With the U.S. projected to spend $553 billion on research and development in 2018 and multiple cities vying to become the location of Amazon’s HQ2, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s Most & Least Innovative States.
In order to give credit to the states that have contributed the most to America’s innovative success, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 22 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of STEM professionals to R&D spending per capita.
Innovation in Utah (1=Most Innovative, 25=Avg.):
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-innovative-states/31890/
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Armed School Resource Officer Engages Maryland High School Shooter
Source: Daily Caller
The Great Mills High School student who injured two others Tuesday morning was stopped by the school’s armed resource officer. According to St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron, the school resource officer (SRO) fired a round at the shooter, who fired a round in return. The shooter is now dead, Cameron confirmed Tuesday morning, and an investigation will determine whether the SRO’s bullet struck the shooter.
