by Solomon Greene, Executive Director and Research Professor, University of Denver In Colorado, a full-time worker must earn $36.44 an hour to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30% of their income on rent, according to a recent report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. The
by Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Babson College President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements no longer cause the market gyrations that they did in 2025. But their sticker shock for American consumers is becoming increasingly clear — just as economic sentiment is souring ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
by Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings. When making the appointment, Zordani said, he’d been
by Ellis Simani, ProPublica When the Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center in April on controversial fraud charges, the storied civil rights organization faced a major threat to its lifeblood – the flow of donor dollars. Not because it was convicted or because the Internal Revenue Service revoked
By Jacob Lederman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan Flint The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there’s a good chance that the worker on the other end is relying on public assistance to get by. In 2025, companies such as
By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University, and Stacy Kline, Learning Clinical Professor of Accounting, Drexel University Artificial intelligence has become part of routine business operations, as employers across most industries use AI for tasks ranging from drafting reports to analyzing data. We are
By Rachel Spears and Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News Washington, D.C.’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget would shift funding for opioid treatment and prevention services away from the district’s Medicaid program and toward money the city won from opioid manufacturers and distributors in national settlements, a move addiction policy experts
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. By Anna Clark, ProPublica On the northeast edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nearly 1,100 people gathered in late June for the International Bridge Walk across the long span that links two cities with the same
Should paper checks be abolished like the penny? Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University Germany is getting rid of paper checks at the end of 2027. Australia is bidding them farewell by 2030. U.S. President Donald Trump followed up his order killing off the penny with an executive order stopping check writing
by Paula Span, KFF Health News Shirley Jennett, a retired nurse, loves her spacious ranch-style house in Denver, with its big backyard and gazebo. "I want to stay here," she vowed. "And die here." She might pull that off. In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends,
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