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In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage of public funding. Her state has a new education savings account program — which is paying for students from families of any income to switch from public to private school and for many already in private school to remain there. Opponents of the programs are bracing for lawmakers to attempt to make up for the higher costs by further cutting public school funding, even though lawmakers have not publicly threatened to do so. The plans are in doubt because of opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who live in rural areas where private schools are scarce and public schools are some of the most important institutions.

Persons: ”, Josh Cowen, it's, Ryan Cantrell, ” Aaron Galaz, “, Heather Stessman, Stessman, Beth Lewis, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Ben Toma, ” Toma, Greg Abbott, Matt Huffman, Hannah Fingerhut, Samantha Hendrickson, Isabella Volmert, Paul Weber Organizations: Michigan State University, American Federation for Children, Catholic, Our Schools, Arizona Gov, Republican, Republican Gov, Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Arizona, Iowa, — Arizona, Florida , Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, West, Phoenix, Waterloo , Iowa, Our Schools Arizona, Texas, Des Moines , Iowa, Columbus , Ohio, Indianapolis, Austin , Texas

☆ Opinion | The Worst Scandal in American Higher Education Isn’t in the Ivy League
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Those of us who write about higher education can pay too much attention to America’s elite universities. Schools like Harvard, Yale and Stanford are seen as virtual cultural superpowers, and the battle over these schools is sometimes seen as a proxy for battles over the future of the country itself. Last week, Fox News reported that Liberty is facing the possibility of an “unprecedented” $37.5 million fine from the U.S. Department of Education. The education department has been investigating violations of the Clery Act, a federal statute that requires federally funded colleges and universities to publicly report data about campus crime. While Liberty’s fine is not yet set, the contents of a leaked education department report — first reported by Susan Svrluga in The Washington Post — leave little doubt as to why it may be this large.

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CNN —Michigan State University apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday. Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of Hitler on the videoboard at Spartan Stadium with a trivia question asking where he was born. “MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight’s football game,” Michigan State athletic director Matt Larson said in a statement. Quiz was part of YouTube videoThe quiz was part of a video from a YouTube page called The Quiz Channel, the university said. “MSU’s subsequent statement appears to allude to a third-party source, which seems to suggest The Quiz Channel as that very source.

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☆ New Orleans saltwater: The toxic reason saltwater intrusion would be a catastrophe for New Orleans
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But it’s a looming catastrophe for New Orleans, where officials estimate that tens of thousands of the city’s water pipes are made of lead. Many residents aren’t even aware they have lead pipes supplying their drinking water, said Jessica Dandridge, executive director of the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans. Dandridge’s organization works both on water quality issues around the city’s lead pipes and stormwater management and flood control, and they are one of BlueConduit’s local partners working to map the pipes. As a result, lead drinking pipes are all over the country; some national estimates say the total number of pipes is around 9.2 million. It’s “almost a sleuthing or detective (work), trying to find out where the pipes are and where they go,” New Orleans City Councilmember JP Morrell told CNN.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Wisconsin are threatening to impeach a recently elected state Supreme Court justice and raised the possibility of doing the same to the state’s election director. A Georgia Republican called for impeaching the Fulton County prosecutor who brought racketeering charges against former President Donald Trump. None of the targets met the bar traditionally set for impeachment — credible allegations of committing a crime while in office. Over the past two years, Republicans also have sought to pry Democrats and nonpartisan executives from office through recalls, legislative maneuvers and forced removals, even when no allegations of wrongdoing have surfaced. They’re upset with her over a legal settlement as voting began in 2020 that eased some rules for mailed ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic beyond what state law permitted.

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Previously, Democratic governors who had backed school choice measures had done so in compromise deals with Republican-controlled legislatures. Vouchers have long been viewed in stark partisan terms: Democrats and public school allies say they drain critical resources from public schools. Republicans and school choice advocates say they give freedom to families who may not like their local public schools. That had motivated public school advocates and Democrats to demand billions more for the poorest public schools, a quest that Shapiro has said he supports. Those fluent in the history of school vouchers could think of no other Democratic governor who had embraced them.

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☆ A majority of Americans in a new poll back the UAW's unprecedented auto strike as GOP union support grows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Nora Naughton | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It's indicative of a shift in how Americans view the labor movement in the post-COVID-crisis era. In a Reuters-Ipsos poll of Americans, some 58% of respondents said they supported the United Auto Workers union's strike at the Big Three Detroit car manufacturers. AdvertisementAdvertisementAside from this strike, support for labor unions has been increasing on the right. The UAW's strike represents a culmination of issues that have come to a head in the post-COVID-crisis labor movement, labor experts told Insider. Now even some Republican elected officials are showing up to support UAW workers' demands — even if they don't necessarily agree with its leadership.

Persons: Biden, —, Joe Biden, Alice Stewart, John Drake —, Chamber of Commerce —, Shawn Fain, Fain, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Kate Andrias, JD Vance, Ford, Christian Sweeney, he'd, Sweeney, Drake, Carolyn Nippa, Nippa, we're, Jason Miller, Andrias Organizations: Service, Reuters, United Auto Workers, Big, Big Three Detroit, Ford, General Motors, Gallup, Metro Detroit, CNN, Chamber of Commerce, Columbia University, Republican, GM, AFL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, UAW, Michigan State University Locations: Big Three, Metro, Detroit, Ohio, China

☆ Republicans have temporarily played themselves out of the presidential line of succession after McCarthy's historic ouster
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans have temporarily forced themselves out of the presidential line of succession. As a result, House Republicans for the time being would be skipped over entirely. Never before in history has the line of succession gone past the vice president, meaning most of this discussion is purely academic. Still, House Republicans are currently risking what they would be rightfully entitled to thanks to their slim majority following the 2022 midterm elections. Many legal scholars have long had issues with the Truman-era law governing presidential succession.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy's, —, Kevin McCarthy, Patrick McHenry of, McHenry, tempore, He's, he's, Brian Kalt, Patty Murray, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Democratic Sen, Antony Blinken, Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein, Kalt, McCarthy, Madeline Albright, Clinton, Biden, Harris, Murray, Truman Organizations: Republicans, Service, Michigan State University, Democratic, Pro Tempore, House Republicans Locations: Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, United States

☆ Scientists have found the great white sharks that fled for their lives from gruesome liver-eating killer whale attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Killer whales have been killing great white sharks off South African shores. But lately, there's been a mysterious disappearance of great white sharks in these waters. AdvertisementAdvertisementFor years, great white sharks were turning up dead on South Africa's False Bay and Gansbaai shores missing something crucial — their livers. The tourism industry in Gaansbi, South Africa relied on the large population of great white sharks found in the area. In North America, for example, at the Southeast Farallon Islands great white sharks have been recorded fleeing from hunting areas after killer whales showed up.

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☆ The UAW strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis could change the entire automotive industry forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Nora Naughton | Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For the first time in its 88-year history, the UAW is on strike at all three of the Detroit companies at once. "We have a bigger point to make," Wegener said, noting the strike sends a larger message about inequality across the industry. In fact, the United Auto Workers-led strike at the Detroit 3 is shaping up to have an outsized effect on the entire automotive industry. "If the UAW does dig their heels in and does well here, it's highly likely that they will get other auto workers who are not UAW auto workers to be very interested," Ambrose Conroy, CEO of consultancy Seraph, said. Even the branding of the strike, which Fain has called the "Stand Up" strike, is a play on the UAW's highly influential 1937 sit-down strike at GM.

Persons: Tesla, Matt Wegener, –, Wegener, It's, it's, Ambrose Conroy, Seraph, Fain, we've, Jason Miller, Stellantis, Melissa Atkins, Ford, Jim Farley, Miller, Conroy, They've Organizations: UAW, Service, United Auto Workers, Michigan Assembly, Detroit, Ford, GM, Teamsters, United Airlines, Michigan State University, CNBC, Tesla Locations: Detroit, Wall, Silicon, Wells Fargo

But union leaders say Trump's record in the White House speaks for itself. While the United Auto Workers union has withheld an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, its leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Trump. Despite Trump's history of success in courting blue-collar workers in previous elections, union leaders say their members would do well to believe their own eyes. As president, Trump largely sat on the sidelines during a 40-day walkout at a General Motors plant in 2019. “President Trump has always been on the side of American workers,” his campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’ll, Trump, “, Dave Green, Mark McManus, Ron Bieber, you’re, Peter Berg, ”, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Trump's, Green, ” Green, “ Banks, Biden, Price, Linley Sanders Organizations: Detroit, United Auto Workers, Union, U.S, Supreme, Trump, UAW, Ohio, National Labor Relations Board, Republican, Trump -, ” Michigan AFL, Associated Press, Michigan State University, General Motors, Republicans, Democratic Party, AP, Democrats Locations: LANSING, Mich, Trump, Michigan, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Indiana, ”, California, U.S, Ohio, Lordstown , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New York, Washington

Meanwhile, two indoor farming companies that attracted strong startup money — New Jersey's AeroFarms and Kentucky's AppHarvest — filed for bankruptcy reorganization. Advocates say growing indoors uses less water and land and allows food to be grown closer to consumers, saving on transport. Tom Kimmerer, a plant physiologist who taught at the University of Kentucky, has tracked indoor farming alongside his research into the growth of plants both outdoors and inside. He said some companies may be struggling to scale up, with problems that come from launching in spaces that aren't necessarily built specifically for indoor farming. Several of the companies say they're on the right track.

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☆ Three defendants acquitted of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to the media following a 'get out the vote' rally at Michigan State University, the night before the midterm election, in East Lansing, Michigan, U.S., November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - The last three men to face charges in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were acquitted on Friday in a trial in state court on terrorism and firearms charges. An Antrim County jury found the men not guilty after deliberating for about a day following a two-week trial. The three men were the last of more than a dozen men to face federal and state charges in the kidnapping conspiracy. Both men were convicted of domestic terrorism, conspiracy to kidnap and other charges.

Persons: Gretchen Whitmer, Evelyn Hockstein, Eric Molitor, William, Michael Null, Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr, Brendan O'Brien, Howard Goller Organizations: Michigan State University, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Democratic, Thomson Locations: East Lansing , Michigan, U.S, Antrim County, Chicago

☆ Opinion | No One Wants to Be a Teacher Anymore. Can You Blame Them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Interest in the teaching profession among high school seniors and college freshman has fallen 50 percent since the 1990s and 38 percent since 2010, reaching the lowest level in the last 50 years. It’s important to note that teacher shortages are not uniformly spread across schools, districts or states. So what can be done to help get more teachers into the profession and keep them there? Cutting the costs of a teaching degree is one lever to pull, whether that’s through student loan forgiveness or college scholarships. reported that when adjusted for inflation, “the average salary of teachers has actually declined by an estimated 6.4 percent, or $3,644, over the past decade.”

Persons: Matthew Kraft of Brown, Melissa Arnold Lyon, Kraft, Dorinda Carter Andrews, “, ” Carter Andrews, M.S.U, ” Organizations: Annenberg Institute, School Reform, Brown University, University, Albany, Michigan State University, National Education Association Locations: Colorado, Washington State

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell swore in three members of the central bank's governing board Wednesday, including Philip Jefferson as vice chair and Adriana Kugler to fill a vacant seat as the central bank's first Latina governor. As Fed governors, they will vote at the Fed's eight yearly meetings on interest rate policies as well as on changes to financial regulations. Political Cartoons View All 1157 ImagesJefferson, who first joined the board last year, was sworn in as vice chair and will therefore work closely with Powell on interest rate policy. His term as vice chair will end Sept. 7, 2027, though he can remain on the board as a governor until 2036. She was a Marshall scholar at Oxford University and holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Philip Jefferson, Adriana Kugler, Joe Biden, aren't, Kugler, Lael Brainard, Obama, Jefferson, Powell, Biden, Lisa Cook, Cook Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Latina, Georgetown University, Fed, United States ’, World Bank, Labor, Davidson College, University of Virginia, Michigan State University, Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Oxford University, University of California Locations: Georgetown, United States, North Carolina, Marshall, Berkeley

Mel Tucker, the head football coach at Michigan State University, was suspended without pay on Sunday amid an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, university officials said. A report in USA Today, published early Sunday morning, detailed allegations that Mr. Tucker harassed Brenda Tracy, a prominent advocate who speaks out against sexual abuse, after they teamed up to fight the culture of sexual violence in college sports. Ms. Tracy travels the country counseling college and professional athletes to stand against harassment and abuse, and made several visits to Michigan State in the past two years. Ms. Tracy accused Mr. Tucker of making sexual comments and masturbating during a phone call with her on April 28, 2022, according to USA Today, and she filed a formal Title IX complaint with the university in December. Alan Haller, a university vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics, said during a news conference on Sunday that the decision to abruptly suspend Mr. Tucker as head coach was “based on developments that may have a potential impact on the ongoing investigation.”

Persons: Mel Tucker, Tucker, Brenda Tracy, Tracy, Alan Haller, ” Organizations: Michigan State University, Michigan State, USA Locations: USA

DETROIT (AP) — The family foundation of NBA team owner Dan Gilbert will give nearly $375 million for a 72-bed rehabilitation center for stroke patients in Detroit and a research institute that will focus on a genetic disease that afflicted his son, officials announced Wednesday. Gilbert, the billionaire owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and founder of Detroit-based Rocket Companies, had a stroke in 2019 and received extensive care in Chicago. He said his foundation would create a $10 million fund to help low-income residents who get care at the new Detroit rehab center. Gilbert's foundation is also creating the Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute with Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. "Today, we double down on our commitment and honor Nick’s passion for a future without neurofibromatosis,” his mother, Jennifer Gilbert, said.

Persons: Dan Gilbert, Gilbert, “ I’m, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Henry Ford, Nick Gilbert, ”, Jennifer Gilbert Organizations: DETROIT, NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit, Companies, Henry, Henry Ford Health, Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research, Michigan State University Locations: Detroit, Chicago

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

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☆ Tim Higgins — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Tim Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Tim HigginsTim Higgins is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal focused on technology and automotive stories. He has written extensively about Apple, Tesla and Elon Musk, and appears regularly on CNBC as an on-air contributor. His first book “Power Play,” which explored how Tesla became the world’s most valuable auto maker, was a Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller. Before joining the Journal in 2016, he worked for Bloomberg News. A Missouri School of Journalism grad, he also earned an M.B.A. from Michigan State University.

Persons: Tim Higgins Tim Higgins, Elon Musk, Tesla, Mary Barra Organizations: Wall Street, Apple, Tesla, CNBC, Street Journal, Society for, Livingston Awards, Bloomberg News, Missouri School, Journalism grad, Michigan State University Locations: San Francisco

☆ College professors are going back to paper exams and handwritten essays to fight students using ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

While some professors have embraced it as a tool, others are finding ways to fight its use. Concerned professors told Insider they plan to go back to handwritten assignments and oral exams to avoid the use of generative AI. "I'm planning on going medieval on the students and going all the way back to oral exams," Christopher Bartel, a philosophy professor at Appalachian State University, told Insider in January. "If it's school kids, that's a real yellow-red flag on the size of the prize," internet analyst Mark Shmulik told Insider. "This idea that if the ChatGPT drop-off is due to students on summer break, that implies a narrower audience and fewer use cases."

Persons: Fortune, Krebs, Bill Hart, Davidson, Christopher Bartel, Mark Shmulik Organizations: Harvard, Michigan State University's College of Arts and, Appalachian State University, Fox News, OpenAI

☆ Professors want to 'ChatGPT-proof' assignments, and are returning to paper exams and requesting editing history to curb AI cheating
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Aaron Mok | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

College professors are looking to "ChatGPT-proof" assignments to curb cheating. Some professors suggest returning to paper exams and asking students to show editing histories. Changes to assignments come as teachers debate the usage of generative AI in the classroom. Some professors suggest students show their work by including their editing history and drafts along with their completed assignments. The changes to school assignments come as teachers grapple with how to best integrate AI tools like ChatGPT into their classrooms.

Persons: OpenAI's ChatGPT, Bonnie MacKellar, MacKellar, William Hart, Davidson, Hart, Krebs, Dave Sayers, Shannon Ahern, Ahern, Insider's Aaron Mok Organizations: St, Johns University, Michigan State University, University of Jyväskylä, Times Higher Education, Butler University Locations: New York, Finland, Indianapolis, Dublin, Ireland

☆ Perseid meteor shower will peak this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Amaya Mcdonald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak this weekend, according to the American Meteor Society. The shower began this year on July 14, and will continue until September 1, though not as many meteors will be visible after the peak. “Meteor showers result in beautiful streaks of light as debris passes through our atmosphere,” Schmoll said. So the less light around when observing the meteor shower means we are more likely to see fainter meteors.”You can catch several major meteor showers later this year, according to the American Meteor Society. They will reach their peak on the following dates:Orionids: October 21-21Southern Taurids: November 4-5Northern Taurids: November 11-12Leonids : November 17-18Geminids: December 13-14Ursids: December 21-22Autumnal equinoxThis year, the end of the Perseid meteor shower coincides with the meteorological start of the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Persons: ”, Shannon Schmoll, Schmoll, it’s, Tuttle, ” Schmoll Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Michigan State University, Northern, Taurids, Northern Hemisphere, Meteorological, Hemisphere, NASA Locations: Central, South America

☆ Scientists tickle rats to learn about brain activity during play
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To learn more about the neuroscience behind this widespread behavior, he and his colleagues played with and tickled rats and observed the rodents’ brain activity. Researchers studied how playing and being tickled affected rats’ brain activity. Key brain areaTo learn more about how playing and being tickled affect rats’ brain activity, the researchers devised a series of experiments. The researchers played “hand chasing games” with their rat subjects and gently tickled them, while tiny, wireless neural probes recorded the rats’ brain activity. Furthermore, in trials where the scientists inhibited activity in this part of the brain, the rats were less inclined to play or laugh when tickled.

Persons: Michael Brecht, they’re, Brecht, it’s, ” Brecht, “, ”, everyone’s, —, one’s, we’ve, Alexa Veenema, Veenema, ” Veenema, Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN, Bowl, Humboldt University, Michigan State University Locations: Berlin, Chicago

July 27 (Reuters) - A lawsuit filed on Thursday by former Michigan State University athletes victimized by Larry Nassar alleges that its trustees voted in secret to withhold thousands of documents related to the disgraced team doctor in violation of state law. The lawsuit asked the Ingham County Circuit Court to require the board to vote publicly on whether to release the documents or keep them confidential. MSU, Nassar's former employer, previously agreed to a near $500 million settlement with the hundreds of women who were sexually abused by Nassar. USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, with whom Nassar also worked as a team doctor, reached a $380 million settlement. Earlier this month, Nassar was stabbed multiple times by another inmate in prison and was in stable condition.

Persons: Larry Nassar, Azzam, Elder, Nassar, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, unflinchingly, Kanishka Singh, Frank McGruty, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Michigan State University, MSU, U.S, Olympic, Paralympic, Thomson Locations: Ingham, Washington

☆ Big Consumer Companies Keep Raising Prices, Complicating Fed’s Job
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Unilever have each reported raising prices significantly in the second quarter, from about 8 percent at Unilever to 15 percent at Pepsi. The companies raised their full-year forecasts for various measures, pushing up their share prices. The Fed’s main tool to tackle inflation is raising interest rates, which reduces demand for goods and services. But food prices can be particularly sticky: Unlike other goods, consumers cannot stop buying food, and food prices are particularly sensitive to external factors like supply shocks, ingredient prices and geopolitics. “The Fed really has no ability to resolve those issues,” said David Ortega, a food economist at Michigan State University.

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