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Image: AdobeStock The national movement to provide American workers with access to paid leave and affordable child care continues to gain momentum. Last week, the city of Asheville joined a long and growing list of municipalities when its city council voted to adopt a paid parental and family leave policy for city employees. As Vicki Meath of the group Just Economics told WLOS TV, “It’s going to have a big impact on employees that work for the city of Asheville, and it says a lot to employers in the region about how to provide family-friendly workplace policies.” Asheville’s action comes at the same time that the Biden-Harris administration is renewing a similar push on the national level. In a recent briefing, White House advisors, Cedric Richmond and Cecilia Rouse, discussed the effort to expand access to paid leave and child care, through the administration’s American Families Plan. ....
Image: AdobeStock The national movement to provide American workers with access to paid leave and affordable child care continues to gain momentum. Last week, the city of Asheville joined a long and growing list of municipalities when its city council voted to adopt a paid parental and family leave policy for city employees. As Vicki Meath of the group Just Economics told WLOS TV, “It’s going to have a big impact on employees that work for the city of Asheville, and it says a lot to employers in the region about how to provide family-friendly workplace policies.” Asheville’s action comes at the same time that the Biden-Harris administration is renewing a similar push on the national level. In a recent briefing, White House advisors, Cedric Richmond and Cecilia Rouse, discussed the effort to expand access to paid leave and child care, through the administration’s American Families Plan. ....
Buncombe County residents criticized a proposed property tax increase as well as a recommended subsidy for public transit and funding for libraries. ....
View Comments ASHEVILLE - The city and its metro region have the highest cost of living in the state but income well below the national average, a combination that is squeezing local residents and that now could grow worse, according to experts and activists. A recent analysis of economic data by the Citizen Times showed how the four-county Asheville metropolitan area became the most expensive place in North Carolina. Meanwhile, per capita income is only 84% of the national average. An expanded analysis now shows how that price and income gap have persisted for 30 years and could soon grow to one of its worst levels, depending on wages, general inflation and specifically housing prices, according to local and national experts. ....