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News release: “Employers took 2,690 mass layoff actions in August that resulted in the separation of 259,307 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single employer. The number of mass …
News release: “A new report released by Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, finds that annual per employee health care costs will triple to nearly $29,000 over the next decade without significant marketplace reforms that reduce costs, expand coverage and improve delivery. These runaway costs, combined with a $56 …
“In a case brought by Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice representing a coalition of farmers and consumers, a Federal Court ruled yesterday that the Bush USDAs approval of genetically engineered (GE) RoundUp Ready sugar beets [note: sugar beets produce 30 percent of the world’s sugar] was unlawful. The Court ordered the USDA to conduct …
Washington Post: Rail Agencies Told to Check Systems for Signal Failure – Federal Probe Raises Concerns Nationally: “Federal investigators issued urgent safety recommendations nationwide Tuesday about the train control system at the center of the fatal Metro crash in June. The investigators, while not officially declaring a cause for the crash, say a possible design …
Fighting Back Against Cancer: Health Insurance Reform & Cancer in America, September 2009 “Rising health care costs leave a growing number of Americans either uninsured or with insurance that does not provide the coverage they need and deserve especially the 11 million Americans with cancer. The results of a recent survey estimated that 72 …
An Open Technology Initiative Policy Brief – 100 Megabits or Bust! An Overview of Successful National Broadband Goals from Around the Globe, By Chiehyu Li and James Losey, New American Foundation, September 17, 2009 When the Federal Communications Commission delivers a National Broadband Plan to Congress in February 2010 the United States will not be …
Housing Costs for Homeowners With Mortgages: 2007 and 2008 American Community Surveys, American Community Survey Reports Issued September 2009: “This report presents data on median selected monthly housing costs for homeowners with mortgages at the national and state levels based on the 2007 ACS and 2008 ACS. It also ranks the states by their 2008 …
Mens and Womens Earnings by State: 2008 American Community Survey, American Community Survey Reports, issued September 2009: “This report is one of a series produced to highlight results from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS). The report series is designed to cover a variety of economic topics, such as poverty, occupation, home values, and labor …
Washington Post: “The Department of Defense on Sunday evening released a declassified version of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal’s [Commander – NATO International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan U.S. Forces, Afghanistan] assessment of the war in Afghanistan. The Post agreed to publish this version [searchable], which includes minor deletions of material that officials said could compromise future …
Qui Tam: The False Claims Act and Related Federal Statutes, August 6, 2009 – “Qui tam enlists the public in the recovery of civil penalties and forfeitures. It rewards with a portion of the recovered proceeds those who sue in the governments name. A creature of antiquity, once common, today qui tam lives on in …
The 50 Richest Members of Congress: “Even membership in Congress most exclusive club couldnt insulate lawmakers from the economic downturn. According to Roll Calls annual examination of House and Senate financial disclosure forms, while the 50 richest Members of Congress remain financially flush each with a minimum net worth of nearly $5.5 million …
HHS OIG Audit Report: State and Local Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Medical Surge, September 2009: “An influenza pandemic is a global outbreak of a highly infectious influenza virus that can cause serious illness in humans. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates that even a mild influenza pandemic could cause between 2 and 7.4 …
