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California Police Officers Fall To Lowest Number In Over 30 Years

California Faces A Continuing Loss of Police Officers As Nearly 50% Of Local Departments Report Losing Officers Statewide.

Policy, JobsJeff GibsonJanuary 8, 2024

First Time Home Buyers Continue To Be Older and Older in 2023

Americans Are Taking Longer and Longer To Buy Their First Home Than At Any Other Time In The Last Twenty Years According To Data And Analysis From The Wall Street Journal.

Housing, Economy, Inflation, PolicyJeff GibsonDecember 15, 2023

Link Not Ink: NY Times Approaches 10 Million Online Subscribers Almost 3X Wall Street Journal

Link Not Ink: NY Times Claims 33%+ Dominant Share of Online News Subscriber Market As Its Online Ad Revenue Grows By 13% in 2023

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Economy, Media, New York, PolicyJeff GibsonDecember 14, 2023

Where Is Building Booming? Despite Pro-Housing Focus In Many Urban States, Ex-Urban Areas Grow Fastest

States and counties that are issuing the most building permits when measured against their population are in states where the Legislature and the government are not passing additional requirements and regulations on housing.

Economy, Housing, Jobs, PolicyJeff GibsonDecember 12, 2023

Global Energy Use Dominated By Carbon Based Fuel: Reuters

China Is Using Carbon Based Fuels To Produce More Energy Than All Energy Produced in the United States Combined

Economy, Energy, Policy, JobsJeff GibsonDecember 4, 2023

August Inflation Continued To Roll At 150% Over National Target Led By Hikes In Housing

Inflation In August 2023 rolled on at more than 150% the Long Established Target of 2% Annually Led By Housing and Transportation Services.

Economy, Housing, Inflation, PolicyJeff GibsonSeptember 14, 2023

American Birthrate drops 15.3% Between 2007 and 2021 Which May Net 50 Million Fewer Residents Over The Next Several Decades

American birthrate drops by 15.3% between 2007 and 2021 as the global slide in fertility echoes across North America and may indicate up to 45 to 50 million fewer native born Americans over the next several decades.

Population, Jobs, Policy, Housing, Education, EconomyJeff GibsonAugust 29, 2023

July Inflation Tops 3.2% Annual Rate With 90% Of Increase From Jump In Housing Costs

In July, inflation maintained a 3.2% annual rate of across the board price hikes with rising housing costs accounting for an astounding 90% of overall inflation for the month.

Economy, Housing, Inflation, PolicyJeff GibsonAugust 14, 2023