Current Issues
Economic Conditions & Actions
Banking Reform Proposals
The Biden Administration released (March 30) a set of banking regulatory reform proposals in the wake of the March banking crisis that followed the collapse of Silicon ...
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Jobs & Workers
Rail Worker Paid Sick Leave
Despite Congress imposing a rail agreement on rail worker unions back in December (2022) that did not include paid sick leave requested by unions, many rail companies ...
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Research & Analysis
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift the pay of 32 million workers
Economic Policy Institute
This report summarizes the basis for supporting a raise of the the Federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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State Minimum Wage Laws
US Department of Labor
This website provides information on minimum wage laws of every U.S. State.
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SSA Disability and the Ticket to Work Program
General Accountability Office (GAO)
This GAO report (October 2021) analyzes of the effectiveness of the Social Security Administration (SSA) disability Ticket to Work Program. The key finding: program participants were only slightly more likely to leave SSA disability roles than persons not in the program -- i.e., 9.7% versus 8.6%.
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Key Federal Programs
Economic Development Assistance Programs [Commerce]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$305,500,000
$43,250,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$3,000,000,000
Training & Employment Services [DOL]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$3,912,338,000
$4,410,999,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Job Corps [DOL]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,748,655,000
$1,778,964,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Veterans Employment and Training [DOL]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$325,341,000
$316,341,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Healthcare Workforce [HHS]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,295,742,000
$1,758,000,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$9,310,000,000
Local Education K-12 Grants [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$18,229,790,000
$21,280,551,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$122,774,800,000
Special Education & Rehabilitation Services [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$18,381,764,000
$22,030,943,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$3,030,000,000
Career, Technical, Adult Education [Education]
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$2,091,436,000
$2,308,981,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$0
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
This Year (FY 22)
Budget Proposal (FY 23)
Enacted (FY 23)
% Change
$1,150,636,000
$1,339,933,000
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Supplementals (FY 21-22)
$1,027,000,000
