short readsMar 12, 2021 When it comes to raising the minimum wage, most of the action is in cities and states, not Congress The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
short readsApr 28, 2021 Q&A: How Pew Research Center studied press coverage of the Biden administration’s early days We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
short readsMay 14, 2020 The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
short readsJul 13, 2017 U.S. House seats rarely flip to other party in special elections Special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives tend to be low-turnout events, historically speaking, and seldom result in seats switching from one party to another.
short readsSep 19, 2013 Most uninsured Americans live in states that won’t run their own Obamacare exchanges Almost six-in-ten uninsured Americans live in states that haven’t set up their own health-insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act.