Choking the Recovery: Why New Growth Companies Aren’t Going Public And Unrecognized Risks Of Future Market Disruptions – Harold Bradley and Robert E. Litan, Nov. 12, 2010 [The authors are Chief Investment Officer and Vice President for Research and Policy, respectively, at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation] “A strong, sustained recovery will require the formation… Continue Reading
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Affordable Care Act and Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan
“Health Reform and Americans with Pre-existing Conditions – The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan was created to make health insurance available to you if you have had a problem getting insurance due to a pre-existing condition. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Will cover a broad range of health benefits, including primary and specialty care, hospital care,… Continue Reading
SEC Proposes New Whistleblower Program Under Dodd-Frank Act
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose a whistleblower program to reward individuals who provide the agency with high-quality tips that lead to successful enforcement actions. The SECs proposed rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act maps out a simple, straightforward procedure for would-be whistleblowers to… Continue Reading
CRS – Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law
Interagency Contracting: An Overview of Federal Procurement and Appropriations Law, October 01, 2010 “This report provides an overview of the federal procurement and appropriations laws governing interagency contracting. “Interagency contracting” is the term used to describe several procurement relationships between government agencies. The first is one of buyer and seller, where agency A directly purchases… Continue Reading
CRS Report – Pay Equity Legislation
Pay Equity Legislation, Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, September 20, 2010 “The term pay equity originates from the fact that women as a group are paid less than men. In recent years, for example, women with a strong commitment to the workforce earned about 77 to 80 cents for every… Continue Reading
CBO: Economic Effects of the March Health Legislation
CBO – Economic Effects of the March Health Legislation, Presentation at the Schaeffer Center of the University of Southern California, October 22, 2010 “Total spending on health care now accounts for about 15 percent of GDP, and CBO projects that it will represent more than 25 percent by 2035. Therefore, changes in the performance of… Continue Reading
EIA Analysis of Selected Provisions of Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010
Analysis of Selected Provisions of the Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010 Oct 18, 2010 “This analysis service report responds to Janice Mays, Staff Director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means, requesting that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analyze several provisions included in the July 26,… Continue Reading
Opportunities for Community Development Finance in the Disability Market
Opportunities for Community Development Finance in the Disability Market, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, September 2010. “At the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there is much to celebrate regarding the economic gains of individuals with disabilities. The protections against discrimination based on disability created by the passage of the ADA in… Continue Reading
Treasury: The American Opportunity Tax Credit
The American Opportunity Tax Credit, Department of the Treasury, October 12, 2010: “The President created the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which he signed into law in February 2009. The AOTC replaces the Hope Scholarship credit for Tax Years 2009 and 2010, increasing the benefits for… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: FOIA Facts – Mid-Term FOIA Grade for the Obama Administration
LLRX.com: FOIA Facts – Mid-Term FOIA Grade for the Obama Administration – Scott A. Hodes provides perspective, and an overall grade, to how the administration has done during the first half of its first term in regard to FOIA. Continue Reading
New York Fed: Basel and the Wider Financial Stability Agenda
Basel and the Wider Financial Stability Agenda, October 10, 2010, William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer. Remarks at the 2010 Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting, Washington, D.C. “Over the past year, important new regulatory initiatives have been advanced both at the national and international level. These include the recent agreement in… Continue Reading
NCSL Projected Revenue Growth in FY 2011 and Beyond
“This new report from NCSL [National Center for State Legislatures], Projected Revenue Growth in FY 2011 and Beyond, shows that after several years of steep declines, state revenues are starting to pick up. State officials have anxiously awaited this turnaround for months or, in some cases, years. State revenue collections consistently underperformed forecasts throughout the… Continue Reading
