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Stateline.org: “Californias financial problems are in a league of their own. But the same pressures that drove the Golden State toward fiscal disaster are wreaking havoc in a number of states, with potentially damaging consequences for the entire country. This examination by the Pew Center on the States looks closely at nine states, in addition …
Preventing and Treating Diabetes: Health Insurance Reform and Diabetes in America “The prevalence of diabetes more than doubled over two decades from 1986 to 2006,3 making diabetes the fifth deadliest disease in the nation.4 And its prevalence is expected to continue to grow in the coming years, as risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, …
“The Food and Drug Administration announced the publication of the 2009 FDA Food Code, a model code and reference document that provides a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the food industry. The 2009 FDA Food Code is a key component of the Presidents overall public-health-focused …
Aging and Health: The Challenges of Entitlement Growth, November 2009 – CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
News release: “The federal government recorded a total budget deficit of $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2009, about $960 billion more than the deficit incurred in 2008. The federal deficit rose as a share of the nations gross domestic product (GDP) from 3.1 percent in 2008 to 9.9 percent in 2009the highest deficit as a …
“Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age. These are the key findings of the WHO report Women and health: today’s evidence tomorrow’s agenda. WHO calls for urgent action …
House Report 111-330, to accompany H. Res. 903 RH – The rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, contains a summary of the amendment, the Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act.
“In accordance with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140) (EISA), the Commission has considered the effectiveness of current requirements and alternative approaches for labeling lamps, commonly referred to as light bulbs. After reviewing public comments and conducting consumer research, the Commission now proposes amendments to the Appliance Labeling Rule (16 …
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Annual report 2009: “In this publication the reader will find the latest facts, figures and trends on drugs in Europe, collected in the annual report of the EU drugs agency, the EMCDDA. The report offers an overview of the drug situation across the 27 EU Member …
News release: “The success of the highly regarded Supreme Court Database has been unparalleled. Information from the database is cited in the majority of peer-reviewed articles about the workings of the court. A team including Northwestern University School of Law’s Lee Epstein, a specialist in the politics of the Supreme Court, has expanded the database …
Survey on City Fiscal Conditions, November 6, 2009 “During the annual Fall Leadership Meeting of The U.S. Conference of Mayors, held October 1-3 in Seattle, mayors from cities of all sizes in all regions of the country described the severity of both the unemployment and fiscal problems they are experiencing as a result of the …
“The U.S. Sentencing Commission has issued a report, The History of Child Pornography Guidelines, as a first step in its review of the punishment prescribed for the sexual exploitation of children…The Commission has sought to implement congressional intent in the area of child pornography offenses in a manner consistent with the SRA and subsequent legislation. …
