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Daily Archives: June 7, 2016

Is Health Insurance Good for Your Financial Health?

Federal Reserve New York:  Is Health Insurance Good for Your Financial Health? – “In this blog post, we discuss the results of a research project that examines the effect of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion on personal financial indicators. We find suggestive evidence that after the implementation of the ACA in the first quarter… Continue Reading

Combined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory 2016

“This Directory has been prepared as a guidebook to locate and identify organizations and individuals at the state and national level who have a responsibility to disclose information on money in politics.The term “money in politics” has been given a broad definition to include  federal and state campaign finance reports, lobby reports, personal financial statements,… Continue Reading

A Few Easy Steps Everyone Should Take to Protect Their Digital Privacy

Via ACLU – “Much of the privacy protection we need in today’s world can’t happen without technological and legislative solutions, and the ACLU will continue leading the fight for digital security and privacy through our litigation and advocacy efforts. But there are simple steps that everyone can take to improve their digital privacy. While there… Continue Reading

A Macroeconomic Analysis of the President’s 2017 Budget

“Each year, after the President releases the Administration’s budget request, the Congressional Budget Office analyzes the proposals in that request. Using its own economic projections and estimating procedures, CBO projects what the federal budget would look like over the next 10 years if the President’s proposals were adopted. CBO provides that information in two reports.… Continue Reading

Several Western States Among Leaders in Public Welfare Spending Increases

News release: “The recent expansion of state Medicaid programs pushed the nation’s public welfare expenditures up 4.9 percent, from $519.2 billion in 2013 to $544.6 billion in 2014, according to statistics released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Finances. Hawaii (23.2 percent), Oregon (22.1 percent), Kentucky (17.9 percent) and Washington… Continue Reading

TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are Needed

Aviation Security: TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are Needed, GAO-16-707T: Published: Jun 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 7, 2016. “In 2015, TSA screened or oversaw the screening of more than 708 million passengers at more than 450 U.S airports. In carrying out the screening process, TSA… Continue Reading