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Indiana sits in top 10 states with worst gender pay gap

A persistent issue affecting millions... Gender Pay Gaps. Its an issue seen is every state across America with men being paid more than women.As gender pay gaps

Restarting The Engine Of Civilization

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

How tiny houses built with dirt 'Legos' hope to help narrow KC's home ownership gap

Education reform: Maryland Interim Superintendent speaks candidly on what needs to change

In her first sit-down interview since taking over as the Interim State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Carey Wright spoke candidly about the future of Maryland s

Letters to the editor, March 12

DISTRICT 10 NEEDS BETTER REPRESENTATION

Study Reveals Montana's Alarming Rise In Work Hours

Census Data from the past five years shows Montanans are working more hours, and the increase is more than in other states.

Study Reveals Montana's Alarming Rise In Work Hours

Census Data from the past five years shows Montanans are working more hours, and the increase is more than in other states.

Study Reveals Montana's Alarming Rise In Work Hours

Census Data from the past five years shows Montanans are working more hours, and the increase is more than in other states.

"The geography of social vulnerability and wildfire occurrence (1984–20" by Ronald L. Schumann, Christopher T. Emrich et al.

Wildfire is increasing in frequency, extent, and severity in many parts of the USA. Considering the unequal burden of natural hazards on socially vulnerable populations, we ask here, how are characteristics of social vulnerability associated with wildfire occurrence nationwide, at different scales and across differing levels of wildland–urban interface development? To answer this question, we first identify all non-urban census tracts in the USA that have experienced a wildfire since 1984. Using 26 different measures of social vulnerability, we compare these tracts to non-urban census tracts that have not experienced a wildfire. In doing so, we identify notable social vulnerabilities in areas that have experienced wildfire, including higher unemployment, higher employment in extractive industries, higher percentage of people living in mobile homes, higher percentages of Native Americans, higher percentage of people with less than 12th grade education, and higher populations of people with special needs. Breaking our data into eight regions and comparing tracts with a high proportion of wildland–urban interface (WUI) to those with a low proportion of WUI, we find that these characteristics are generally consistent across regions of the USA and vary slightly between high WUI and low WUI tracts. Overall, we find a robust pattern of higher social vulnerability in areas with wildfire occurrence. Whereas previous studies about social vulnerability to wildfire focus on relationships with wildfire hazard potential or concentrate on a single region, this study fills a knowledge gap by examining the relationship between social vulnerability and wildfire occurrence nationwide.

Nebraska Tribes and Native Voters Come Out On Top in Redistricting Lawsuit

Two tribes in Nebraska last week successfully negotiated a court approved redistricting plan with Thurston County to settle a lawsuit in which the tribe's alleged the county intentionally diluted the impact of Native voters. On January 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska approved a consent decree that requires the Nebraska county to adopt a new district plan to provide Native Americans a fair opportunity to elect candidates to the Thurston County Board of Supervisors.