U.S. Census – 80 Percent of U.S. Population Lives in Metro Areas

Outlying counties in metropolitan statistical areas grew faster than central counties between 2000 and 2007, according to a Census Bureau report released today. These outlying counties saw their population increase 13 percent, compared with an 8 percent increase for the central counties of metro areas. Metro area central and outlying counties both grew faster than [...]

Organic Food Trade Between U.S. and Canada Centralized

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, today in her keynote address at the Organic Trade Association (OTA)’s All Things Organic(TM) Conference and Trade Show, announced that an equivalency agreement has been reached between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The equivalency agreement will allow the continued flow of certified [...]

DOJ Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff for Pregnancy Discrimination

The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the sheriff of Bryan County, Okla., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court in Muskogee, Okla., will resolve the Department’s employment discrimination complaint against the Sheriff, also filed today with the court. The complaint alleges that the sheriff, in his [...]

Consumers Value Internet Over Cell Phone and Cable TV

Americans value broadband more than ever with home broadband adoption rates up 15 percent in 2009 and consumers favoring Internet over cell phone and cable TV, according to new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. The 29-page study will be unveiled today in Washington, DC at the Internet Innovation Alliance’s Symposium “Developing [...]