Stay updated with breaking news from Statistical Abstract. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The state of Iowa has nearly 36 million acres of land, but only approximately 1% (owned by the State of Iowa and under Iowa Department of Natural Resources jurisdiction) is public land that Iowans and visitors can access.
An account of the 1987-88 strike against International Paper, including sabotage, community organising and more.
Made up of 9 climate regions, the United States is one of the most geographically diverse nations in the world. The U.S. is home to both the tallest land-based mountain when measured from base to summit: Mt. Denali in Alaska. It is also home to places like Death Valley, CA, which at 282 ft. below […]
Since 1996, the number of welfare recipients has fallen by nearly60 percent, poverty and hunger have declined, and states haveenjoyed more leeway in structuring their welfare administrations.Even though benefit levels and economic growth have had relativelylittle to do with the large decline in welfare caseloads since1996, it appears that they do affect year-to-year fluctuations incaseloads.