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Pew Research Center: Barely Half of U.S. Adults Are Married A Record Low, New Marriages Down 5% from 2009 to 2010, by DVera Cohn, Jeffrey Passel and Wendy Wang “In 1960, 72% of all adults ages 18 and older were married; today just 51% are. If current trends continue, the share of adults who …
News release: “Total state government revenue increased to $2.0 trillion in 2010, up 79.0 percent from $1.1 trillion in 2009, resulting mainly from large increases in social insurance trust revenue, according to the latest findings from the U.S. Census Bureau. After a substantial loss in earnings in 2009, trust systems showed earnings of $450.5 billion …
Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Provide Additional Information to Congress Regarding Broadcasting to Cuba, GAO-12-243R, Dec 13, 2011 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen Grants Management, GAO-12-158, Dec 13, 2011 Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Comparison of Implementation and Early Enrollment with the Children’s Health Insurance Program, GAO-12-62R, Nov 10, 2011 Retirement …
“The Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.” “This report presents tabulations for the 2010 Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) conducted by the U.S. Department of Educations National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), …
Illustrating Health Reform: How Health Insurance Coverage Will Work – “Click on the YouToon characters and Main Street businesses to view their illustrative profiles and learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect their coverage. Access downloads, additional resources and video explainers. View Health Reform Hits Main Street to learn more about the problems with …
Areas With Concentrated Poverty: 20062010, American Community Survey Briefs, December 2011 “People living in poverty tend to be clustered in certain neighborhoods rather than being evenly distributed across geographic areas. Measuring this concentration of poverty is important because researchers have found that living in areas with many other poor people places burdens on low-income families …
News release: “The market for fuel ethanol in the United States remains unconcentrated, with 164 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2011 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production. The FTC report is the agency’s seventh …
Lifeline for Families, Support for the Economy – The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, November 22, 2011 “Millions of Americans remain unemployed in the aftermath of the Great Recession and wage growth has lagged behind inflation, straining the budgets of millions more. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, provides critical support …
Smart Grid Legislative and Regulatory Policies and Case Studies, December 12, 2011 “In recent years, a number of U.S. states have adopted or are considering smart grid related laws, regulations, and voluntary or mandatory requirements. At the same time, the number of smart grid pilot projects has been increasing rapidly. Recent activity includes the deployment …
News release: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released year-end data on fiscal year (FY) 2011 border enforcement and management efforts, highlighting trends that reflect the Administrations ongoing commitment to securing the border and facilitating legitimate trade and travel through targeted operations, enhanced partnerships and unprecedented deployment of personnel, technology and infrastructure along the …
The U.S. Federal Budget: Infographic – December 12, 2011: “The United States is facing significant and fundamental budgetary challenges. The federal government’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 was $1.3 trillion; at 8.7% of gross domestic product (GDP), that deficit was the third-largest shortfall in the past 40 years. (GDP is the sum of all …
Response to Questions About the Effects of a Tax on Financial Transactions That Would Be Imposed by the Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act, December 12. 2011 “The Impact of the Tax on Gross Domestic Product and U.S. Jobs – The taxs effect on economic output in the United States would depend on several …
