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A Rising Tide or a Shrinking Pie – The Economic Impact of Legalization Versus Deportation in Arizona, By Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Marshall Fitz | March 24, 2011 “Our national debate over urgently needed immigration reform is now careening through our state legislatures, city halls, and town councils due to political gridlock at the federal level. …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released proposed new rules to help doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers better coordinate care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual patient across care settings …
The New Demography of Poverty: The Wisconsin Poverty Measure and Effects of Federal and State Policies in Wisconsin, By Julia B. Isaacs, Joanna Young Marks, Katherine A. Thornton, and Timothy M. Smeeding “This paper describes efforts to develop a more comprehensive and up-to-date measure of poverty in Wisconsin as a model for other states to …
Border Security: DHS Progress and Challenges in Securing the U.S. Southwest and Northern Borders, GAO-11-508T, March 30, 2011 Key Events Leading to the Termination of the Delphi Defined Benefit Plans, GAO-11-373R, March 30, 2011 Rural Housing Service: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Farm Labor Housing Program Management and Oversight, GAO-11-329, March 30, 2011 Department of Energy: …
Press release (which includes a breakdown of the number of new online help wanted ads).: “Online advertised vacancies rose 208,800 in March to 4,454,500 according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series released today. The March rise follows a large January increase and a small change in February, and brings the gain …
“A report by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee published March 30, 2011 has called for a competition probe into the Big Four auditors oligopoly. Their ‘complacency’ and ‘dereliction of duty’ contributed to financial crisis, the report found. The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s report follows an eight month investigation into the audit …
EIA: “Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa region have unsettled an already tightening oil market, leaving market participants to evaluate and cope with the possible short- and long-term effects of both current and potential supply disruptions. While events that cause oil disruptions may be transitory, their impact on oil production levels can …
Monthly Energy Review, March 2011, Release Date: March 29, 2011 “The Monthly Energy Review (MER) is the U.S. Energy Information Administrations (EIA) primary report of recent and historical energy statistics. Included are statistics on total energy production, consumption, trade, and energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international …
News release: “Federal financial regulatory agencies request comment on a joint proposed rule to ensure that regulated financial institutions design their incentive compensation arrangements to take account of risk. The proposed rule, which is being issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, would apply to certain financial institutions with more …
Review of CBO’s Cost Estimate for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives,March 30, 2011. “CBO estimated that, over the 20102020 period, the Dodd-Frank Act would increase both revenues and direct (or mandatory) spendingby $13.4 billion and …
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2011. Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist; Colleen J. Shogan, Assistant Director/Senior Specialist in Government and Finance; Susan Navarro Smelcer, Analyst on the Federal Judiciary. March 18, 2011 Ninety-one women currently serve in the 112th Congress: 74 in the House (50 Democrats and 24 Republicans) and 17 in the …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated data and a mapping tool designed to help the public compare water quality trends over the last two years. The web-based, interactive map includes state dashboards that provide detailed information for each state, including information on facilities that are violating the Clean Water Act and …
