COLI cited in Governing Magazine minimum wage story
In a Governing magazine story, C2ER’s Cost of Living Index was used to translate the national minimum wage narrative to a more localized level.
Continue ReadingBEA to restore LAPI program
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has announced that it will restore a portion of statistical detail to its Local Area Personal Income (LAPI) program.
Continue ReadingC2ER calling on Congress to restore, modernize BLS budget
C2ER has learned that the Senate and House are developing appropriations proposals that must ready in the next few weeks. To that end, C2ER will be coordinating outreach to both committees, as well as to key individual members of each, calling on the House and Senate to increase the total Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) budget request to $631.4 million.
Continue ReadingC2ER joins 100 organizations in defense of ACS
Good news from the Hill: the move to re-introduce an unpopular bill that would affect the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey has failed.
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