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Pew – Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits

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Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner

  • “More than eight in ten Americans between the ages of 16 and 29 read a book in the past year, and six in ten used their local public library. At the youngest end of the spectrum, high schoolers in their late teens (ages 16-17) and college-aged young adults (ages 18-24) are especially likely to have read a book or used the library in the past 12 months. And although their library usage patterns may often be influenced by the requirements of school assignments, their interest in the possibilities of mobile technology may also point the way toward opportunities of further engagement with libraries later in life.”

    • TRAC Challenges ICE Claim That Data Are Off-Limits to the Public

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    for TRAC – Jeff Lamicela: “On October 22, 2012 the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) filed suit in D.C. District Court under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) challenging a ruling by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that its master repository of investigations and operations information is off-limits to the public…The material sought by TRAC… Continue Reading

    In September, 1,316 mass layoff actions affected 122,462 workers

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    Mass Layoffs Summary – September 2012: “Employers took 1,316 mass layoff actions in September involving 122,462 workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Data are seasonally adjusted.) Each mass layoff involved at least 50 workers from a single employer. Mass layoff… Continue Reading

    Why Does Medicaid Spending Vary Across States: A Chartbook of Factors Driving State Spending

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    Kaiser: “This detailed chartbook provides an illustrative overview of some of the key factors that contribute to the substantial variation in Medicaid spending across states today. The chartbook provides a broad range of state-by-state data on subjects including state revenue and spending, the demand for public services, health care markets, and state Medicaid policy choices.… Continue Reading

    Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power

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    CRS – Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power, October 19, 2012 “After several decades of widespread stagnation, nuclear power has attracted renewed interest in recent years. New license applications for 30 reactors have been announced in the United States, and another 548 are under construction, planned, or… Continue Reading

    Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: Programs and Policy Issues Sean Lowry Analyst in Public Finance

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    Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund: Programs and Policy Issues. Sean Lowry, Analyst in Public Finance, October 3, 2012 “As communities face a variety of economic challenges, some are looking to local banks andfinancial institutions for solutions that address the specific development needs of low-income and distressed communities. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) provide financial… Continue Reading

    Study – Women as Academic Authors, 1665-2010

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    Women as Academic Authors, 1665-2010: “Women’s presence in higher education has increased, but as authors of scholarly papers—keys to career success—their publishing patterns differ from those of men. Explore nearly 1,800 fields and subfields, across four centuries, to see which areas have the most female authors and which have the fewest, in this exclusive Chronicle… Continue Reading

    A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey

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    Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey, October 2012 “Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected… Continue Reading

    Kaiser – The Uninsured: A Primer

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    “This comprehensive primer provides a profile of the uninsured population, explains why they lack coverage, reviews the consequences of not having coverage, examines differences in uninsured rates among states, and summarizes how the uninsured may be affected by health reform. Also available are supplemental tables with more detailed data on health coverage nationally and at… Continue Reading