Category: BY THE NUMBERS
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Pat Ryan Beats Colin Schmitt by the Skin of His Teeth
The story was published in partnership with The Legislative Gazette. Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan declared victory around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning to become the congressman for New York’s newly drawn District 18. Out of 490,458 active registered voters in the district, the New York State Board of Elections determined that 266,360 total votes were cast.…
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Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress Report Shows a Shrinking Middle Class
By Diana Testa Out of Alignment, a new report recently released by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, shows that the majority of jobs being created in the Hudson Valley do not pay enough for people to afford living in the region. Higher paying jobs are disappearing while the number of lower-wage jobs are increasing, lowering…
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The Census Bureau Urges You to Report Your Children in the 2020 Census Survey
By Nadine Cafaro; Edited and Packaged by Annemarie Durkin New Paltz, N.Y.– After a shocking set of numbers was released about hard-to-count communities in New York, people fear a decrease in federal funding due to the chance of children under five being undercounted in the upcoming 2020 Census. The importance of this age group being…
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New Report Tracks Disappearance of Mid-Hudson Middle Class
Edited and packaged by Max Freebern Median household income has declined as jobs leave the mid-Hudson Valley, according to the recently released “Out of Alignment” report by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress (HVPP). Median household income represents the average amount of money earned in a household. The drop in income across the region was due…
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Enrollment Rates Drop in Ulster County, Leaving Teachers and Communities to Pay the Price
Story by Erin Hannan Edited and Packaged by Emma Misiaszek Over the past 19 years, Ulster County has lost approximately 22% of its public school student body. While a smaller classroom can benefit students’ individual needs, decreasing enrollment rates present challenges for New York state teachers and the profession as a whole. According to the…