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Tariffs, inflation and job growth remain a national economic concern, but new data indicate healthy economy in Oklahoma, says economist Dr. Robert Dauffenbach.

June job declines hit many sectors, led by cuts in the oil and gas and professional business services sectors.

Experts say the Panasonic plant could tap the brakes on hiring while it waits out economic uncertainty. The company can still collect hundreds of millions of dollars from Kansas even if it does.

U.S. Department of Labor cuts funding to Job Corps Centers nationwide.

A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion.

The federal government is by far Kansas City’s largest employer and a major economic engine, with agencies like the IRS, EPA, Social Security and more in town. Experts warn the region’s economy will feel the pain when jobs disappear.

“Brain drain,” the migration of people with a higher education degree, remains an issue in most of the Midwest and Great Plains. Recent U.S. Census data shows many states are losing some of their most educated residents.

In a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbott’s chief of staff Gardner Pate told agency leaders that using diversity, equity and inclusion policies in hiring violates federal and state employment laws, and hiring cannot be based on factors 'other than merit.'

The state entered an agreement with Integra Technologies to provide $300 million of incentives for the company to build the plant and create 2,000 new jobs in Wichita. But the deal still hinges on federal funding.

The state had a banner year in job growth, though economists say the spike is not sustainable.