The median balance increased by 7 percent last year, a big comedown from 31 percent growth in 2023. Still, half the states could operate solely on rainy-day accounts for longer periods of time.
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The public-sector workforce is plagued with vacancies. Some states are looking to recruit former federal workers who’ve recently lost their jobs.
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HUD has warned local housing authorities that a $5 billion fund for emergency rental assistance is nearly out of cash, putting 60,000 households at risk of eviction.
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David Fleming, chair of the advisory committee to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty percent of the personnel at CDC are being let go. Fleming suggests the fallout could be larger than that number suggests because among those being let go are a disproportionate number of leaders. Some programs are being wiped out entirely. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
