{"id":1641,"date":"2024-10-17T20:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=1641"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:39:55","slug":"sep2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/sep2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton-Franklin Trends Newsletter \u2013 September 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1665449676299 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1665449676300  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1665449676301'  data-addon-id='1665449676301'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trending News<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1665449676302 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1697075528513  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1697075528514   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NEWT-Logo-1.png\" alt=\"New Northeast Washington Trends Website\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short1\/\" target=_blank>New Northeast Washington Trends Website<\/a><\/h3><h6 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">IPPEA Launches New Trends Site<\/h6><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The Institute for Public Policy is proud to announce the revival and relaunch of the Northeast Washington Trends website, which has been updated and improved to better serve the people of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. Northeast Washington trends is supported by...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short1\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1697075528682  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1697075528683   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-112938.png\" alt=\"Electric Vehicle Population Map - by Postal Code\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short2\/\" target=_blank>Electric Vehicle Population Map - by Postal Code<\/a><\/h3><h6 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Growing Number of EVs on the Road in Tri-Cities<\/h6><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">Are you in the market for a new vehicle? You might want to consider a hybrid. According to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation\u2019s Electric Vehicle Fouth Quarter 2023 Report, Washington saw a large increase in its EV market share. The 2023 figure of 18.79% saw a 5.9 pp increase when compared to...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short2\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1665449676303  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1665449676304   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-05-135727.png\" alt=\"Young Children in 2020: County Undercounts and Overcounts\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short3\/\" target=_blank>Young Children in 2020: County Undercounts and Overcounts<\/a><\/h3><h6 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Census Estimates Nationwide Errors in Reporting<\/h6><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">In the United States census that is taken every ten years, the group that has been most often undercounted and consistently falls below estimates are young children of ages 0 to 4. For the 2020 census in particular, the Census Bureau has determined that...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_short3\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1665449676375 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1665449676376  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1665449676378'  data-addon-id='1665449676378'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trends In Action<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1665449676379 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1697075847909  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1697075847910   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">Utilities<\/h3><h4 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Share of Electricity Consumption by Type<\/h4><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">Electricity consumption, which is vital for firms and households, is made possible by a wide variety of fuel sources depending on the unique geologic, economic and even historic features of the region. The Tri Cities is fortunate to have a relative abundance of access to hydroelectric sources and to sources of nuclear power that comprise the bulk of the fuel mix profile for the combined counties. However, the...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_main1\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1697075847911   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div id=\"graph_5_3_2\">\t\t<script>\t\t\t    \n\t\t\tvar tempParams = 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class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The greater Tri Cities puts a premium on law enforcement. That is the inescapable conclusion of the data presented in Trends 8.3.2, Expenditures on Law Enforcement. In 2023, per-person local expenditures over all the jurisdictions in the two counties with police or sheriffs\u2019 agencies was about $310. (With federal and state grants, the average was...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_main2\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1685996433718   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div id=\"graph_8_3_2\">\t\t<script>\t\t\t    \n\t\t\tvar tempParams = {\"COLUMNS\":[\"CAT_ID\",\"SUB_CAT_ID\",\"IND_ID\",\"TITLE\",\"SHORT_NAME\",\"FINISHED\",\"FILTER\",\"CBCNTYXLABEL\",\"CBCNTYYLABEL\",\"CBCNTYZLABEL\",\"CBCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"CBCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"CBCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"CBCNTYYMAX\",\"CBCNTYZMAX\",\"CBCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"CBCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"CBCNTYYMIN\",\"CBCNTYZMIN\",\"BCNTYXLABEL\",\"BCNTYYLABEL\",\"BCNTYZLABEL\",\"BCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"BCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"BCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"BCNTYYMAX\",\"BCNTYZMAX\",\"BCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"BCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"BCNTYYMIN\",\"BCNTYZMIN\",\"FCNTYXLABEL\",\"FCNTYYLABEL\",\"FCNTYZLABEL\",\"FCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"FCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"FCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"FCNTYYMAX\",\"FCNTYZMAX\",\"FCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"FCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"FCNTYYMIN\",\"FCNTYZMIN\",\"KENNEWICKXLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKYLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKZLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKGRAPHTYPE\",\"KENNEWICKYDATATYPE\",\"KENNEWICKZDATATYPE\",\"KENNEWICKYMAX\",\"KENNEWICKZMAX\",\"KENNEWICKYINTERVAL\",\"KENNEWICKZINTERVAL\",\"KENNEWICKYMIN\",\"KENNEWICKZMIN\",\"PASCOXLABEL\",\"PASCOYLABEL\",\"PASCOZLABEL\",\"PASCOGRAPHTYPE\",\"PASCOYDATATYPE\",\"PASCOZDATATYPE\",\"PASCOYMAX\",\"PASCOZMAX\",\"PASCOYINTERVAL\",\"PASCOZINTERVAL\",\"PASCOYMIN\",\"PASCOZMIN\",\"RICHLANDXLABEL\",\"RICHLANDYLABEL\",\"RICHLANDZLABEL\",\"RICHLANDGRAPHTYPE\",\"RICHLANDYDATATYPE\",\"RICHLANDZDATATYPE\",\"RICHLANDYMAX\",\"RICHLANDZMAX\",\"RICHLANDYINTERVAL\",\"RICHLANDZINTERVAL\",\"RICHLANDYMIN\",\"RICHLANDZMIN\"],\"DATA\":[[8,3,2,\"8.3.2 Local Government Expenditures on Law Enforcement: Per Capita &amp; Per $1,000 Total Personal Income (TPI)\",\"8.3.2  Local Govt. 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Since Benton Franklin Trends focuses measuring activity that is amenable to local decisions, Trends indicator 9.4.2 focuses on the last source. More specifically, at the title explains, the focus is on local budgetary decisions on maintenance. In other words, new road construction undertaken by...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/oct24_main3\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1665449676382   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div id=\"graph_9_4_2\">\t\t<script>\t\t\t    \n\t\t\tvar tempParams = {\"COLUMNS\":[\"CAT_ID\",\"SUB_CAT_ID\",\"IND_ID\",\"TITLE\",\"SHORT_NAME\",\"FINISHED\",\"FILTER\",\"CBCNTYXLABEL\",\"CBCNTYYLABEL\",\"CBCNTYZLABEL\",\"CBCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"CBCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"CBCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"CBCNTYYMAX\",\"CBCNTYZMAX\",\"CBCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"CBCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"CBCNTYYMIN\",\"CBCNTYZMIN\",\"BCNTYXLABEL\",\"BCNTYYLABEL\",\"BCNTYZLABEL\",\"BCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"BCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"BCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"BCNTYYMAX\",\"BCNTYZMAX\",\"BCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"BCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"BCNTYYMIN\",\"BCNTYZMIN\",\"FCNTYXLABEL\",\"FCNTYYLABEL\",\"FCNTYZLABEL\",\"FCNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"FCNTYYDATATYPE\",\"FCNTYZDATATYPE\",\"FCNTYYMAX\",\"FCNTYZMAX\",\"FCNTYYINTERVAL\",\"FCNTYZINTERVAL\",\"FCNTYYMIN\",\"FCNTYZMIN\",\"KENNEWICKXLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKYLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKZLABEL\",\"KENNEWICKGRAPHTYPE\",\"KENNEWICKYDATATYPE\",\"KENNEWICKZDATATYPE\",\"KENNEWICKYMAX\",\"KENNEWICKZMAX\",\"KENNEWICKYINTERVAL\",\"KENNEWICKZINTERVAL\",\"KENNEWICKYMIN\",\"KENNEWICKZMIN\",\"PASCOXLABEL\",\"PASCOYLABEL\",\"PASCOZLABEL\",\"PASCOGRAPHTYPE\",\"PASCOYDATATYPE\",\"PASCOZDATATYPE\",\"PASCOYMAX\",\"PASCOZMAX\",\"PASCOYINTERVAL\",\"PASCOZINTERVAL\",\"PASCOYMIN\",\"PASCOZMIN\",\"RICHLANDXLABEL\",\"RICHLANDYLABEL\",\"RICHLANDZLABEL\",\"RICHLANDGRAPHTYPE\",\"RICHLANDYDATATYPE\",\"RICHLANDZDATATYPE\",\"RICHLANDYMAX\",\"RICHLANDZMAX\",\"RICHLANDYINTERVAL\",\"RICHLANDZINTERVAL\",\"RICHLANDYMIN\",\"RICHLANDZMIN\"],\"DATA\":[[9,4,2,\"9.4.2 Local Government Expenditures On Road Maintenance &amp; Operations: per Capita &amp; per $1,000 Total Personal Income (TPI)\",\"9.4.2 Local Govt. 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class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><strong>Major:<\/strong>\u00a0Economics and Business System Analytics\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><strong>Expected Graduation Date:\u00a0<\/strong>Spring 2025\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><strong>Post-graduation plans:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Find a good job in a new city<\/em><\/p><p class=\"size-14\" lang=\"x-size-14\"><strong>After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:\u00a0<\/strong><em>T<\/em><em>he actual work for sure. What I do for The Insitute does not feel like work most of the time. I enjoy solving the puzzles that come with data analysis and there are lots of puzzles to be solved here. I also really enjoy the people I work with. Dr. Cullen and Dr. Jones are amazing, as well as my fellow interns. 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