- Delphi Bankruptcy – Termination of Delphi Pension Plans,
GAO-12-909T, July 10, 2012 - Highway Projects – Some Federal and State Practices to Expedite Completion Show Promise, GAO-12-593, June 6, 2012
- Highway Projects – Survey of State Departments of Transportation (GAO-12-637SP, June 2012), an E-supplement to GAO-12-593 GAO-12-637SP, June 7, 2012
- Iraq – U.S. Assistance to Iraq’s Minority Groups in Response to Congressional Directives, GAO-12-834, July 10, 2012
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Daily Archives: July 10, 2012
Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009
The Distribution of Household Income and Federal Taxes, 2008 and 2009: “The recent recession has had a substantial impact on income, the amount of taxes owed, and average tax rates. Changes in households before-tax income and average tax rates in 2008 and 2009 were substantial and differed markedly across the income distribution. Average after-tax income… Continue Reading
CRS – Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers. Kathleen S. Swendiman, Legislative Attorney, July 9, 2012 “The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these policy considerations are issues regarding the status of health care as a constitutional or legal right. This… Continue Reading
The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress
CRS – The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress, Thomas H. Neale, Specialist in American National Government, July 9, 2012 After three decades of inactivity, various contemporary developments could contribute to a renewal of congressional interest in the Article V Convention alternative. The emergence of Internet and social media-driven public… Continue Reading
Battelle Review of EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan
Review of EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan EPA/600/R11/122, November 2011 – June 2012 “The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Americas Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) requested Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle), an independent non-profit, science and technology research and development organization, to perform a critical review of the EPA Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic… Continue Reading
2012 Global Peace Index
“The world has become more peaceful for the first time since 2009, according to the 2012 Global Peace Index. All regions excluding the Middle East and North Africa saw an improvements in levels of overall peacefulness. The 2012 GPI is the sixth edition of the worlds leading measure of global peacefulness. Produced by the Institute… Continue Reading
The Sentencing Project – Trends U.S. Corrections
“Trends in U.S. Corrections is a visual tool that provides a compilation of key developments in the criminal justice system over the past several decades. Among the issues featured in this collection are: Rate of incarceration from 1925 to 2010 International comparisons of incarceration rates Changes in the drug offender composition of prison populations over… Continue Reading
CBO – Monthly Budget Review – July 9, 2012
“CBO estimates in its latest Monthly Budget Review that the Treasury Department will report a deficit of $905 billion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2012, $66 billion less than the $971 billion deficit incurred through June 2011. Outlays are about 1 percent higher and revenues are about 5 percent higher than they… Continue Reading
