AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAffordability Watch: A new national report finds 45.5% of U.S. households in 2024 couldn’t “make ends meet,” with the share falling after COVID but still stuck above 40% for years—raising pressure on food, health care, and debt. Fraud Crackdown: VP JD Vance’s task force says taxpayers were defrauded of billions, with billions recovered from small-business loans and Medicaid, as investigators push for more. Macro Signals: Moody’s Mark Zandi warns the U.S. economy is “struggling,” pointing to weaker growth, housing, and capital spending, while the Fed’s inflation gauge hits a three-year high. Minnesota Business & Tech: Mediacom launched a 5-Gig broadband tier across hundreds of thousands of Minnesota homes, aiming to expand to more than a million. Local Economy & Community: Minnesota lawmakers approved $4 million in bonding for New Ulm to replace its last lift station with a gravity sewer system. Legal/Policy: Kalshi sued Minnesota over the state’s prediction market ban, escalating a broader fight over regulation. Public Safety & Health: Southwest Minnesota EMS rolled out ambulance telemedicine with $9.9 million in federal funding.
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