native people in the face o...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Native American child poverty has more than doubled after safety net cutbacks, and is even higher than pre-pandemic. 2/
Cities, counties, and other local governments enact policies that protect workers, but state legislatures can lower those standards through preemption—the use of state law to void local ordinances. 44 states have preemption laws that target key worker rights.
Workers’ rights preemption in the U.S.: A map of the campaign to suppress workers’ rights in the states
Using state laws to void local ordinances, states legislatures have been blocking local labor laws for two decades. The trend is picking up, and EPI is tracking it.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Cities, counties, and other local governments enact policies that protect workers, but state legislatures can lower those standards through preemption—the use of state law to void local ordinances. 44 states have preemption laws that target key worker rights.
Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related fatalities, killing 177 people last year alone and at least 211 workers between 2017 and 2022.
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Extreme heat is deadly for workers and costly for the economy: States can’t afford to wait to pass protective heat standards
The start of this summer brought dangerous heat waves to the U.S. that killed at least two people, including a letter carrier in Dallas (the second letter carrier death due to extreme heat in three ye...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related fatalities, killing 177 people last year alone and at least 211 workers between 2017 and 2022.
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And see how minimum wage laws apply to agriculture workers in your state
Minimum Wage for Agricultural Workers – National Agricultural Law Center
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
And see how minimum wage laws apply to agriculture workers in your state
Read about passage of Maine's legislation from @mainemorningstar.com's coverage this summer.
Farmworkers now ‘belong fully’ in Maine minimum wage laws • Maine Morning Star
After multiple attempts in recent years, farmworkers will now have the right to state minimum wage like most other employees in Maine.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Read about passage of Maine's legislation from @mainemorningstar.com's coverage this summer.
And EPI's data team has created the State of Working America data library. The interactive charts tell the story of wages, inequality, and other economic indicators over time among demographic groups. fin/
Topics - EPI Data Library
The EPI Data Library offers comprehensive, up-to-date labor data from Economic Policy Institute analysis, covering wages, inequality, and economic trends across demographics.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
And EPI's data team has created the State of Working America data library. The interactive charts tell the story of wages, inequality, and other economic indicators over time among demographic groups. fin/
If (minimum) wages in your state aren't enough to keep a working family afloat, EPI's @earn.us team has put together Holding the Line, a series of state-level actions and solutions to protect workers' rights, including the minimum wage 4/
Minimum wage: State solutions to the U.S. worker rights crisis
What does current federal law say about minimum wages? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a “floor under wages” mandating that employers pay covered employees no less than a minimum hourl...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If (minimum) wages in your state aren't enough to keep a working family afloat, EPI's @earn.us team has put together Holding the Line, a series of state-level actions and solutions to protect workers' rights, including the minimum wage 4/
And you can check out the affordability of where you live (or anywhere in the U.S.) with EPI's easy-to-use Family Budget Calculator 3/
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Family Budget Calculator
EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one or...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
And you can check out the affordability of where you live (or anywhere in the U.S.) with EPI's easy-to-use Family Budget Calculator 3/
www.epi.org/resources/bu...
www.epi.org/resources/bu...
Why should you trust us? Because we're kinda famous (well, in an economics technician kind of way) for our work on wages and affordability. We keep an eye on the minimum wage everywhere in the U.S. with our minimum wage tracker. 2/
Minimum Wage Tracker
www.epi.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Why should you trust us? Because we're kinda famous (well, in an economics technician kind of way) for our work on wages and affordability. We keep an eye on the minimum wage everywhere in the U.S. with our minimum wage tracker. 2/
Learn more about Project 2025 attacks on overtime pay from @americanprogress.bsky.social
Project 2025 Would Cut Access to Overtime Pay
Project 2025 would make eligibility for overtime—also known as time-and-a-half pay—more confusing for workers to navigate and easier for employers to abuse.
www.americanprogress.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Learn more about Project 2025 attacks on overtime pay from @americanprogress.bsky.social
🚨The end of these relief funds---in conjunction with the instability and attacks on public education by the Trump administration---threaten to reverse the progress that has been made in recent years.
U.S. investment in public education is at risk: Vouchers, state budget austerity, and federal attacks on the Department of Education threaten children’s futures
Weak public K–12 education spending in the U.S. and the rising trend of Republican attacks on public schools threaten our children’s futures. The last decade has seen a flurry of high-quality studies ...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨The end of these relief funds---in conjunction with the instability and attacks on public education by the Trump administration---threaten to reverse the progress that has been made in recent years.
↳The growth of public school bus driver employment has been much stronger than private bus driver employment.
↳ Fueled by pandemic relief funds, overall K-12 employment is above 2019 levels, but workers like bus drivers and custodians are still heavily impacted....
↳ Fueled by pandemic relief funds, overall K-12 employment is above 2019 levels, but workers like bus drivers and custodians are still heavily impacted....
The school bus driver shortage remains severe, and bus driver pay is getting worse
As the school year got underway in August and September, school districts throughout the country once again faced a daunting challenge: severe bus driver shortages. For instance, the St. Louis Public ...
www.epi.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
↳The growth of public school bus driver employment has been much stronger than private bus driver employment.
↳ Fueled by pandemic relief funds, overall K-12 employment is above 2019 levels, but workers like bus drivers and custodians are still heavily impacted....
↳ Fueled by pandemic relief funds, overall K-12 employment is above 2019 levels, but workers like bus drivers and custodians are still heavily impacted....