On November 4, 2005, the Washington Post ran a front page story on military recruitin

Response to Web Memo published by the Heritage Foundation, dated November 23 2005, authored by Tim Kane.

The table below shows the top 20 counties in the U.S. according to highest military recruitment rates. The recruitment rate is the number of military recruits per 1,000 of the 18-24 year old population. Branches include Army, Navy and Air Force Active Duty and Army Reserves. Other branches did not provide data and the Marines did not provide adequate data by location of recruit. Numbers are for FY2004.

Data and statistics are available at zip code, school, county and state level on the NPP Database.

This table shows the number of military recruits and recruitment rates for each state ranked by the recruitment rate.

The recruitment rate is the number of military recruits per 1,000 of the 18-24 year old population. Branches include Army, Navy and Air Force Active Duty and Army Reserves. Other branches did not provide data and the Marines did not provide adequate data by location of recruit. Numbers are for FY2004. Data and statistics are available at zip code, school, county and state level on the NPP Database.

Congress authorized the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to be funded at $36.7 billion for fiscal year 2006

Low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP) makes grants available to states to assist eligible households to meet the costs of home energy.

The President's budget request for fiscal year 2006 proposes eliminating 18 different community and economic development programs and replacing them with one program called the 'Strengthening America's Communities Grant Program'.

The table below indicates the estimated shortfall in funding for each state for Title I.

The President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2006 would cut discretionary federal programs to state and local governments.