Reports halted: The government shutdown has halted key economic reports, including jobs and unemployment claims data, creating uncertainty for policymakers and investors. New federal formula: The Trump administration unveiled a “Compact for Academic Excellence,” a 10-point plan tying federal funding to stricter university rules. Information gap: Many U.S. cities have enacted rental registry programs since the early 1980s designed to address a critical information gap. Outside of irregular property inspections, many cities are in the dark about the status of their own local rental market, its fitness and even its costs. Rental registries attempt to correct this, flipping a complaint-based code enforcement regime into a proactive government responsibility.