“The annual Americas Civic Health Index, based on survey data collected in May 2009, is a look at the state of civic engagement in America that reflects the impact of the economic crisis. The surveys results reflect the hard choices Americans have made during the downturn, with 72 percent of respondents saying they have cut back on time engaged in civic participation, which includes time spent volunteering, participating in groups or performing other civic activities in their communities.” [Peggy Garvin]
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Daily Archives: September 10, 2009
New GAO Reports: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Recovery Act
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Analysis of Options for Revising the Housing Enterprises’ Long-term Structures, GAO-09-782, September 10, 2009 Recovery Act: States’ and Localities’ Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses, GAO-09-908T, September 10, 2009 Continue Reading
Gallup: High Court to Start Term With Near Decade-High Approval
Gallup: “As the U.S. Supreme Court convenes Wednesday with recently sworn-in Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench, Gallup finds Americans broadly upbeat about the performance of the high court. Sixty-one percent of Americans approve and 28% disapprove of the job the Supreme Court is doing — among the most positive ratings the court has received… Continue Reading
BLS: Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: “Employers spent an average of $1.29 for employee retirement and savings plans for every hour worked in June 2009, the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This accounted for 4.4 percent of total compensation. Retirement and savings, which includes both defined benefit and defined contribution plans,… Continue Reading
Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States fell 3.6 percent between 2007 and 2008, from $52,163 to $50,303. This breaks a string of three years of annual income increases and coincides with the recession that started in December 2007. The nations official poverty rate in… Continue Reading
The President's address to the joint session of Congress; Wed. Sept. 9, 2009
Joint Session of Congress Pursuant to H. Con. Res. 179. Continue Reading
