WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2024-30) on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "The Composition of the Population Deprived in Multiple Dimensions." The paper was written by Brian Glassman. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Census Bureau has a number of different measures that are used to describe economic well-being including the official poverty measure, the supplemental poverty measure, income inequality, and community resilience.   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: A coalition of 18 states led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking the federal government's review of countries granted temporary protected status (TPS), including some that have held the designation for decades. In a letter to Kristi Noem, nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the attorneys general say TPS designations have been repeatedly extended far  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025, announcing Cabinet and Cabinet-level appointments: * * * To the Senate of the United States, I nominate * Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury. * Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General. * Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior. * Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor. * Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Ve  more