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How ‘Fertility Politics’ could play into federal funding for NC transportation projects

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Funding from the federal government is often tied to metrics. Like census data – how much the population of an area grew, or how many more people live there.

Now, a new data point may determine the level of support for local communities.

In late January, the US Department of Transportation announced that it would give preference to, “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.”

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Steve Harrison, political reporter for WFAE-Charlotte’s NPR app Source and author of

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for app, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.