Good Jobs First has since 1998 been a leading watchdog on economic development subsidies. We also expose corporate crimes. site: www.goodjobsfirst.org trackers: goodjobsfirst.org/databases newsletter: www.goodjobsfirst.org/subscribehttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mvbnagqhjs2yMillions of people work, many full time and including at Walmart, yet still rely on assistance like food pantries because the company refuses to pay its workers living wages. https://goodjobsfirst.org/corporate-subsidies-medicaid-snap-double-subsidy/11 Sep 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbnagqhjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mvbn5kmkjk2y“Let me tell you what is actually expensive...to take off work, paying for emergency room visits and watching children struggle to breathe. I do not want to hear that public health is too expensive, while rubber-stamping data centers that dodge CEQA.” https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/06/imperial-county-data-center/11 Sep 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbn5kmkjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mvbn4twxrk2yRaise your hand if lately you've seen ads telling you how data centers make sure you can online bank, watch your movies, and scroll videos. But that's not why they're building. #AI11 Sep 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbn4twxrk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mvbn3yonpk2yI'd be mad if I helped pay to build a billionaire his stadium but then couldn't afford tickets. Actually, I'd just be mad if I had to help a billionaire pay for his stadium.11 Sep 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbn3yonpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mv6asztzv22gTax abatements can cost cities millions of dollars, but this form of spending rarely makes it into budget debates. Instead, it's disclosed *after* a fiscal year ends. It's time this spending got the same scrutiny as everything else. Our latest: https://goodjobsfirst.org/the-budget-spending-the-public-doesnt-see-millions-in-tax-break/10 Sep 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6asztzv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mukwpo6dg226Great use of our Violation Tracker Global database to show how fines and fees do little to deter bad corporate behavior, even when it leads to death. violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukwpo6dg226https://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mukv4hyyyk26The EEOC is shrinking enforcement of racial and gender identity workplace discrimination cases. The disregard for these cases contrasts with how the agency has long operated to promote equal opportunity, risking the loss of the agency’s core mission. https://goodjobsfirst.org/the-eeoc-follows-its-new-playbook/02 Sep 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukv4hyyyk26https://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mukuzjrtnc26When Pennsylvania’s sales tax exemption took effect in 2022, an analysis projected it would cost $88.6 million in fiscal year 2026-27. The latest estimate for the same year is now $188.4 million – an increase of 113%. And it'll keep climbing. https://goodjobsfirst.org/pennsylvania-data-center-tax-break-costs/02 Sep 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukuzjrtnc26https://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mtgxob4bds2uIn Texas, once a data center is approved, the state gives the company five years to get operational. That means taxpayers turning over billions of dollars don't learn for years that companies are failing to produce even 20-40 jobs, as recent audit showed. https://goodjobsfirst.org/texas-data-center-tax-break-compliance-failures/19 Aug 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgxob4bds2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3msdsalxbv22v"A 2024 state audit estimated Dominion may spend $16 billion to $18 billion by 2040 on transmission tied to data centers. Under the current setup, residential customers would cover 55% of that total, compared with 26% for data centers." https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/virginia-data-centers-pay-power-lines/05 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdsalxbv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3msds7apwck2v"Among other things, the city asked the team whether it would be willing to make a private financial contribution, cover any cost overruns, pay annual rent, and agree to labor, community benefits and good-neighbor agreements." The team refused to answer. https://katu.com/news/investigations/internal-emails-reveal-blazers-debated-responding-to-portlands-moda-center-questions-portland-nba-oregon-business-economy-local-money05 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3msds7apwck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mrurmvz4uk23A new GAO report confirms a defining feature of the low-wage economy: Millions of people work yet still rely on Medicaid and SNAP to get by. The companies include Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree and other Big Biz, which have received billions in public subsidies. https://goodjobsfirst.org/corporate-subsidies-medicaid-snap-double-subsidy/30 Jul 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrurmvz4uk23https://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mrd2klcwqk2u"The number of Amazon workers relying on the federal programs for the poor nearly tripled between February 2020 and September 2025... Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub and Instacart collectively ranked among the top three employers with workers receiving aid." https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/22/amazon-gig-companies-see-spike-workers-snap-medicaid-study-shows/23 Jul 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd2klcwqk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mrd26geph22uHow data center lobbyists kept Virginia's lucrative sales tax intact, and their plans to keep the public money flowing, in @bloomberg.com https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report-state/how-data-centers-preserved-their-2-billion-virginia-tax-break23 Jul 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd26geph22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mq5xnjz4nk2eNew peer-reviewed research finds NY school districts serving more students of color tend to bear heavier losses from tax breaks. Yet school districts have no power to say no to the deals giving away their revenue. More about this new research: https://goodjobsfirst.org/ida-tax-abatements-school-funding/08 Jul 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5xnjz4nk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mq5xlmrwcs2eWe sat down with IBEW Local 24's Rico Albacarys to discuss data center construction jobs, tax breaks, community benefits, and what a more accountable data center deal should look like. Read our 5-question interview: https://goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-subsidies-union-jobs-rico-albacarys/08 Jul 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5xlmrwcs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/goodjobsfirst.org/post/3mp55yjuybk27The EEOC has historically enforced discrimination based on protected characteristics such as race and gender. But under the Trump Administration, it has shifted to a focus on enforcing anti-DEI practices and "anti-Christian bias." https://goodjobsfirst.org/a-new-era-at-the-eeoc-whos-protected/25 Jun 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:wlfw2f7bjayfcqbgscsbx45v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp55yjuybk27