News release: “The Navys use of low frequency active sonar will remain restricted to certain military training areas of the Pacific Ocean, according to an agreement approved by a U.S. district court in San Francisco today. The comprehensive agreement between the Navy and conservation organizations follows a court injunction issued early this year against the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
New GAO Reports: Military Base Realignments and Closures, Medicare Parts C and D
Military Base Realignments and Closures: Army Is Developing Plans to Transfer Functions from Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, but Challenges Remain, GAO-08-1010R, August 13, 2008 Schedule and Timing Issues Complicate Withholding Premiums for Medicare Parts C and D from Social Security Payments, GAO-08-816R, July 15, 2008 Continue Reading
Immigration to the United States and World-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Immigration to the United States and World-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Steven Camarota, Leon Kolankiewicz, August 2008 “The findings of this study indicate that future levels of immigration will have a significant impact on efforts to reduce global CO2 emissions. Immigration to the United States significantly increases world-wide CO2 emissions because it transfers population from… Continue Reading
New Congressional Database of Lobbyist Campaign Contributions
Senate Lobbying Contributions Database House Lobbying Contributions Database “The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 requires lobbying registrants and individual lobbyists to file a semi-annual report of certain contributions, along with a certification that the filer understands the gift and travel rules of both the House and the Senate. These reports are due… Continue Reading
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule Prohibiting Petroleum Market Manipulation
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking public comments on a proposed rule prohibiting market manipulation in the petroleum industry. The NPRM will assist the Commission in determining whether, and in what ways, it should develop a final rule. The Commission expects to conclude the rulemaking process… Continue Reading
Brookings: A New Look at Concentrated Poverty in the 2000s
Reversal of Fortune: A New Look at Concentrated Poverty in the 2000s – Concentrated Poverty, Working Poor, Earned Income Tax Credit, U.S. Poverty, Inequality, August 8, 2008. “An analysis of the changing geographic distribution of low-income workers and their families, measured by receipt of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in tax years 1999… Continue Reading
New Research Reveals Consumers Reducing Medical Visits to Save Money
News release: “To save money, many Americans are cutting back on medical care potentially putting their health at risk according to new research from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). A national survey of 686 consumers, fielded in July, found that 22 percent of U.S. consumers say they have reduced the number… Continue Reading
Paycheck Fairness Act of 2008
H.R.1338 – To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. House Reports: 110-783 Center for American Progress – Fair Pay by the Numbers: “the House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, which… Continue Reading
A Global Imperative – A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century
Center for American Progress – A Global Imperative – A Progressive Approach to U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century, August 2008 “The next four years offer a critical window of opportunity to forge an innovative, durable, pragmatic, and effective approach to U.S.-China relations. A progressive China policy will safeguard U.S. national security interests, encourage the… Continue Reading
Study: State AGs Fail to Adequately Protect Online Consumers
News release: “State attorneys general received thousands of consumer complaints of online fraud and abuse in 2006 and 2007 and yet, with the exception of several notable standouts, brought few significant cases in response, according to a report released today from the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology, Online Consumers… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: Tax Administration: Comparison of the Reported Tax Liabilities of Foreign- and U.S.-Controlled Corporations
Tax Administration: Comparison of the Reported Tax Liabilities of Foreign- and U.S.-Controlled Corporations, 1998-2005, GAO-08-957, July 24, 2008. “Concerns about transfer pricing abuse have led researchers to compare the tax liabilities of foreign- and U.S.-controlled corporations. (Transfer prices are the prices related companies charge on intercompany transactions.) However, such comparisons are complicated because other factors… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: A Review of the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company
OIG-08-21 – A Review of the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company (PDF, 53 pages) New 08/12/2008. “Due to the risks assumed by the city and its contractors working without commercial insurance coverage, Public Law 108-7 directed FEMA to provide up to $1 billion to create an insurance company. New York City, with funding from… Continue Reading
