WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-022) on Sept. 12, 2024, by Craig Benson entitled "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION Planners, policymakers, and community stakeholders use poverty estimates as key indicators to evaluate trends and current economic conditions within communities and to make comparisons across demographic groups. Federal and state governments often use these estimate  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 43 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Chester, Clearfield, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Montgomery, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Somerset and Westmoreland counties. "Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which he  more