EPIC: “The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will fine Google $25,000 for obstructing an investigation concerning Google Street View and federal wiretap law. The Commission found that Google impeded by “delaying its search for and production of responsive emails and other communications, by failing to identify employees, and by withholding verification of the completeness… Continue Reading
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State Government Tax Collections Increase $62 Billion in 2011
Census: “Overall government tax collections for states increased $55.7 billion to $757.2 billion in fiscal year 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Corporate net income tax revenue was at $40.2 billion, up 9.4 percent, while tax revenue on individual income was at $259.1 billion, up 9.8 percent. General sales tax revenue was at $234.5… Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve in the 21st Century Symposium
“The Federal Reserve in the 21st Century (Fed 21) symposium on monetary policy and financial stability recently brought together over 225 college professors from around the region and the world. The annual two day event gave professors who teach economics, finance or business the opportunity to hear presentations from top Federal Reserve Bank of New… Continue Reading
New G30 Report: Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions
News release: “Drawing lessons from the financial crisis, the G30 calls on boards of directors to do far more to strengthen governance in the newly released report, Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions. The report stresses that values influence the behavior of those with governance responsibilities and the key to reform is to promote changes… Continue Reading
CPSS and IOSCO Issue Final Report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures
CPSS and IOSCO Issue Final Report on Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures and Seek Comment on Two Consultative Documents “The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the final report on the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures. The report updates, harmonizes,… Continue Reading
National Academies: America's Climate Choices
“Climate change is occurring. It is very likely caused by the emission of greenhouse gases from human activities, and poses significant risks for a range of human and natural systems. And these emissions continue to increase, which will result in further change and greater risks. America’s Climate Choices – makes the case that the environmental,… Continue Reading
LLRX: SOPAs Evil Twin Sister CISPA
Via LLRX.com – SOPAs Evil Twin Sister CISPA: Well known graphic artists Jake O’Neil and Spencer Belkofer created this infographic out of a sense of urgency to visualize the salient information with as many communities as possible. This bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, has not garnered the media coverage… Continue Reading
comScore Releases March 2012 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
News release: “comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in March with 66.4 percent of search queries conducted. U.S. Explicit Core Search: Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in March… Continue Reading
CFPB: considering new proposed rules that would help homeowners better manage their mortgages
News release: “Theres no doubt that the mortgage servicing market can be confusing for the average consumer to understand and navigate. And its even more overwhelming for homeowners in financial distress. Being aware of what you owe and to whom you should make your payments, understanding changes to your interest rate, and knowing how to… Continue Reading
Directory of Open Access Books – DOAB
“The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers are invited to provide metadata of their Open Access books to DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into… Continue Reading
H&R Block – The Procrastinator's Guide to Filing Taxes
“Our latest infographic has some excellent advice and last minute tax tips.” Via the IRS: Extension requests and tax payments are due by April 17, 2012. See also the IRS 1040 Central, for News Releases, Fact Sheets, Tax Tips and New Media. Continue Reading
Treasury Reports on Small Business Lending Successes
News release: “Treasury [released] its latest report to Congress that demonstrates an increasingly positive trend in lending by institutions participating in the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) when compared to financial institutions that do not. The report shows that institutions participating in the Small Business Lending Fund significantly increased small business lending in the last… Continue Reading
