Questioning Homeownership as a Public Policy Goal by Morris A. Davis “For decades U.S. housing policy has focused on promoting homeownership. In this study, I show that the set of policies designed to further homeownership has been ineffective and expensive and that homeownership as a public policy goal is not well supported. I document that… Continue Reading
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Free Online Data Journalism Handbook
“The Data Journalism Handbook (Beta) is an initiative of the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation. It is published by O’Reilly Media and freely available online under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.” Data Journalism Handbook Infographic Continue Reading
EPA Updates Clean Air Act Requirements for Gas Stations to Reflect New Vehicle Technologies
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the systems used at gas station pumps to capture harmful gasoline vapors while refueling cars can be phased out. Modern vehicles are equipped to capture those emissions. This final rule is part of the Obama Administrations initiative to ensure that regulations protect public health… Continue Reading
Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation
Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation – Ellen Berrey, Steve G. Hoffman Laura Beth Nielsen. Law & Society Review, Volume 46, Issue 1, Article first published online: April 12, 2012 “A substantial body of sociolegal scholarship suggests that the legitimacy of the law crucially depends on the public’s… Continue Reading
BJS – Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 – Statistical Tables
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011 Statistical Tables (NCJ 237961) by BJS statistician Todd D. Minton. “The U.S. jail inmate population declined for a third consecutive year, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. From June 2010 to June 2011, the jail inmate population declined 1.8 percent, dropping to 735,601 from 748,728.… Continue Reading
How new fees are affecting the Producer Price Index for air travel
BLS, May 2012: “Since 2001, the airline industry has been affected by a number of external shocks, including terrorist attacks, volatile fuel prices, periods of challenging economic times, and an uncertain regulatory environment. In large part because of these factors, the industry has endured years of economic losses$50 billion between 2001 and 2011resulting in many… Continue Reading
Kaiser Family – Updated Primer on Health Care Costs
“Two new reports commissioned by the Foundation examine key issues around Medicare prescription drug spending and the role of competition in achieving savings. The first report, authored by Jack Hoadley of Georgetown University, examines factors that contributed to Medicare’s lower-than-expected spending on prescription drugs under the Medicare Part D drug benefit begin in 2006. The… Continue Reading
CDC – Hospitalization for Stroke in U.S. Hospitals, 19892009
Hospitalization for Stroke in U.S. Hospitals, 19892009. Margaret Jean Hall, Ph.D.; Shaleah Levant, M.P.H.; and Carol J. DeFrances, Ph.D. “An estimated 7 million Americans have had a stroke (cerebrovascular disease). In 2008, direct medical costs of stroke were about $18.8 billion, with almost half of this amount being for hospitalization. Stroke was the fourth leading… Continue Reading
NYT: New Bing and Closer Ties to Facebook In Quest for Search Engine Impact
NYT: “The new version of Bing is the biggest overhaul to the search engine since Microsoft introduced it three years ago. It is the result of a continual conversation at the company about how to make Bing a more effective competitor to that other search engine Google and try to stem its considerable… Continue Reading
Senator Franken Requests Data on GPS Tracking of Citizen Movements
Via the ACLU, Letter from Senator Al Franken Chairman, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law to Attorney General Holder on May 10, 2012, which reads in part: “I was very concerned to read recent reports suggesting that state and local law enforcement agencies may be working around the protections of United States v. Jones… Continue Reading
CRS: Youth and the Labor Force: Background and Trends
Youth and the Labor Force: Background and Trends – Adrienne L. Fernandes-Alcantara, Specialist in Social Policy, May 10, 2012 “Congress has indicated a strong interest in ensuring that todays young peoplethose ages 16 through 24attain the education and employment experience necessary to make the transition to adulthood as skilled workers and taxpayers. In the wake… Continue Reading
ForSee Poll: Mobile is the Next Frontier for e-Government Satisfaction
“A poll of ForeSee federal government clients shows that one-third of e-government websites currently has a functional mobile site or mobile app and more than half (53%) are planning or developing a mobile site, app, or both, providing evidence that federal government agencies are beginning to recognize the benefits and opportunity of the mobile channel… Continue Reading
