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Boston Fed explains why Massachusetts job growth stalled

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston says that the state simply couldn’t continue to create jobs faster than the rest of the country.

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The Boston Globe· Sep 24, 11:30 AMBoston Fed explains why Massachusetts job growth stalled

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Fed again hoping for a pain-free landing from current inflation spikeUS Federal Reserve officials, who have begun hiking interest rates to tame high inflation, believe they can do so without damaging the job market if businesses come to anticipate falling inflation as a reason to raise prices less.

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Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address ItThe disease has long been a risk of coal mining, an industry the Trump administration is trying to reinvigorate.

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Federal cuts have deeply impacted residents of the Washington, DC area, a new survey showsFederal job cuts have deeply affected the Washington, D.C. area, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation. Many residents, including those in higher-income households, have faced job losses and financial struggles. The survey shows that about two-thirds of D.C. residents have been directly impacted by the…

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2nd Congressional District nominee Elaine Luria holds affordability roundtable on campaign trailDemocrat Elaine Luria, who is running for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat in Congress, addressed Virginia residents' concerns about the rising cost of healthcare, gas and groceries.

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Texas Senate election: Paxton vs. Talarico on costsKen Paxton and James Talarico offer competing plans on taxes, wages and health care in the 2026 Texas Senate election. Compare their affordability proposals.

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OSHA investigating Gotion in Manteno after worker hospitalized with burnsFederal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the Gotion battery storage plant in Manteno after a worker was hospitalized with burns following an accident there.

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AI vs. the rest of the economyData: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, FactSet; Chart: Axios/Matt Phillips; Note: Data center construction includes construction costs, such as labor, materials, profits of contractors, architectural and engineering work and miscellaneous overhead, interest and taxes. Does not include servers, racks, chips or memory. More and more, it seems as if there's…

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“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGELottie Joiner After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community. The post “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE appeared first on The Nation .

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Vance’s Fraud Task Force Moves Against Abusive Uses Of Foreign Labor, And The Media Miss The PointThe administration is ending the ability of corporations that rely heavily on foreign workers to turn guest laborers into permanent residents.

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Ro Khanna hears Fuyao workers claim unsafe conditions, union threatsRep. Ro Khanna convened a roundtable with former Fuyao Glass America factory workers in Dayton, Ohio, after the company refused to comply with a Congressional oversight inquiry.

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