“On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Court upheld the constitutionality of the ACA’s individual mandate, which requires most people to maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage beginning in 2014. A majority of the Court also found the ACA’s… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Global Marketing Index – August 2012
Global Marketing Index – August 2012. Marketing budgets plummet in Asia Pacific and Europe: “Marketers in the Americas continue to buck the negative trend. Trading conditions show global improvement in August. Staffing levels rise in all three global regions. Warc Global Marketing Index in association with World Economics – “Global marketing budgets fell to their… Continue Reading
Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study
Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), August 2012 “The NCES report Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study presents 46 indicators of important developments and trends in the education of males and females within and across specific racial/ethnic groups. These indicators focus on student demographics,… Continue Reading
Analysis of the FY 2013 Defense Budget and Sequestration
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments – by Todd Harrison, August 2012 “The FY 2013 budget request projects nearly zero real growth in the base defense budget over the coming years and a gradual shift in resources to focus more on air and sea power. Sequestration would alter virtually every aspect of DoDs planning by… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland – Household Formation and the Great Recession
Household Formation and the Great Recession, by Timothy Dunne, VP and economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. August 23, 2012. “During the Great Recession, the rate at which Americans formed households fell sharply. Though the rate has recently picked up, it isnt fast enough to make up for the shortfall in household formation that occurred… Continue Reading
EU High Level Group prepares recommendations to increase level of literacy in Europe
Backgrounder:”More than one million or one in five 15-year-olds in Europe, as well as over 75 million adults, lack basic reading and writing skills, which makes it harder for them to find a job and puts them at risk of social exclusion. In order to help address this serious problem the European Commission has taken… Continue Reading
Proposed Model Jury Instructions – The Use of Electronic Technology to Conduct Research on or Communicate about a Case
Proposed Model Jury Instructions – The Use of Electronic Technology to Conduct Research on or Communicate about a Case. Prepared by the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management, June 2012 “I know that many of you use cell phones, Blackberries, the internet and other tools of technology. You also must not talk… Continue Reading
U.S. Courts – 2011 Report Details Consumer Bankruptcy Filings
“A 2011 statistical report on debtors with primarily consumer debt filing for bankruptcy shows an 11 percent drop in case filings, a 23 percent drop in filer assets, 25 percent drop in filer liabilities and a 28 percent incidence of repeat filers. The 2011 Report of Statistics Required by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer… Continue Reading
Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
CRS – Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), August 15, 2012 “The fundamental purpose of a health insurance exchange is to provide a structured marketplace for the sale and purchase of health insurance. The authority and responsibilities of an exchange may vary, depending on statutory or other requirements for… Continue Reading
BLS – Worker Displacement Report: 2009-2011
“From January 2009 through December 2011, 6.1 million workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least 3 years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was down from 6.9 million for the survey period covering January 2007 to December 2009. In January 2012, 56 percent of workers displaced from 2009-11… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board begins practice of publishing Reserve Bank financial reports on a quarterly basis
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on [August 27, 2012] began the practice of publishing unaudited combined Federal Reserve Bank financial reports on a quarterly basis. This enhancement to the Board’s previous financial reporting procedures will provide greater transparency by communicating financial information on a more frequent basis and in greater detail. To access financial… Continue Reading
Pew Report – How Are the Rich Different from Average Americans?
Yes, the Rich Are Different – by Kim Parker: “As Republicans gather for their national convention in Tampa to nominate a presidential candidate known, in part, as a wealthy businessman, a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds that many Americans believe the rich are different than other people. They are viewed as more intelligent… Continue Reading
