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Spanberger Announces 153 Opportunity Zones Approved Across Virginia
The U.S. Treasury approved all 153 Opportunity Zone areas recommended by Governor Abigail Spanberger, aimed at boosting housing, downtown revitalization and economic growth across Virginia from January 2027.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyReal EstateFederal Government Opportunity ZonesAbigail SpanbergerVirginiaU.S. Department of the Treasuryeconomic developmentCarrie CheneryVirginia Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentReston
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BLS Sets November 2026 Release Schedule, Led by October Employment Situation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published its schedule of economic news releases for the week of November 2–6, 2026, including the October Employment Situation and preliminary third-quarter productivity data.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFederal GovernmentFinancial Markets Bureau of Labor StatisticsEmployment SituationProductivity and CostsJob Openings and Labor Turnover SurveyConsumer Price IndexConsumer spendingUnemployment rates
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Port of Long Beach Promotes Quemada, Schuchmann to Lead Survey and Maintenance Divisions
Taleah Quemada and Jake Schuchmann take charge of the Survey and Maintenance divisions within the Port of Long Beach's Engineering Services Bureau, both appointments effective Sept. 19.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborTransportationEnvironmentTrade Port of Long BeachTaleah QuemadaJake SchuchmannEngineering Services BureauSurvey DivisionMaintenance DivisionPort of the Future
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NYC Film and TV Production Rebounds as Permits Jump 21% and State Spending Surges 87%
New York City's film and TV production is booming again, with permits up 21% and state production spending up 87%, as the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment promises more announcements.
EntertainmentBusinessMediaFilm and TVEconomyEmployment and LaborDigital and Print Publishing MOMENew York Cityfilm and TV productionMade in NYProdProFilmmaker Listening Tourproduction permits
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Treasury and IRS Approve 141 New Alabama Opportunity Zones
Alabama's Opportunity Zones 2.0 nominations win federal approval, covering 141 census tracts in 66 counties, with the new designations taking effect January 1, 2027 and lasting 10 years.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsEconomyFederal GovernmentReal Estate Opportunity ZonesKay IveyAlabamaU.S. Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue ServiceADECATax Cuts and Jobs ActAlabama Governor's Office
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OCC Issues Revised Homeownership Counseling Handbook Booklet
The OCC has issued version 1.0 of its "Homeownership Counseling" booklet, replacing 2011 examination procedures and covering counseling requirements for delinquent borrowers under federal law.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBankingReal EstateLegalFederal Government Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyHomeownership CounselingComptroller's HandbookHousing and Urban Development Act of 1968Bank SupervisionConsumer ProtectionMortgagesOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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Fairfax County Marks National Entrepreneurship Month With Startup Workshop, $50,000 Founders Fund Grants and Drought Relief Loans
Fairfax County celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month with a free E-101 startup workshop on Nov 10, a Founders Fund cohort offering up to $50,000 grants, and SBA drought disaster loans.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEconomyEmployment and LaborAgricultureComputers and InternetState Governments Fairfax CountyNational Entrepreneurship MonthFairfax Founders FundSmall Business AdministrationEconomic Injury Disaster Loanssmall businessartificial intelligenceFairfax COREReston
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Sanders Names 101-Year-Old Veteran Floyd Brantley November 'Face of Arkansas'
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Conway's Floyd Brantley, a 101-year-old World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran, as the November Face of Arkansas.
Politics and GovernmentState GovernmentsMilitarySocial Issues Faces of ArkansasFloyd BrantleySarah Huckabee SandersArkansas Veterans CommissionWorld War II veteranConway, ArkansasU.S. NavyArkansas Governor’s Office
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Census Bureau: 41.6 Million Americans Hold STEM Degrees
Ahead of National STEM Day on November 8, Census Bureau data show more than 41.6 million Americans aged 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field in 2025.
Science & TechnologyEducationFederal GovernmentSocial Issues National STEM DayU.S. Census BureauAmerican Community SurveySTEM educationSTEM degreesStats for Stories
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Cornell Chronicle reports nine Cornell alumni in next Congress, most in over 50 years
The 120th Congress, convening in January, will include eight Cornellians in the House and one in the Senate, alongside a $10 million award for an AI trust project.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEducationCongressArtificial IntelligenceAgricultureAstronomy and SpaceEnvironmentComputers and InternetEmployment and LaborLegal Cornell UniversityU.S. CongressCornell ChronicleVeterans Weekhigher educationobituariesJohn McWhorterFrance workweekU.S. Supreme Court
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Sanders Presents $6.97 Billion Balanced Budget Boosting Education, Medicaid and Public Safety
The executive recommendation raises spending 3.94% over last year and holds down government growth to leave room for future tax cuts, with $200 million in one-time surplus funds proposed for Medicaid sustainability.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsEconomyEducationAgricultureMedia Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansas budgetEducation Freedom AccountsMedicaidLEARNS ActState Water PlanTax CutsArkansas GovernorArkansasbalanced budgetLittle Rockstate budgetgovernmentmedia advisory
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Iranian Leaders Cast U.S. Midterm Landslide as Rejection of Trump's War
Democrats will control both chambers of Congress in January, while Vice President J.D. Vance blamed the war for Republican losses.
Politics and GovernmentHealthWorldAsiaElectionEnvironmentCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyTradeIranUSAMiddle EastMilitary U.S. midterm electionsMojtaba KhameneiIndiaDonald TrumpNew Delhi air pollutionJoshua WongDW AsiaU.S. midtermsJ.D. VanceNithya Ramandemocratic socialismTIME magazine
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Social Psychologist Vanessa Bohns Shares Tips on Vulnerability, Apologies and Sharing Good News
Life Kit newsletter draws on social psychologist Vanessa Bohns' new book to explain how to get vulnerable with someone new, apologize well and share good news without sounding braggy.
HealthMediaEntertainmentSocial IssuesFilm and TVDigital and Print Publishing Vanessa BohnsLife KitNPRsocial psychologyapologiescommunicationShould I Say Something?
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American Airlines Marks 100th Caribbean and Latin America Destination With New Haiti Service
American Airlines' new Cap-Haitien route becomes its 100th destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, alongside a $6.2 million cancer campaign total and new Venezuela service.
BusinessHealthTransportationEmployment and LaborLatin America American AirlinesCap-HaitienHaitiVenezuelaBarcelonaStand Up To CancerAviation Institute of Maintenance
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Media Monitor: WIRED Reports Data Brokers Pitching Corporate Files to AI Labs
WIRED's Backchannel reports data brokers are pitching companies on selling internal files — emails, documents, Slack messages and tickets — to AI labs for model training, with pitches citing fees up to $2 million.
Science & TechnologyBusinessMediaArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEconomyElection WIREDBackchanneldata brokersAI training dataAnthropicOpenAIWIRED Backchannel
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Governor Ivey Highlights Alabama Veteran Family Using CHOOSE Act Education Savings Accounts
Governor Kay Ivey introduced the Washington family as a CHOOSE Act success story, as the state reports 34,322 students using education savings account funds and a record 29,341 applications.
Politics and GovernmentEducationState GovernmentsSocial IssuesGeneral Politics CHOOSE ActKay IveyAlabamaeducation savings accountShalice WashingtonTrinity Presbyterian Schoolschool choiceAlabama Governor's Office
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Social Security to Resume Wage Garnishment for Delinquent Debts
SSA will again send Administrative Wage Garnishment packages to employers of eligible debtors, ending a suspension begun in March 2020 over pandemic-related economic hardship.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborLegal Social Security AdministrationAdministrative Wage GarnishmentDebt Collection Improvement ActSupplemental Security Incomeoverpaymentswage garnishmentProgram Operations Manual System
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Media Monitor: Meta, Google and TikTok Sue California Over Under-16 Feed Law
The Rundown reports Meta, Google and TikTok filed federal lawsuits to block California's AB 1709, which bars autoplay and algorithmic feeds for users under 16 starting Jan. 1, 2027.
Science & TechnologyBusinessLaw EnforcementMediaLegalComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceSocial IssuesEconomy MetaGoogleTikTokCalifornia AB 1709Tesla CybertruckWyoming data centerSony WalkmanThe Rundown
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Mourns Death of Former U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller
DeWine calls Rockefeller a "good man" who worked hard for West Virginia, recalling their bipartisan work on foster care and highway safety reforms and sending condolences to his family.
Politics and GovernmentUSAGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsCongressSocial Issues Jay RockefellerMike DeWineWest VirginiaUnited States SenateOhiofoster care reformhighway safetyOhio Governors Office
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Federal Approval Clears Way for Medicaid Coverage Before Release From Connecticut Prisons
CMS approves Connecticut's plan to start Medicaid coverage 60 days before eligible people leave correctional facilities, and continues federal reimbursement for residential and inpatient substance use treatment.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegal MedicaidConnecticutNed LamontCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Servicessubstance use treatmentjustice-involved individualsDepartment of CorrectionConnecticut Governors Office
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DeWine Awards $17.5 Million to 32 Ohio Communities for Infrastructure and Neighborhood Projects
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Development Director Lydia Mihalik announce $17.5 million in grants to 32 communities for water and sewer upgrades, road repairs, flood control and park improvements.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyTransportationEnvironment Mike DeWineLydia MihalikOhio Department of DevelopmentCommunity Development Block GrantNeighborhood Revitalization grantsCritical Infrastructure grantsOhioOhio Governors Office
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Fairfax County Police Mark Four Years of License Plate Reader Program
Fairfax County Police say their License Plate Reader program has aided 1,670 criminal cases, recovered 578 stolen vehicles worth over $9.4 million and helped locate 60 missing people in four years.
Law EnforcementScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentState GovernmentsLegalSocial IssuesComputers and Internet Fairfax County Police DepartmentLicense Plate Readerpublic safetystolen vehicle recoverymissing personslaw enforcement technologyprivacy safeguardsReston
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FinCEN Moves to Withdraw Proposed Rule on Cross-Border Funds Transfer Reporting
FinCEN has filed a six-page proposed rule withdrawal on thresholds for collecting, retaining and transmitting information on funds transfers that begin or end outside the United States, scheduled for publication November 9, 2026.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentBankingFinancial MarketsLegal Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCENFederal Registerfunds transfersproposed rulecross-border transactionspublic inspection
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Newsom Announces Nearly 6,500 Homes Cleaned Near Former Exide Plant in South Los Angeles
California has cleaned lead-contaminated soil at nearly 6,500 residential parcels and all schools, parks and childcare centers near the former Exide battery recycling facility in Vernon, Governor Newsom said.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEnvironmentState GovernmentsSocial IssuesLegal ExideGavin Newsomlead contamination cleanupDepartment of Toxic Substances ControlVernon CaliforniaSoutheast Los AngelesSuperfund National Priorities ListCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense reports Pentagon weighs new mega-base, private funding for homeland hardening
Breaking Defense reports the Pentagon is scouting a site for a massive new military base and eyeing public-private partnerships to fund a homeland base-hardening plan dubbed FORTRESS America.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyConflictMilitaryFederal GovernmentCongressElectionDefense Policy PentagonDefense DepartmentFORTRESS Americamilitary basesNavySpaceX StarshieldUkraineBreaking Defense - Pentagon
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Media Monitor: Tech Stocks Shed Nearly $2.5 Trillion as AI Sell-Off Spreads; Democrats Target Big Tech
MIT Technology Review reports tech stocks lost almost $2.5 trillion in a Nasdaq plunge, Democrats preparing to haul tech CEOs before Congress, and a U.S. warning on cyber threats to refrigeration systems.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceRoboticsFinancial MarketsAstronomy and Space tech stocksNasdaqBig Tech regulationcyberattackAnthropicSamsung semiconductorsMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Payroll Employment Rises by 165,000 in October; Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.1%
US nonfarm payroll employment grew by 165,000 in October while the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1%, with gains in professional and business services, health care, and transportation and warehousing.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFederal Government Bureau of Labor StatisticsEmployment Situationnonfarm payroll employmentunemployment rateprofessional and business serviceshealth caretransportation and warehousing
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Outlines Democratic Congress's Oversight Options, Veto Limits After Midterm Wins
PolitiFact reports on what a Democratic Congress can do against Trump, the limits of veto overrides, $3 billion in Senate ads, voter ID ballot results and Election Day fact-checks.
Politics and GovernmentMediaUSAGeneral PoliticsCongressWhite HouseElectionMedia Bias PolitiFactDonald TrumpDemocratic PartyU.S. Congressmidterm electionsvoter ID lawsIsrael aid
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Identifies Common Themes in 2026 Midterm Messaging
FactCheck.org reviews the 2026 midterms, flagging distorted claims on inflation, Epstein, transgender issues, data centers and rural healthcare, plus a disputed Alaska Senate ballot and measles concerns.
Politics and GovernmentMediaHealthElectionCongressGeneral PoliticsMedical ScienceEnergy 2026 midtermsFactCheck.orgDonald TrumpJeffrey EpsteinAlaska Senate racedata centersmeasles elimination
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Yale Junior Leah Mock Describes New Sawfly Species Found in Peabody Museum Collections
Inspired by fieldwork in Colorado, Yale College junior Leah Mock explored the Peabody Museum's entomology collections and discovered and described a new species of sawfly.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationPolitics and GovernmentEntertainmentMedical ScienceEnvironmentSocial IssuesFilm and TVMusic Leah MockYale UniversityPeabody Museumsawflyentomologynew speciesColoradoUniversity