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Taxpayer subsidy policy could impact Pinewood Heights, Pack says

A town policy limiting when taxpayer dollars can be put toward private residential and commercial developments – depending on how broadly it’s worded – could affect Smithfield’s 18-year plan to gradually transform the former Pinewood Heights neighborhood behind Smithfield Foods’ meatpacking plant into an industrial park.
Smithfield Times
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Since the pandemic, young adults have fueled the revival of small towns and rural areas

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  • Hamilton Lombard
    • So far the 2020s have turned out very differently than any recent decade. The 2023 county population estimates released by the Census Bureau this spring showed that last year migration rose in small towns and rural counties, making them the top destination within the U.S. The 2023 age estimates, which the Census Bureau released over the summer, show that most of the growth that small towns and rural areas have experienced since 2020 is being driven by growth in their population of 25- to 44– year-olds.
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    Frederick Water amends budget by $5.73M

    On Tuesday, Frederick Water's board of directors unanimously approved three budget amendments totaling $5.73 million.
    The Winchester Star
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    Younger people are flocking back to smaller towns

    Small towns are the new hip thing with young people, who have traditionally flocked to urban areas. Hamilton Lombard at UVA's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says ever since the pandemic, young adults are often bypassing the big city.
    WVTF
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    A Greater Number of Jobs Require More Education, Leaving Middle-Skill Workers with Fewer Opportunities

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  • Spencer Shanholtz
    • Over the past three decades, the level of educational attainment has increased in the U.S. labor force. Between 1992 and 2016, the share of the people with a bachelor’s degree has increased from 18 percent to 25 percent, and those with an advanced degree-including master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees-has increased from 9 to 14 percent. […]
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    More than half of U.S. immigrants are eligible to vote

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  • Qian Cai,
  • Zach Jackson
    • Fifty-three percent of immigrants in this country are naturalized citizens and eligible to vote. It is difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish naturalized citizens from noncitizens by appearance, surnames, or facility with English alone, as the population of eligible voters also includes native-born offspring of previous generations of immigrants.

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