“The latest available data from the federal courts show that during February 2013 the government reported 950 new lawsuits filed under the category of Employment Civil Rights, according to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). This number is down 7.9 percent from the previous month and is 13.2 percent lower than the same period one year ago. Such lawsuits are mainly filed for employment-related civil rights discrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin, disability, age and religion. Read the full report, including a list of those districts in which lawsuits of this kind were filed with the greatest rates relative to population.”
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Daily Archives: March 26, 2013
Kaiser – Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act
“This months Visualizing Health Policy infographic considers who will be covered under the Affordable Care Acts Medicaid expansion provisions, which states have opted to implement or not implement the ACA Medicaid expansion, the proportion of nonelderly uninsured individuals who will likely remain uninsured, how Medicaid will streamline the enrollment process, and how the cost of… Continue Reading
Report – How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data
“Every year, state governments spend tens of billions of dollars through contracts with private entities for goods and services, subsidies to encourage economic development, grants, and other forms of spending. Accountability and public scrutiny are necessary to ensure that state funds are well spent. In recent years, state governments across the country have created transparency… Continue Reading
Proposed new EU General Data Protection Regulation
Proposed new EU General Data Protection Regulation: Article-by-article analysis paper, V1.0 12 February 2013. UK Information Commission Office (ICO). “We originally produced this document for two main audiences the ICOs own staff and the Ministry of Justice, to help to inform the UKs negotiations in Europe. However, it has become clear that the information… Continue Reading
Nature.com – Unique in the Crowd: The privacy bounds of human mobility
Unique in the Crowd: The privacy bounds of human mobility, Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye, César A. Hidalgo, Michel Verleysen & Vincent D. Blondel. Scientific Reports 3; Article number:1376; doi:10.1038/srep01376; Published 25 March 2013 “We study fifteen months of human mobility data for one and a half million individuals and find that human mobility traces are highly… Continue Reading
Urban Institute – Unemployment from a Child's Perspective
Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective, by Julia Isaacs. Released online: March 25, 2013 “This issue brief examines unemployment from a child’s perspective, reporting that 6.2 million children lived in families with unemployed parents in 2012. Many of these children live with parents who have been out of work six month or longer. Unemployment insurance covers… Continue Reading
How Would Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction Affect the Housing Market?
How Would Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction Affect the Housing Market? by Margery Austin Turner, Eric Toder, Rolf Pendall, Claudia Ayanna Sharygin, Released online: March 26, 2013, Urban Institute “Opponents of MID reform warn that reducing the deduction would undermine the value of owner-occupied homes and impede the recovery of the depressed housing market. The… Continue Reading
Ag Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Tweak Dodd-Frank Act
“…the House Agriculture Committee approved seven legislative proposals amending Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bills are the culmination of the committee’s oversight efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as it writes rules for Dodd-Frank. All but one of the bills advanced on a voice vote.… Continue Reading
Speech – The Economic Outlook and the Role of Monetary Policy
William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federqal Reserve Bank of New York, March 25, 2013: “While the U.S. must put its public finances on a sustainable footing, this should be done in a manner that best achieves both our near-term and long-term objectives. In my opinion, a U.S. fiscal policy well-suited for the… Continue Reading
Transitions to Alternative Vehicles and Fuels
“For a century, almost all light-duty vehicles (LDVs) have been powered by internal combustion engines (ICEs) operating on petroleum fuels. Energy security concerns over petroleum imports and the effect of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions on global climate are driving interest in alternatives. This report assesses the potential for reducing petroleum consumption and GHG emissions by 80%… Continue Reading
