US Policy Pulse

• Businesses face stricter immigration rules when competing for global talent, forcing HR leaders to rethink hiring and retention strategies.
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EPA regulatory rollbacks are accelerating a shift away from science-based protections, with direct consequences for public health and water...

New bipartisan housing measures target affordability, with one focused on veterans and the other on wider markets.

• VA Home Loan Affordability Act...

Ohio's House passed the Grand Jury Privacy and Protection Act, shielding grand jurors' names, addresses, and foreperson signatures from public records...

State and local rent regulations promise tenant relief but consistently fall short on fixing supply shortages that drive up costs.

• Providence's 4%...

• California launched the DROP platform, letting residents submit one free request to delete data from all 500+ registered brokers, with mandatory...

Recent federal actions aim to expand child care access and ease costs for working parents.

• The Administration released two Notices of Proposed...

Senate Democrats failed to reverse Trump-era CFPB rollbacks on overdraft fees and medical debt collection, with votes splitting largely along party...

State and local minimum wage actions continue diverging sharply from the frozen federal rate of $7.25.

• Chicago's pause: Council voted to delay...

Iowa's new law reins in AI-driven insurance decisions while shielding providers and patients from red tape.

• AI limits: Algorithms may review claims...

Older workers over 55 continue facing subtle discrimination like missed promotions and exclusion from training, even as more Americans stay in the...

In early May, Minnesota's Senate narrowly passed a gun control package 34-33, targeting AR-15 sales, magazines over 17 rounds, binary triggers, and...

• NY's latest budget bill delivers at least a 2% Foundation Aid hike plus extra weight for homeless and foster-care students, directly affecting local...

State regulators are ramping up consumer protections in data privacy and online gambling.

• Privacy fines surge: Total penalties across states...

The Trump administration is reshaping immigration policy and practice in steps that test the limits of executive power. These changes could directly influence rights and daily routines for many people.

The EEOC's proposed rollback of mandatory demographic reporting for large employers could seriously weaken efforts to detect systemic workplace...

Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson's decisive reelection victory ensures continued focus on clearing backlogs of wage and hour complaints...

Providence Health & Services will exit most of its Oregon health insurance business next year amid rising costs, tougher regulation, and national...

Workers gain key safeguards as the Sixth Circuit ruled that simply requesting FMLA paperwork counts as protected activity—even without filing leave or...

A new report calls for Congress to extend the Graves Amendment to rideshare companies, aiming to limit vicarious liability and reduce insurance and...