FIRST LOOK: Every teacher in Providence will get a pink slip

The Lookout

Welcome to First Look, our daily round-up of early bird news:

• If Democrats and Republicans fail to compromise and there is a government shutdown, who will be most affected? (The Washington Post)

• A new study says an aging and shrinking workforce will mean slower rises in the standard of living for younger workers. (Politico)

• Every single teacher in Providence, Rhode Island is getting a pink slip, though some will be rehired at the end of the school year. (Providence Journal)

• Arizona is offering up a bevy of bills that challenge the federal government's enforcement procedures, many of them immigration related. (Arizona Republic)

• A museum has put an interactive, blow-by-blow recreation of the 9-11 attacks online. (Reuters)

• The government wants the tobacco industry to say it lied to the public in prior ad campaigns. (AP)

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