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Eliza Relman
Bicyclists are getting killed on American streets, and they want Congress to fix it
Bicycling advocates are asking Congress for e-bike tax credits and road safety funding, but it's an uphill ride.
Jacob Zinkula
Some of Florida's cities don't want spring breakers. With the state's economy booming, many don't need them.
Miami Beach is saying it doesn't want rowdy spring breakers 37 years after the birthplace of spring break also decided they weren't worth the trouble.
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
Social Security is in jeopardy of cutting benefits in just a decade, and no one's stepping in to fix it
The latest trustees report finds Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits in just 10 years or so. But Republicans haven't done anything yet.
Madison Hoff
This one map shows the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking counties in the US
Whitman County, Washington, saw its population soar by 10% from July 1, 2021, to July 1, 2022, per new population estimates from the Census Bureau.
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
Republicans want to cut $1 trillion in spending — and instead of introducing 1 bill, they've introduced 500 to do just that
GOP lawmakers just put forth over 500 ideas on areas they might want to cut spending, with some including typos like "Educcation" and "Enironmental."
Madison Hoff
The 25 best companies to work for in New York
Gympass ranked No. 7 in Comparably's annual list of the greatest companies to work for in the New York metro area.Courtesy of Comparably Comparably a...
Jason Lalljee
You can now test drive solutions to the Social Security crisis from raising the retirement age to cutting benefits in a new Animal Crossing-like game
As Biden and Republicans bicker over possible cuts to Social Security, a new game lets you try out some solutions to solving its funding crisis.
Madison Hoff
The 25 best companies to work for in the Bay Area
DataStax ranked toward the top of Comparably's latest iteration of the best companies to work in the San Francisco Bay Area.Courtesy of Comparably Co...
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan
It's not easy being a bicyclist in the US. Better infrastructure could help.
Biking advocates say cycling shouldn't be an activity just for the privileged few, but a safe, efficient alternative to driving for all.
Ethan Dodd
Ron DeSantis will spend up to $4 billion on school vouchers for Florida families to challenge 'woke' public schools
The Florida governor says public schools will now have to compete for students. Others say it's just the latest effort to defund public schools.
Ayelet Sheffey
453,000 student-loan borrowers in public service have gotten their debt wiped out over the past year — and more are still to come, Biden's Education Department says
Biden's Education Department is making a dent in the flood of applications for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more approvals are coming.
Jason Lalljee,Madison Hoff
Canada's plugging its labor shortage with 1 million people moving to the country last year, while Biden is maintaining Trump-like policies that keep immigrants out
Biden reversed some of Trump's anti-immigration policies, but is sticking to others. Canada is welcoming immigrants to help its labor shortage.
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley just teamed up on a bill that would let the government 'clawback lavish pay and bonuses when executives explode their bank'
"Americans are sick and tired of fat cat bankers paying themselves handsomely," Warren said, and executives need to "bear the cost of failure."
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
Kevin McCarthy tells Biden time is running out to negotiate spending cuts to raise the debt ceiling — even as Republicans have yet to put forth a concrete plan
The US could potentially default on its debt in a few months, plunging the country into recession and causing millions to lose their jobs.
Ayelet Sheffey
Biden's Education Department blasts the GOP's new plan to strike down student-loan forgiveness, saying it's a 'shame' for the borrowers who live in their districts
Republicans introduced a resolution to overturn student-debt cancellation. It could attract some Democratic support, but faces a tough road ahead.
Molly Lipson
The under-the-radar reason so many people are sick of their jobs
Positive feedback can matter more than a big paycheck. More than half of workers said feeling under appreciated was a top reason for quitting.
Ethan Dodd
15 places to live that will save you money in inflationary America
Kayaker on Chattahoochee River.David Goldman/AP Inflation is still high, even though the housing market has cooled some. Cost of living varies by pla...
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
Remote job options are dwindling
The work-from-home lifestyle is becoming more rare. One chart shows which industries have the most remote jobs.
Eliza Relman
Democrats want to make electric bikes much cheaper by giving you up to $1,500 to buy one
The Inflation Reduction Act provided rebates for electric cars, but not for electric bikes. Advocates say Congress must change that.
Ayelet Sheffey
Elizabeth Warren wants Biden's Education Department to go beyond broad student-loan forgiveness and crack down on the institutions that cause borrowers' debt loads to spiral
Warren wants Biden to take student-debt relief a step further by cracking down on the programs that harm borrowers, in a letter exclusive to Insider.
Yoonji Han
The 20 most diverse places to live in America are also some of the most expensive
Several neighborhoods in New York City are among the most diverse — yet most expensive — places to live in the US.Alexander ...
Huileng Tan
The Fed's rate hike policy doesn't have many fans — but abandoning the inflation target would be a 'disaster' that brings the economy back to the 1970s, a Fed official says
The Fed says that the 2% inflation target is the most consistent with its mandate for "maximum employment and price stability."
Ayelet Sheffey
The GOP just tried the fast-track route to block Biden's student-debt relief. Here's why it probably won't work.
Three GOP lawmakers recently introduced a new plan to use an oversight law to overturn Biden's student-debt relief, but it faces a tough road ahead.
Ryan Hogg
Gen Z is smoking and drinking less and that's cost the UK government $17 billion, says Bloomberg
Analysis by Bloomberg suggests the British Treasury has missed out on $17 billion in revenue over the past two decades due to declining consumption.
Madison Hoff
A worker who fears she's getting 'quietly fired' explains 2 warning signs that your company might be trying to push you out
Companies are "quietly firing" white-collar workers in hopes of avoiding layoffs. One worker explains the two reasons she fears it's happening to her.
