Monday Links – 31 August 2026

Benefits Cliffs: In Illinois, a family earning an additional $1,000, at a certain threshold, loses more than $25,000 in net resources…. [A] hypothetical single parent in the District of Columbia gains nothing financially as earnings rise from $11,000 to $65,000.

250 California state employees were paid more than $600,000 last year.

Where you can see puffins.

“Black Americans continue to experience higher colorectal cancer mortality rates, and rural and medically underserved communities face persistent barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment.”