“With this Public Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Wireline Competition, and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus (Bureaus) approve, with modifications, the consumer broadband labels proposed by the Commission’s Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC proposed the labels pursuant to the 2015 Open Internet Order and, as required by the Commission, the labels will operate as a safe harbor format for broadband providers once the enhanced transparency requirements take effect.”
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Daily Archives: April 5, 2016
Economic Report of the President
Economic Report of the President 2016 – “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after… Continue Reading
Recent Trends in Prescription Drug Costs
Kaiser Family Foundation: “This Visualizing Health Policy infographic spotlights national spending on prescription drugs and the public’s views on pharmaceutical prices. Prescription drug spending rose sharply in 2014, driven by growth in expenditures on specialty drugs, including medications to treat cancer and hepatitis C. Medicare’s spending on prescription pharmaceuticals also has risen, largely due to… Continue Reading
Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries, Services and Networks
Via OCLC – “The Network Reshapes the Library shows where libraries have been in the last decade and where they’re heading now, covering such keystone topics as: networked resources; network organization; the research process and libraries’ evolving role, featuring the seminal post “In the Flow”; resource discovery; library systems and tools such as search indices… Continue Reading
Free Expression on Campus: A Survey of U.S. College Students and U.S. Adults
Report by Gallup, The Knight Foundation and the Newseum Institute: “The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees Americans freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press and the right to petition the government without retribution. The ways in which the First Amendment has been interpreted and applied over time… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces Additional Action to Curb Inversions, Address Earnings Stripping
“Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued temporary and proposed regulations to further reduce the benefits of and limit the number of corporate tax inversions, including by addressing earnings stripping. By undertaking an inversion transaction, companies move their tax residence overseas to avoid U.S. taxes without making significant… Continue Reading
NWLC Analysis – Wage Gap Costs Women More Than $430,000 Over a Career
National Women’s Law Center – “Based on today’s wage gap, a woman starting her career now will lose $430,480 over a 40-year career, new NWLC analysis shows. For Latinas, this lifetime wage gap totals $1,007,080, and for African American women, the losses are $877,480. The new analysis features an interactive map and state-by-state rankings of… Continue Reading
New Website Explores National Effort to Better Understand Marine Life, Ecosystem Change
Via NOAA: “The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (U.S. MBON), an effort to improve our understanding of changes and connections between marine biodiversity and ecosystems, recently launched a new website. In addition to exploring the vision and themes of the network’s demonstration projects, the site offers profiles of projects in progress and outlines future goals… Continue Reading
Data USA allows researchers to create and match visualizations with stories using state and federal data
“In 2014, Deloitte, Datawheel, and Cesar Hidalgo, Professor at the MIT Media Lab and Director of MacroConnections, came together to embark on an ambitious journey — to understand and visualize the critical issues facing the United States in areas like jobs, skills and education across industry and geography. And, to use this knowledge to inform… Continue Reading
FDA proposes limit for inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal
Via the FDA.gov site today, an announcement that impacts not only infants and mothers, but also pertains to those of us who use rice as a staple in our diets, as many vegetarians do. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to reduce inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a leading source of… Continue Reading
Postal Service Previews First of 16 Stamps Celebrating National Park Service’s Centennial
USPS Newsroom: “A stamp image featuring a stunning photograph of Acadia National Park’s Bass Harbor Head Light was previewed today as the first of 16 Forever stamp images to be revealed over a three week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the National Parks Forever stamps… Continue Reading
