Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Mark Takano introduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act to gradually lower the federal overtime threshold from 40 hours to 32 hours per week while protecting workers' pay and benefits. The bill aims to ensure that gains from AI and automation benefit working families rather than just executives, though it faces slim chances of passage with Republican control of Congress.
Approximately 1,518 bridges across New England are in poor condition, representing 8.2% of the region's 18,418 bridges. Maine has the highest percentage at 15.4%, while most poor bridges are aging structures built before 1950, with water damage and scour being primary causes of deterioration. Rhode Island estimates $606 million needed to repair its 134 poor bridges.