Receipt of Unemployment Insurance by Higher-Income Unemployed Workers (Millionaires), Donald Hirasuna, Analyst in Labor Policy. August 2, 2012 “The temporary, long-term extension of UI benefits has occurred at a time when the federal government and the states face serious budget constraints. The recent debate in Congress over the latest extension took place in a climate… Continue Reading
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S&P Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks
Two Years On, Reassessing The Cost Of Dodd-Frank For The Largest U.S. Banks, August 9, 2012 “Although it has been two years since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA) was signed into law, many rules are still not in place or final. Nevertheless, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has updated its… Continue Reading
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act
Via NIH: “The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, enacted on April 4, 2012, contains several requirements for employees who file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The following resources are provided for filers and ethics officials. Filers should consult with their IC’s ethics officials if they have questions. STOCK Act Summary… Continue Reading
Reforming Wall Street, Protecting Main Street: An Update on Wall Street Reform
“Two years ago [July 2010], President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – the most significant set of financial reforms since the Great Depression. The landmark law is designed to help protect Americans from the excessive risk, fragmented oversight, and poor consumer protections that played leading roles in bringing about… Continue Reading
FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule to keep current with technology advances, in September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed changes to the Commission’s… Continue Reading
Comparison of Information Sharing, Monitoring and Countermeasures Provisions in Cybersecurity Bills
Via CDT: “The chart below compares on civil liberties grounds three bills that seek to promote cybersecurity and it updates a similar chart we issued on April 4, 2012 based on prior versions of all three bills. The Senate is set to consider the Cybersecurity Act, S. 3414 (Lieberman-Collins bill), introduced on July 19. The… Continue Reading
CBO – updated projections of the budgetary effects of the coverage provisions of the ACA
Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision, July 24, 2012 “CBO and JCT now estimate that the insurance coverage provisions of the ACA will have a net cost of $1,168 billion over the 20122022 period compared with $1,252 billion projected in March 2012… Continue Reading
CBO – Letter to John Boehner providing estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act
“CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012. H.R. 6079 would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the exception of one subsection that has… Continue Reading
World's Largest Electronic Waste Recycler to Join e-Stewards
“The Basel Action Network (BAN) announced today that the world’s largest electronics recycler, Sims Recycling Solutions, Inc. (SRS) has signed a contract with Orion Registrars to certify each of its 14 North American electronics processing sites to the e-Stewards® Standard over the next 18 months. The e-Stewards Certification is known as the gold standard for… Continue Reading
Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions
Mortality and Access to Care among Adults after State Medicaid Expansions, Benjamin D. Sommers, M.D., Ph.D., Katherine Baicker, Ph.D., and Arnold M. Epstein, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine, July 25, 2012 “Our study documents that large expansions of Medicaid eligibility in three states were associated with a significant decrease in mortality during a 5-year… Continue Reading
CRS – Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA
Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA, Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing – Hinda Chaikind, Section Research Manager, July 2, 2012 “On June 28, 2012, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, finding that the individual mandate in § 5000A of the Internal… Continue Reading
Financial Services Roundtable – State of the Financial Services Industry
State of the Financial Services Industry – July 17, 2012. Focus on fortress balance sheets; too big to fail; the cumulative weight of new rules; and economic benefits of big banks “The two-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act is marked by a safer and stronger financial services industry. Capital is at a record high, lending… Continue Reading
