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Where kids are getting vaccine exemptions=C2=A0

When kindergarteners started school this year, many hopped off the school b=
us with vaccine exemption forms in hand. According to the Centers for Disea=
se Control and Prevention, schools have required children to be vaccinated =
against various illnesses for years. But now, more families are opting out =
for medical and nonmedical reasons.

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ptions-heres-where/)

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine recomme=
ndations committee has wrapped up two days of meetings regarding MMRV vacci=
nes and more.=C2=A0[Let=E2=80=99s take a look at the data.]([link removed]
s.org/articles/more-kids-are-getting-vaccine-exemptions-heres-where/)

[Percentage of kindergarteners exempted from one or more vaccines]([link removed]
usafacts.org/articles/more-kids-are-getting-vaccine-exemptions-heres-where/=
)

- During the 2014=E2=80=932015 school year, 2.2% of kindergarteners had a v=
accine exemption. By the 2024=E2=80=932025 school year, 3.6% did.
=C2=A0=C2=A0
- Medical exemptions have remained around 0.2% since 2014, varying little. =
Meanwhile, nonmedical exemptions rose from 2.0% in 2014=E2=80=932015 to 3.4=
% when the school year started in 2024.=C2=A0

- Maine had the highest medical exemption rate: 0.8%. Another 18 states rep=
orted rates of 0.1%, the lowest nationwide.=C2=A0

- Nonmedical exemptions varied widely by state. The highest rates were in I=
daho (15.1%), Utah (10.0%), Oregon (9.7%), Alaska (9.0%), and Arizona (9.0%=
). The lowest was Connecticut (0.1%), which repealed nonmedical exemptions =
in 2021.=C2=A0

[Percentage of kindergarteners with a nonmedical vaccine exemption](https:/=
/usafacts.org/articles/more-kids-are-getting-vaccine-exemptions-heres-where=
/)

- Over the past decade, Idaho=E2=80=99s nonmedical exemption rates have gro=
wn more than any other state (+8.9 percentage points). Utah followed (+5.9)=
, then Nevada (+5.6), and South Dakota (+5.2).=C2=A0

- Nonmedical exemption rates dropped in three states: Vermont was down 2.2 =
points, Connecticut was down 1.5, and Colorado, 1.3. Vermont and Colorado h=
ave also restricted or repealed certain exemptions.=C2=A0

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Understanding jurisdictions within US law enforcement

High-profile law enforcement actions across the US this year have led to qu=
estions on the overlapping jurisdictional boundaries between state and fede=
ral agencies. USAFacts details how they work =E2=80=94 and breaks down how =
many officers are in each federal law enforcement agency =E2=80=94 [in this=
new article]([link removed]
k-who-has-jurisdiction/).=C2=A0

- Nearly 100 federal agencies and 17,500 state and local agencies are invol=
ved in the nation=E2=80=99s law enforcement.
=C2=A0
- State and local agencies focus on crime within their physical boundaries.=
Local police handle towns and cities, sheriffs cover counties, and state p=
olice patrol highways and conduct statewide investigations. Federal agencie=
s respond to bank robberies, kidnappings, immigration violations, and other=
federal crimes, as well as crimes that cross state lines. =C2=A0

- There are 72 federal Offices of Inspectors General that investigate fraud=
, abuse, misconduct, and certain potential crimes within their respective a=
gencies. Each office is led by a designated official; there=E2=80=99s one a=
t the Securities and Exchange Commission. One at the US Postal Service. How=
ever=C2=A0[more than 30 spots]([link removed]
eral-directory) are currently vacant.=C2=A0

- There have been multiple court actions this year to sort out what level o=
f cooperation between ICE and local agencies is required by law. Appellate =
courts have ruled on the legality of ICE=E2=80=99s detention requests, stat=
ing that some may violate the Fourth Amendment=E2=80=99s protection against=
detention without probable cause.

- It=E2=80=99s rare but not unprecedented for the military to be involved i=
n civilian law enforcement. Laws, including the Posse Comitatus Act, which =
limits the use of armed forces in civilian law enforcement, and the Insurre=
ction Act, regulate such actions.=C2=A0=C2=A0

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Data behind the news

Last Friday, Congressional Democrats and Republications failed to agree on =
a funding bill that could prevent a government shutdown on October 1.

Last week, the Federal Reserve lowered the target interest rate to between =
4.00% and 4.25%. [Here=E2=80=99s more on the Fed.]([link removed]
icles/the-federal-reserve-explained/)
=C2=A0
Our visualization on [immigrant access to government assistance]([link removed]
afacts.org/articles/immigrant-program-eligibility/) was one of the most pop=
ular newsletter features in recent months. [Watch this video]([link removed]
nstagram.com/p/DOY5nmgjmqC/) to learn how we created it. =C2=A0

Did you study for the [weekly fact quiz]([link removed]
uiz/)? =C2=A0

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One last fact

[How common are labor strikes in the US?]([link removed]
-many-labor-strikes-every-year/)

The [Bureau of Labor Statistics]([link removed]
the-us-government-do/subagency/bureau-of-labor-statistics/) defines a major=
work stoppage as [a strike or a lockout]([link removed]
-many-labor-strikes-every-year/) that involves at least 1,000 workers and l=
asts one full shift at the place where the strike started. Last year, more =
than 270,000 workers were involved in 31 work stoppages. =C2=A0

In 1983, union members comprised about 20% of the employees in the US. By 2=
024, they were 10%.

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