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US consumer sentiment drops to near record low as shutdown persists

“Americans are losing faith in the economy because they’re losing ground. Every day it becomes clearer that President Trump has no real interest in improving the lives of American families,” said Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, in a statement on the Michigan survey report.

November 7, 2025 The Guardian
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Trump is ramping up a new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worries

But critics say it will be hard for Trump to turn around public perceptions on affordability. 'He's in real trouble and I think it's bigger than just cost of living,' said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a liberal economic advocacy group.

November 7, 2025 Associated Press
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Americans Send a Message on Affordability as Confidence Hits New Lows

President Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Ten months into his second term, his administration now says America’s affordability crisis is a 2026 problem.

November 7, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Would Mamdani’s ‘millionaire tax’ chase the rich out of New York City?

“In the next year, a total of 37 millionaires left,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank, speaking to USA TODAY earlier this year. “But in that very same year, the millionaire population of New Jersey increased by more than 3,000 individuals.”

November 6, 2025 USA Today
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Labor market continues to slow, private data shows.

But Elizabeth Pancotti at Groundwork Collaborative said you can get a decent sense of what’s happening by looking at a bunch of different data points from different companies. “Taking all of that together, I see a very stalled labor market,” she said. “But we are not seeing massive red flashing signs on the labor market yet.”

November 5, 2025 Marketplace
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Some Americans are getting sticker shock as they shop for Affordable Care Act insurance.

"Some will have to go to skimpier plans," she noted in a recent conference call organized by left-leaning economic advocacy group Groundwork Collaborative to discuss the ACA premium tax credit expiration. "Deductibles are going up as well ... [consumers] will be heading into next year with bigger out-of-pocket expenses."

November 3, 2025 CBS News
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Chocolate’s reign over Halloween is under threat from inflation, tariffs and high cocoa prices

That spike is showing up on store shelves. Variety packs from Hershey — maker of Reese’s, KitKats and Heath bars — are up about 22%, while Mars, the company behind M&M’s and Milky Way, raised prices about 12%, according to the Century Foundation, a progressive, independent think tank, and the Groundwork Collaborative.

October 31, 2025 CNBC
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Confidence Falls, Prices Rise as Millions Confront a Trump-Imposed Health and Hunger Crisis

It may be Halloween, but families have been feeling relentless price frights since Inauguration Day.

October 31, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Halloween candy prices rising, spooked by Trump’s tariffs and climate change

Candy prices are estimated to increase by 10.8% this year, according to new analysis from progressive groups the Century Foundation and the Groundwork Collaborative, with some popular chocolate-based treats seeing price upticks of at least 20%.

October 30, 2025 The Guardian
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Groundwork’s Jacquez Says Fed’s Rate Cut Acknowledges the Fact That American Consumers are Out of Options

Today, the Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75% to 4%.

October 29, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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