Turnout soared in 2020 as nearly two-thirds of eligible U.S. voters cast ballots for president
Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.
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Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.
Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it’s been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.
COVID-19 may yet do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.
Votes cast on Election Day have grown steadily less significant over the past several election cycles as a share of total votes cast.
Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.
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