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GDP shrank for a 2nd quarter in a row. While two consecutive quarters of negative growth is often considered a recession, it's not an official definition. Parts of the economy are clearly struggling.
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Inflation hit a new, four-decade high of 9.1% last month, fueled in part by record high gasoline prices. Gas prices have since fallen, but overall inflation is still elevated.
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Housing choice vouchers allow households to pay no more than 40% of their income toward rent; the federal government pays the landlord the rest.
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Musk said the factory is operating at a huge loss after Shanghai, home to one of Tesla's largest battery producers, instituted a near-total lockdown in the spring.
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The community college system says it does not have the funding to offer 10% raises to all employees. Instead, ACC is proposing either a 5% or $5,000 salary increase depending on which is greater for each individual.
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In the months ahead, trustees will decide whether to send a bond package to voters in November. One effort the bond could help fund is creating affordable housing on district-owned property to try to retain teachers getting priced out of the city.
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The City Council unanimously voted for the increase — but it's not guaranteed. The city directed the city manager to look into including the boost in the next budget.
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The former CEO had said the transit agency expects to restore service cuts implemented last September, but August's schedules show that's not happening.
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A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.
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As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.