Day archives: March 10th, 2017

CBO – Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, March 2017

“Under current law, as of March 16, the Treasury will be at the statutory borrowing limit and will need to use “extraordinary measures” to continue raising cash. Those measures would probably be exhausted sometime this fall.” “The debt limit—commonly referred to as the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

U.S. States Renamed for Countries With Similar GDPs

Visual Capitalist – This Map Shows U.S. States Renamed for Countries With Similar GDPs – “We’ve previously tried to put America’s $18 trillion economy in perspective using different maps – and we’ve also shown it in the context of the world’s $74 trillion economy. Today’s map, which comes from the Carpe Diem blog at the …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

Politico – All of Trump’s Russia Ties, in 7 Charts

“…These charts illustrate dozens of those links, including meetings between Russian officials and members of Trump’s campaign and administration; his daughter’s ties to Putin’s friends; Trump’s 2013 visit to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant; and his short-lived mixed martial arts venture with one of Putin’s favorite athletes. The solid lines mark established facts, while …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Legislation

Over Half Of States With Initiative Process Governed By GOP

State Net Capitol Journal: “Twenty-four states have a process allowing citizens to propose and submit statutes and/or constitutional amendments for approval by the electorate or legislature, according to the Initiative & Referendum Institute. Republicans control the legislature and governor’s office in 13 of those states, while Democrats control those two branches in just three states, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

2017 Plants of the Year

“We are happy to share in this journal a collection of plants that have received the status of ‘Plant of the Year’ as recognized by various entities based on their botanical merits.  We have also included links to some of the plants as documented by members of our community.”

Subjects: Knowledge Management