Census Bureau: 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties, and School Districts Released
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts in 2024 was 12.5%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates(SAIPE), which provide the only single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties…
SBA: Agency Ready to Act on President Trump’s Executive Order to Bypass Bureaucracy and Help California Residents Rebuild One Year After Wildfires
Executive action empowers SBA to cut through red tape that has stalled recovery for more than a year Today, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration(SBA), applauded President Donald J. Trump for signing a new executive order, “Addressing State and Local Failures to Rebuild Los Angeles After Wildfire Disasters,” which encourages the SBA to promulgate new regulations…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in November 2025; Up 1.9 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent in November, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 1.9 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. The previously reported 0.4 percent price change in October remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price changes ranged from 0.0 percent in…
ABA: ABA & 52 State Bankers Associations Urge Congress to Reject Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandate
The American Bankers Association and 52 state bankers associations today expressed strong opposition to the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandate, also known as the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), warning in a new joint letter to Congress that the proposal would harm consumers, small businesses and banks of all sizes. In the letter, the associations write that the…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Arkansas
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Arkansas to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the severe winter storm beginning on January 23, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Georgia
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Georgia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on January 22, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for West Virginia
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on January 23, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Louisiana
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Louisiana to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the severe winter storm beginning on January 23, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for Maryland
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Maryland to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on January 23, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Emergency Declaration for North Carolina
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of North Carolina to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from a severe winter storm beginning on January 21, 2026, and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by…