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News release: “On a seasonally adjusted basis, the January Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was due to rise in …
Youth at college and work: “At age 22, women are more likely to be enrolled in college than men and are also more likely to have completed a bachelors degree. Among 22-year-olds not enrolled in college, men are more likely than women to be employed in a civilian job or serving in the military.”
State of the States 2010 – How the Recession Might Change States
News release: Over the last year, Americas largest insurance companies have requested premium increases of 56 percent in Michigan, 24 percent in Connecticut, 23 percent in Maine, 20 percent in Oregon, and 16 percent in Rhode Island, to name just a few states, said HHS Secretary Sebelius. Premium increases have left thousands of families that …
License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses: Practices in Four States That May Ease the Financial Impact on Low-Income Individuals, GAO-10-217, February 18, 2010 Recovery Act: Project Selection and Starts Are Influenced by Certain Federal Requirements and Other Factors, GAO-10-383, February 10, 2010 Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange: Health Care Entities’ Reported Disclosure Practices and Effects on …
In Defense of Much, But Not All, Financial Innovation, Robert E. Litan1 “In this essay [I highlight] many, perhaps most, of the key truly financial (not mechanical) innovations since the 1960s that have changed the way finance carries out its four economic functions: enabling parties to pay each other; mobilizing societys savings; channeling those savings …
News release: “House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Ed Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena today for all documents relating to Toyota motor vehicle safety and Toyotas handling of alleged motor vehicle defects and related litigation in the possession of Dimitrios Biller [who is suing Toyota under …
DHS Controls Over Firearms, OIG-10-41, January 2010 “The departments management and oversight of component safeguards and controls over firearms were not effective. A key reason that firearm controls were not sufficient was because DHS did not have specific firearms policies and procedures in place. Instead, DHS relied on its components to augment its general property …
News release: “The Conference Board Leading Economic IndexTM (LEI) for the U.K. increased by 0.4 percent in December to 99.0 (2004 = 100), following gains of 0.9 percent in November and 1.1 percent in October. Six of the seven components made positive contributions to the index. Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for …
Ley.mx is another terrific addition to the family of legal sources developed and hosted by Justia. With content available in both PDF and HTML, this straight forward, well designed site hosts a database providing quick access to primary law, including the Mexican constitution, state and federal laws, codes, and regulations. The site also links to …
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released January data for the Administration’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), demonstrating that the number of homeowners receiving immediate relief and converting to permanent modifications continues to rise. More than 116,000 homeowners now have permanent modifications, nearly …
News release: “Employers initiated 2,043 mass layoff events in the fourth quarter of 2009 that resulted in the separation of 321,569 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of fourth quarter 2009 events decreased from last year, following 12 …
