Census Numbers Will Impact Pennsylvania’s Clout And Money In Decade Ahead
CBS Pittsburgh 1 hr ago Syndicated Local – CBS Pittsburgh
That’s the good news from the U.S. Census Bureau.
On the surface, it looks good. Pennsylvania grew 2.4 percent over the decade. But in this numbers game, that’s not good enough. The slow growth will impact the state’s political clout and the federal dollars we get.
“As a result, fewer federal dollars will make their way here to Pennsylvania to be distributed to Pennsylvania programs, and that’s one of the major concerns that we have to deal with,” Pa. Sen. Jay Costa, a Forest Hills Democrat, told KDKA political editor on Tuesday.