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Here's what you might have missed last week: In a recent interview, Vance says housing costs outpace six-figure salaries, a New Jersey glitch registered thousands of noncitizens to vote, and more.
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Before We Dip In (TL;DR)
In today’s issue:
Vance says homeownership is out of reach for high earners. 📉
DMV glitch registered 6,600 noncitizens to vote. 🏛️
Ex-Headmaster indicted as consent law changes. ⚖️
ECONOMY
📉 Vance Says Even High-Earning Engineers Can’t Afford Homes
Vice President JD Vance told podcaster Joe Rogan that the housing market feels rigged. He described a successful young engineer who out-earns most Americans yet still sees homeownership as impossible, framing it as a fading American Dream.
The remarks drew mixed reactions. Some critics compared Vance to a referee complaining about a game his own side runs, noting the administration recently stalled a housing bill. Others said he named a real fear.
The bigger picture: Nearly nine in ten adults under 40 say buying a home is harder than it was for their parents. The typical first-time buyer is now 40 years old, and half of U.S. renter households are considered cost-burdened.
POLITICS
🏛️ New Jersey Governor Says Glitch Registered 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said a Motor Vehicle Commission software bug wrongly registered about 6,600 noncitizens to vote between mid-2023 and mid-2024. Nearly 400 of them went on to cast ballots.
Those affected had indicated at the DMV that they were not citizens, but a vendor’s system enrolled them anyway. Sherrill said they did nothing wrong, though voters who actually cast ballots could still face scrutiny.
The fallout: The roughly 400 people who voted were registered as Democrats, Republicans, or unaffiliated. Sherrill said the state’s preliminary review found no evidence that any election outcome was changed. Several states have begun double-checking or adjusting their own registration systems to avoid a similar error.
LAW & ORDER
⚖️ Massachusetts Closes Consent Loophole After School Abuse Case
Jeannie Norris, former headmaster of Miss Hall’s, an all-girls school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was indicted on one count of reckless child endangerment. It follows an investigation into ex-teacher Matthew Rutledge, indicted in March on three counts of rape.
An independent report documented five firsthand accounts of alleged sexual misconduct involving students or recent graduates and found school leaders failed to respond adequately to repeated warnings. Norris denies knowing Rutledge abused students; Rutledge pleaded not guilty.
The ripple effect: Prosecutors initially appeared unlikely to bring charges because both accusers were 16, Massachusetts’ age of consent, but a special team later concluded Rutledge had violated state law. The case helped spur the new Trusted Adults Act, making it a felony for teachers or coaches to have sexual relationships with 16- or 17-year-olds in their care.
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