The U.S. fertility rate—the average number of children born per woman—hit an all-time low of 1.6 in 2024, far below the replacement rate of 2.1. The replacement rate is what’s needed for the population to grow since slightly more than two children “replace” the mother and father.

The construction of a new courthouse isn’t cheap. Depending on the size of the city or county, costs can range from tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars. Once the decision has been made to move forward and project costs are estimated, figuring out how to fund a courthouse capital...

Over the past several years, there have been numerous articles written about the continuing Return to Office (RTO) trend. Almost all focus on what employees are giving up with RTO. Indeed, there are many things that employees will lose. The most obvious losses resulting from RTO are the loss of...

I’ve previously written about evictions and their rise following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) as federal, state, and local eviction moratoriums were lifted. While some progress has been made in reducing evictions—primarily at the state level—they continue to rise in many major...

With the rise of work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid schedules, you might expect the demand for government conference rooms to hit historical lows. Surprisingly, the reduction in daily in-office traffic has only magnified the same challenges faced before the pandemic. Even with fewer employees on-site,...