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Cuccinelli proposes personal and business tax cuts
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the likely GOP nominee for governor, laid out his plan for the Virginia economy on Tuesday, including tax cuts for both citizens and businesses, axing loopholes and pushing the port. Cuccinelli shared his "Virginia...Tags: Demographics, Panama, Taxation, Politics, Labor Markets
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How to update census' race question
A notable example of how Americans fall through the cracks in census data-gathering caught my eye recently. It appeared on the black-oriented TheRoot.com website under this intriguing headline: "I found one drop; can I be black now?" The "one drop" is a...
Tags: Minority Groups, Demographics, Racism, Advice Columns and Columnists
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Movie 'Amour' offers valuable lessons on aging
The Academy Award-nominated movie "Amour" is sparking much-needed conversations about aging, the illness of a longtime companion and dying with dignity. In the film, we follow an elderly French couple struggling with common end-of-life questions, like:...Tags: Physical Conditions, Demographics, Entertainment, Movies, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Increasing number of seniors in Highland Park and Deerfield creates more demand for service
While the weather in Highland Park and Deerfield can't compare with the warm climes of Arizona or Florida, senior populations are steadily growing — prompting senior service providers in both communities to begin making plans. Residents and...
Tags: Demographics, 2010 Census, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Immigration
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Census Needs 20 Field Reps In Connecticut
The U.S. Census is surveying nearly 30,000 households around the Northeast and has already hired about 60 people to help with the work, but still needs 20 more. The questions are for the American Housing Survey, a survey performed by the Census Bureau...Tags: Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Demographics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Windham (Windham, Connecticut)
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Rich get richer in recovery, but net worth of lower 93% declines
WASHINGTON -- The richest 7% of American families saw their average wealth soar 28% from 2009 to 2011, while the remaining 93% of households lost 4% of their net worth over that same period, according to a new report. The analysis of Census Bureau...Tags: Personal Finance, Demographics, Bonds, New York University, Economy, Business and Finance
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Wealth of nearly all Americans fell after the recession
WASHINGTON — The richest 7% of American families saw their average wealth soar 28% from 2009 to 2011, while the remaining households lost 4% of their net worth over the same period, according to a new report. The analysis of Census Bureau data...
Tags: Personal Finance, Demographics, Bonds, New York University, Economy, Business and Finance
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn look at how state income tax freeze would impact communities
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed that the state bolster its own troubled finances by freezing the amount of state income taxes shared with local governments at 2012 levels, which could cost some towns hundreds of thousands of dollars. Quinn estimates the...
Tags: Demographics, Taxation, Local Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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Northern Michigan schools: how birth rates affect budgets
During the 2013-2014 school year, Charlevoix Public Schools will consolidate into a two-building system, closing one of its buildings and tightening spending on some programs and staff. Declining state aid has decimated Charlevoix’s fund balance...
Tags: Demographics, Students, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance
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Spotlight on economics: Global food security in 2050
The book, “Who Will Feed China?: Wake-up Call for a Small Planet,” authored by Lester Brown in 1995, was a surprising wake-up call about world food security. Brown claimed that food production was not growing fast enough to feed China's increasing...Tags: Demographics, World Bank Group, Weather Reports, Agricultural Research and Technology, Food Industry
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Recession changed course of population growth in metro Baltimore
Not too long ago, Carroll County faced a problem: Rapid growth had brought crowded classrooms to the northeastern part of the county, and planners expected many more homes to be built in the area. "At one point, they were 400 kids over capacity at North...Tags: Fort Meade (military base), Brookings Institution, Howard County, Genesis (music group), Baltimore County
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Census: Record 1 in 3 U.S. counties are now dying
WASHINGTON (AP) - A record number of U.S. counties - more than 1 in 3 - are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. New 2012 census estimates...Tags: Rick Snyder, Demographics, Brookings Institution, University of New Hampshire, Petroleum Industry
May 7, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 5, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 2, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
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