WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACSBR-026) on Sept. 11, 2025, by Craig Benson entitled "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2024." 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 estim  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48667) on Aug. 29, 2025, entitled "Preemption and Privacy Law:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * State Privacy Laws As shown in the preceding section, the current suite of federal data privacy laws leaves room for states to adopt their own privacy standards. States have used this freedom to enact an array of privacy laws. Many of these laws follow the sectoral approach and either build o  more