Amitrajeet Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
“Workers in Rochester, NY, and Elsewhere Would Benefit from a Federal Paid Sick Leave Law”
By: Medium – May 2, 2026
“Workers in Rochester, New York would benefit substantially from universal paid sick leave. Rochester’s economy relies heavily on healthcare, education, manufacturing, and service industries — sectors where employees frequently work in close contact with colleagues and the public.”
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Benjamin Brown, University of Missouri
“Wet weather creates uneven planting progress across Missouri”
By: Brownfield – May 4, 2026
“We’ve seen quite a bit of field activity in the southern half of the state. My family farms in west central Missouri. I was home the weekend before last and most of the corn is planted. Not only is it planted, but it’s also six to eight inches up out of the ground at this point. Conversely, right, like you look at the northern part of the state, and it’s been much slower going.”
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Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
“Wisconsin Lost Thousands of Manufacturing Jobs in 2025”
By: Urban Milwaukee – May 4, 2026
“The state is still heavily dependent on manufacturing, an industry that “tends to be more sensitive to downward trends in the economy. Some of the leading economic indicators out there that do a really good job of forecasting what’s going to happen to the economy, zero-in on what’s happening to manufacturing. And for the Upper Midwest, some of those indicators are kind of looking down, so these employment numbers are not completely surprising.”
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Kenneth Foster, Purdue University
“Global Energy Costs Rise As Iran War Affects Brent Crude Oil Price”
By: Europe Says – May 5, 2026
“There is typically a 3- to 6-month lag between an energy price shock and an increase in retail food prices. The lag can be up to a year for packaged foods with a longer shelf life.”
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David Ortega, Michigan State University
“When Will The Iran War Hit Food Prices”
By: NPR – May 6, 2026
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Shawn Arita, North Dakota State University
- “The Iran
War’s Unexpected Victims: American Farmers”
By: MS Now – May 8, 2026 - “Trump
Agriculture Chief Claims ‘Golden Age’ Is Coming. US Farmers Say They’re
‘Barely, Barely Getting By’”
By: Common Dreams – May 7, 2026 - “Steep
Fertilizer and Fuel Prices Could Squeeze US Farmers For Months to Come”
By: WPR – May 6, 2026 - “The Iran
War: Farmers in Brazil and Argentina Face Rising Fertilizer and Energy
Prices”
By: Ag News – May 6, 2026
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