federal

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“It needs to be a partnership between the state, the federal government and the private sector to be able to do those kinds of projects,” Jacobson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Personal spending climbed 0.5% in February, the government said Thursday in a report slightly delayed by prior lapses in federal spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The nation’s fertility rates hit record lows in 2025 as childbearing continued to shift toward older women, according to new federal data released Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Although Arizona’s rate of 8.8% is below the national average, the new federal regulations require that it be brought down to 6%.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

The anti-lynching movement came to a head in 1935, four years after Ida B. Wells died, when two senators proposed federal anti-lynching laws.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson