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In this year’s midterms, 11.6 million Latinos are expected to vote, according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. It is a 71.4% increase from the number of Latinos that voted in 2014.

Analysis by Ronald Brownstein

Watch Next City’s Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello in the latest webinar series that goes beyond the issues of equitable economic development to talk to the people who do the work.  On Wednesday, January 19, at 1 p.m. Eastern, join Next City’s Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello for the latest in a webinar series that goes beyond the issues of equitable economic development to talk to the people who do the work.   The Federal Reserve is one of...

Watch Next City’s Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello in the latest webinar series that goes beyond the issues of equitable economic development to talk to the people who do the work.

To boost employee vaccination rates earlier this year, Kroger used the carrot—a $100 bonus for every fully vaccinated worker. Now, it's going for the stick. The grocery...

Kroger Co. KR 0.24% is eliminating some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated employees, a move to encourage inoculations as the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate faces legal challenges.

Bidens big infrastructure plan, which was passed last month, promises to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, many of which wont require a college degree. But its going to

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There has been extensive coverage of social and cultural factors contributing to the divide, but the economic underpinnings are not understood by many Americans.

MOUNT STERLING — Dot Foods had a problem. In early 2020, COVID-19 put the brakes on six...