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American Community Survey is in the mail
A consumer contacted our office to question the legitimacy of the American Community Survey mailed to him by the U.S. Census Bureau.  He was concerned that the survey advised him he was compelled by law to fill it out...

Census Bureau Releases Income, Poverty Data
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey. From the press release: Median Household Income Real median household income in the United States fell between 2008 and 2009 ? decreasing by 2...

Poverty decreases in Florida
Florida is one of 12 states where the poverty rate declined from 2006 to 2007, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.The state's poverty rate was 12.1% in 2007, according to the American Community Survey...

Lawler: Census Releases Demographic Profile of 12 States and DC: Confirms Bias of HVS
CR Note: The Census Bureau is releasing the demographic profile data for every state this month. Many analysts use the quarterly Census HVS to track the homeownership rate - and to calculate the excess supply of housing units...

Crime Against People with Disabilities
New findings from BJS: Findings in this report are the first estimates of crime against people with disabilities measured by the NCVS, administered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...

Seminar on New Census Resources
DEMYSTIFYING CENSUS RESOURCES: A PRACTICAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT?S THERE AND HOW TO USE ITDate: Wednesday, July 13, 2011Time: 10:00 am ? 12:30 pmLocation: Dallas Public Library, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young St...

Bunn-O-Matic
Recalls Single Cup Tea/Coffeemakers

82 Year Old
Awarded $6 Million in SJS Lawsuit

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property

$3.78 Million Dilantin Settlement Following Death of 9-Year-Old Girl
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Fatal Drug Bust
City of Louisville awards family a $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot a 19-year-old boy.

Child Abuse Settlement
The mother of 6-year-old Brandon Ford has accepted a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the boy was severely brain damaged while in foster care...