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Business spending for equipment on solid ground before Iran war
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in February while shipments of those products rose solidly.
Low layoffs anchoring labor market; Iran war poses threat to stability
Filings for unemployment fell last week, suggesting labor market conditions remained stable even after the economy shed jobs in February.
Retail sales unexpectedly flat in December
U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly unchanged in December, putting consumer spending and the overall economy on a slower growth path.
‘We’re not California’: MD Republicans to sponsor bill to end midcycle redistricting
Maryland Republicans plan to introduce a bill to prohibit midcycle redistricting as Gov. Wes Moore intensifies his push for it.
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
Trump wants the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants, a move experts say would face legal, logistical, and constitutional hurdles.
DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure
DOGE is targeting some surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau it claims are “wasteful," worrying users of federal data.
Halfway to 2030 census, Supreme Court still dealing with lawsuits over previous one
The U.S. is halfway to the next once-a-decade census, but the Supreme Court is still dealing with lawsuits that grew out of the last one.
Judge pauses GOP states’ lawsuit to limit people in US illegally from census count
A federal judge put on hold a lawsuit that is attempting to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from numbers in the census.
Simulation suggests 2020 census missed fifth of noncitizens
New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation suggests a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census.
US Census Bureau redefines meaning of ‘urban’ America
More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria.
Another take on the 2020 Census
The 2020 U.S. Census data release, known as P.L. 94-174, made headlines locally and nationally when it was made available earlier this month. Attention has rightfully focused on the use […]
How might redistricting battle play out in Maryland?
The release of 2020 census data provides a clearer picture of Maryland's population. Overall, the population grew by about 7% to nearly 6.8 million people.
