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Feds will keep definition of metro at 50,000-person minimum The federal government had been considering doubling that threshold to 100,000 people. July 14, 2021 7:53 PM Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Facing criticism from small cities that feared losing status and funding, the federal government said Tuesday that it won’t raise the population threshold for what qualifies as a metro area. The Office of Budget and Management said it will keep the minimum population needed in a community’s core city at 50,000 residents in order to be designated a “metropolitan...

Feds will keep definition of metro at 50,000-person minimum July 13, 2021 5:54 PM By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Posted: Updated: July 13, 2021 8:00 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facing criticism from small cities that feared losing status and funding, the federal government said Tuesday that it won’t raise the population threshold for what qualifies as a metro area. The Office of Budget and Management said it will keep the minimum population needed in a community’s core city at 50,000 residents in order to be designated a “metropolitan statistical area,” also known as an MS...

Oregon voices: Which changed habits will you keep from the COVID-19 pandemic, and which will you lose? Posted Apr 30, 7:00 AM Fans wear masks to limit the spread of coronavirus as the Portland Thorns face Kansas City in the NWSL Challenge Cup opener at Providence Park on Friday, April 9, 2021. The number of fans in attendance was limited, also to restrict the virus' spread.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian Facebook Share A lot of bad has come out of the now year-plus coronavirus pandemic -- so much death, ongoing sickness, loneliness. But there were some good things, if you look hard, like a year w...

Or it might. Corvallis is one of the dozens of cities that the federal government is considering downgrading from the metropolitan statistical area category that has been in place for 70 years. Inside the COVID relief package passed by Congress: multiple measures aimed at providing targeted help for some of the lowest-earning Americans.According to the Tax Policy Center, the poorest one-fifth of Americans will see 20% higher incomes this year, thanks to $1,400 stimulus checks and an expanded child tax credit.That child tax credit was raised from the customary $2,000 per year per child to $...

144 cities, including 2 in Utah, could lose status as metro areas Utah.com By: Associated Press , FOX 13 News Posted at 10:43 PM, Mar 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-10 00:43:04-05 The federal government is proposing to downgrade 144 cities from the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to h...