Best and Worst Cities to Ride a Bike
An increasing number of Americans are leaving their cars at home and turning to their bicycles to get around. According to the League of American Bicyclists, from 2000 to 2013, the rate of people…
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Hero Humanitarians You Should Know About Now
Working to help others and improve the community is, for many, part of what it means to be human. An army of workers and volunteers work every day to create a more humane world,…
What It Costs to Run Prisons in Your State
Nearly 1.5 million Americans were incarcerated in state prisons in 2016. That same year, U.S. states spent about $58 billion to keep these people locked up. How much each state spends on prisons goes…
32 Fastest Growing Jobs Dominated by Women
Not that long ago, opportunities for women in the workforce were quite limited. Secretarial and clerical work, nursing, jobs in textiles and in service were expected positions for women, and those jobs were almost…
Cities Where Incomes Are Shrinking the Fastest
Total personal income in the United States climbed for the third consecutive year in 2016. Nationwide, the total amount Americans took home rose 1.1% — from $14.2 trillion in 2015 to $14.4 trillion in…
The Cost of a Wedding in Every State
Weddings are ideally a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of love, so brides and grooms are often willing to spend a small fortune on the big day. According to wedding industry research company The Wedding Report Inc.,…
Cities Where the Middle Class Can No Longer Afford a Home
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, families that pay more than 30% of their incomes on housing are considered cost burdened and may have difficulty affording rent as well as…
Recognizing Infrastructure’s Role as a Local Economic Anchor
An article from the Brookings Institution on how local infrastructure projects can have a greater impact on local communities.
What Your State Spends on Your Health
In 2015, state governments across the country spent a combined $605 billion on health care, or about $1,880 per resident. The physical and mental well-being of the population is the single largest financial obligation…
McDonald’s to Spend Billions to Upgrade Restaurants
McDonald's does not like its own restaurants anymore. It will spend billions of dollars to change thousands of them.
States With the Best Retirement Funding
State governments spent close to $39 billion, or about $120 per capita, on retirement funding in 2015. For decades, the funding and distribution of pension funds for state government employees has been a contentious…
Cities With the Most and Least Police
The role of police is to maintain order and protect life. To achieve that, close to 1 million police officers in the United States enforce local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Police…
The States With the Best and Worst Economies
By several measures, the national economy is the strongest it has been in decades. The U.S. monthly unemployment rate now sits comfortably below 4%, and we are in the second longest period of GDP…
17 American Names Popular For the First Time
Names fall in and out of favor over time. Old ones are revived and new ones are created, and suddenly every kindergarten seems to have a Demi or a Dax. 24/7 Wall St. compiled…
States With the Most Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. While death rates from melanoma have been stable or falling because of advancements in treatment and diagnosis, the number of new…