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Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview, Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process. November 26, 2012 “Almost all borrowing by the federal government is conducted by the Treasury Department, within the restrictions established by a single, statutory limit on the total amount of debt that may be …
Brett Caine writing in Forbes: “We have become a society that communicates and shares just about everything we do, with one notable exception work. Work is the place where social firewalls go up when they really should come down. After all, our teams are about teamwork. Social is the perfect tool to get our …
Prisoners in 2011. E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., William J. Sabol, Ph.D. December 17, 2012. NCJ 239808 “Presents data on prisoners under the jurisdiction of federal and state correctional authorities on December 31, 2011, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. The report compares changes in the prison population during 2011 to changes from yearend 2000 …
Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2011 – Statistical Tables. Erika Harrell, Ph.D. December 19, 2012. NCJ 240299 “Presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2011. Findings are based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The report …
Violent Crime Against Youth, 1994-2010. Janet L. Lauritsen, Ph.D., Nicole White, Ph.D., University of Missouri. December 20, 2012. “Serious violent crime against youth dropped 77 percent from 1994 TO 2010.” “Presents patterns and trends in violent crime against youth ages 12 to 17 from 1994 to 2010. The report explores overall trends in violent crime …
Washington Post: “The Budget and Control Act of 2011 gives agencies 30 days to figure out exactly how they would juggle their finances, down to specific contracts and programs that would be eliminated. Union officials say they would demand bargaining over furloughs and possible layoffs. Unions would also want to bargain over the use of …
