The Census Bureau releases updated data (2015 data) on poverty tomorrow so it seems prudent to review the data for North Dakota now. Poverty is an important topic, and intimately connected to the debate over income and wealth inequality that are all the rage right now. The situation in North Dakota is somewhat interesting, and how we talk about poverty is important. This discussion refers to table S1701 reporting the 5-year ACS estimates.
There are numerous debates about the relative importance of industries in the Dakotas, as there should be. The constant re-examination of the relative position of industries means people are paying attention. In the last several years the main focus of the debate was the relative supremacy of agriculture versus oil. That debate is on the back burner for now, somewhat, with most commodities in something of a down cycle.
For the last department chairs’ meeting of the summer we had to pick a song that we liked or had meaning or something of that sort. Everybody had to guess who picked which song. Here was my selection:
A few people I know asked me about housing in the Grand Forks area this last week. I haven’t talked about it lately so I thought it would be good to put up a chart.
I will be guest hosting the Jarrod Thomas Show again today from 9-11am. 1310 AM Grand Forks. Talking local taxation, interviewing North Dakota’s Congressman, and taking your questions.