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Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update - April 2026

Oregon's labor market showed tentative signs of stabilization in April 2026, with total nonfarm payroll employment gaining 500 jobs after months of consecutive losses, though gains remained narrow and conce

Housing & Our Community
Colorado's Population Shifts: County-Level Trends in Migration, Growth, and Change

Colorado’s population is still growing, but the geography of that growth has changed. Recent gains are increasingly concentrated in a smaller group of counties, while several large metro and mountain counti

Banking & Finance
The Economic Impact of Restricting Interchange Fees in Iowa: An Analysis of Iowa’s HSB 324

Iowa’s HSB 324 would reduce a merchant’s interchange fees by about $0.004 on a $100 sale transacted with a debit card. For a credit card, CSI estimates merchants would save roughly $0.12 per $100 in sales.

Ballot Issues
Education Choice, Access & Transparency How a Proposal to Regulate Arizona’s K-12 Scholarship Program Would Impact the State’s Families

In 2011, Arizona lawmakers created the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, which provided eligible private- and home-school K-12 families with access to a portion of their state formula f

May 14, 2026 Glenn Farley