State population estimates are a key variable in the distribution of billions of dollars in federal resources.
January 2018, Volume 36, Issue 2
Population-Driven Federal Aid
Congressional Problem-Solving: Infrastructure
With the president releasing details of a comprehensive infrastructure strategy, and heightened interest in the subject on Capitol Hill, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has issued its own set of recommendations.
State Minimum Wages
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 18 states saw an increase in their minimum wages as of January 1, 2018.