“What a Declining U.S. Birth Rate Could Mean for Minnesota” - Twin Cities Business

https://tcbmag.com/what-a-declining-u-s-birth-rate-could-mean-for-minnesota/

"The real cost of child care: Two parents in a Minneapolis suburb, with 2 kids" - CARE.COM

https://www.care.com/c/child-care-costs-parents-minneapolis-suburb/

"When your insurer does not cover your maternity costs" - CNBC

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/26/when-your-insurer-does-not-cover-your-maternity-costs.html

"Romney's 'Family Security Act' Is Pro-Marriage: What the Numbers Tell Us"

https://ifstudies.org/blog/romneys-family-security-act-is-pro-marriage-what-the-numbers-tell-us

"Family Economics Must Top Session Agenda" - Minneapolis Start Tribune

https://www.startribune.com/family-economics-must-top-session-agenda/600139178/

"Pets Replacing Kids? ‘Fur Baby’ Stereotype Hides Truth About the Real Causes of Fertility Decline"- National Catholic Register

https://www.ncregister.com/news/pets-replacing-kids-fur-baby-stereotype-hides-truth-about-the-real-causes-of-fertility-decline

"Cost of July 4th Cookout 17% Higher Compared to Year Ago" - Farm Bureau

https://www.fb.org/newsroom/cost-of-july-4th-cookout-17-higher-compared-to-year-ago

"U.S. Households Face $5,200 Inflation Tax This Year" - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/u-s-households-face-5-200-inflation-tax-this-year-chart

Life in the Only Industrialized Country Without Paid Maternity Leave

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/03/no-paid-maternity-leave/470889/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Taxes and the Family By Robert Stein (National Affairs)

https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/taxes-and-the-family

An Overview of the Longest-Running Statewide Marriage Initiative

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/oklahoma-marriage-initiative-overview-longest-running-statewide-marriage-initiative-us-research-0