Zillow: "Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index—will shift +0.0% between March 2026 and March 2027."
With 3% inflation, that is a decline in real prices.
Dismantling Voice of America was one of the most devastating things I’ve witnessed. VOA wasn’t propaganda, it was proof that free press could criticize its own leaders and still survive. And now we’re throwing away one of our greatest tools of freedom.
Can confirm: “And I mean that in the best possible way, because the Philly chip is not hostile. It’s about loyalty, underdogs, and the work ethic.”
MOSCOW, Idaho (FāVS News) — During a town hall at an Idaho University, Wilson and his fellow pastors pitched a vision of America with no LGBTQ+ rights, no divorce and no voting rights for married women. Wilson has gained notoriety for his Christian nationalist views and his ties to Pete Hegseth.
ProPublica journalists walk off the job in first U.S. newsroom strike over AI
On the picket line in New York, union leaders said they expect “more concentrated conflicts” over AI in the news industry.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/prop...
Good morning. Today is Local News Day. Communities without a strong local news organization are more vulnerable to government corruption, business malfeasance and other threats to the public.
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Image of a ProPublica headline that reads "They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud." The headline is illustrated with a pair of hands holding a miniature rehab center. One hand is dropping a small human through the top of the building. From the bottom of the building, a $100 bill emerges.
NEW: Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others.
But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.
W/ @kentucky.com
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new: public records show that a small group of counties that hold people for ICE have made over $20 million since 2024. county leaders say they've come to depend on that revenue. from me and @dtohl.bsky.social www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/04...
Americans used to work much more than non-Americans, but about half of this gap has reversed. US hours declined after 2000 mainly due to the rise of health benefits, from Serdar Birinci, Loukas Karabarbounis, and Kurt See www.nber.org/papers/w35020
More people should be averse to hype.
Waves breaking on the beach while cottony clouds stretch across a light blue sky.
So on the same day that BLS reported the lowest household survey response rate on record, the White House is proposing further budget cuts. Pretty much every economist that I've talked to says that we should be investing more money in the statistical system right now, not less.
Hershey’s has announced that it will return to using “classic milk and dark chocolate recipes” in all of its products by 2027. The move is a reversal for the company, and follows weeks of complaints from a grandson of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor and other vocal consumers.
Image of Figure 1. Potential labor force growth and its components. This is a combination chart showing annual data from 1960 to 2030. The y-axis measures annual rate in percent, ranging from -1 to 3 percent. The chart displays three variables: "Potential labor force growth" shown as a red line (measured in percent change), "Population change contribution" shown as gray bars (measured in percentage points), and "Potential LFPR change contribution" shown as blue bars (measured in percentage points). The potential labor force growth peaked in the early 1970s at about 2.8 percent, gradually declined to around 1.5 percent in the 1990s, and further decreased to about 0.5-0.7 percent by the 2010s. The population change contribution (gray bars) remains positive throughout the entire period but gradually decreases over time. The potential LFPR change contribution (blue bars) was positive from the 1960s through the 1980s, turned negative around 2000, and has remained mostly negative since then. A vertical dashed line marks the year 2026, where potential labor force growth is projected to be approximately 0.5 percent.
Labor force growth could be near-zero starting this year, due to weak population growth and declining labor force participation. Such weak growth is unprecedented in the United States’ recent history. This has significant economic implications: (1/2) www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note...
Treasurer Stacy Garrity held a news conference outside PA’s vault this morning to donate unclaimed property ($28k in gift cards and $9.5k in technology) to some local orgs.
Garrity is the presumptive GOP nominee for governor and took some questions from the press 🧵
JOLTS release once again confirming that the no-hire, no-fire labor market continues. Also lines up with UI claims, which also show no signs of layoffs picking up.
News is too fraught right now. Don’t screw around with April Fools garbage today.
Pa.'s first-ever investment in public defense allowed offices to hire attorneys, improve case management
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As Shapiro opposes ICE detention centers, his GOP opponent for Pa. governor stays vague www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03...
After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations.
She accepted three.
One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history.
www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...
I’m no longer at LNP and I left the document behind. I, too, hope my former colleagues are successful. LNP sets the standard for local reporting.
Is this the film that got a PA tax break?
“AI l cannot coexist with education - it can only degrade it.”
Incredibly powerful piece from students at the University of Pennsylvania.
www.thedp.com/article/2026...
Thank you Radha, Chancellor of Penn State Berks for coming down to DC.
It was great to hear about the impressive feats of students at The Mill — a manufacturing hub leading the way in robotics and the digital age.
“I’m against it. Period,” said Patti Rose, wearing a “No ICE in Berks County” pin. “It’s not about criminals. It’s about rounding people up randomly. We have a lot of empty warehouses in Pennsylvania, we’re a prime target for their campaign … it’s barbaric.”
From @wdownard.bsky.social
Jackie Allen, Jr., a third-generation farmer in Bardstown, Kentucky, accepts that the family business ends with him. Small farms like his are struggling across America. The photographer Bob Miller captures Jackie’s vanishing way of life. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wfj5L4
After closing a small detention center in 2023, Berks County activists face a tough fight as ICE plans a larger scale return to the community. https://ow.ly/htNf50YyN9F
Additional DUIs Bill
Giving “The Prisoner” vibes.
