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The Musk-Ramaswamy commission begins talking government cuts
Nov 22, 2024

The Musk-Ramaswamy commission begins talking government cuts

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The two have outlined their approach to cutting the federal workforce. But it's not yet clear which programs would be affected. Plus, work from home continues to shape the real estate market.

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Cutting the federal government down to size

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Writing in the Wall Street Journal this week, Musk and Ramaswamy pledged to “take aim” at what it calls more than $500 billion in federal spending they says wasn’t authorized by Congress or is being used in ways Congress didn’t intend.

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Work-from-home migration has changed the real estate market

by Elizabeth Trovall
Nov 22, 2024
A new report shows that nearly half of people working from home, who moved to a different state, made their decision based on housing.
Working from home has allowed some families to move to less expensive regions. But it’s also caused home prices to rise.
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New film follows Amazon union efforts, challenges for labor ahead

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 22, 2024
Amazon workers in New York voted to unionize more than two years ago. Amazon still has not met them at the bargaining table.
Union organizer Christian Smalls speaks following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
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