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The workers the remote work revolution left behind
Nov 18, 2022

The workers the remote work revolution left behind

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Although the transition to remote work could have provided a lift to tribal nations experiencing outmigration, it didn't. Why? Plus, taking stock of the week that's been.

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Home construction is weak, but apartment construction is booming

by Justin Ho
Nov 18, 2022
That's because apartment developers have a lot more incentives to keep building right now.
Apartment construction is way up, as rents rise independently of mortgage interest rates.
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It just got easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 18, 2022
In the past, not even one student borrower in 100 who declared bankruptcy had student loans discharged.
Unlike other forms of debt, student loans don’t automatically get wiped clean in bankruptcy.
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Telework could help tribes curb outmigration, but Native workers are being left behind

by Savannah Maher
Nov 18, 2022
Native people are overrepresented in “essential” fields, and underrepresented in office jobs that are more likely to allow telework. 
Native people are disproportionately left out of telework, according to a recent Brookings Institution report.
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Affordable Care Act enrollment expected to hit another record

by Blake Farmer
Nov 18, 2022
A shift to self-employment during the pandemic may partly be responsible for the enrollment surge in plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
A federally-funded health navigator helps people in Nashville sign up for Affordable Care Act plans on the individual marketplace on the first day of open enrollment, Nov. 1.
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