Generation and Treatment of Waste in Europe 2008
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-11-044/EN/KS-SF-11-044-EN.PDF Provides details on waste generation by European country and economic sector, and country details on total waste...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Social Security’s Taxable Maximum
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/policybriefs/pb2011-02.html This policy brief summarizes the changes that have occurred to the tax max (which currently applies to the first $106,800 of an individual’s...
View ArticleAppeals of Civil Trials Concluded in 2005
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/actc05.pdf Examines civil bench and jury trials concluded in state courts in 2005 that were appealed to an intermediate court or court of last resort....
View ArticleTroubled Asset Relief Program: Three Year Anniversary Report
http://www.treasury.gov/initiatives/financial-stability/briefing-room/reports/agency_reports/Documents/TARP%20Three%20Year%20Anniversary%20Report.pdf Details the progress made since the second year...
View ArticleMeasures of Health and Economic Well-Being Among American Indians and Alaska...
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/rsnotes/rsn2012-02.html The AIAN population has poorer health, lower earnings, and higher poverty rates when compared with the total U.S. population. This research...
View ArticleA Quick Guide for Consumers on Credit, Debit, and Prepaid Cards
http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/information/ncpw/cardchart.html Covers what they are, how they work, and what consumer protections are available. From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...
View ArticleWorld Urbanization Prospects: The 2011 Revision: Highlights
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/pdf/WUP2011_Highlights.pdf Presents the official United Nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for major areas, regions, and countries of the world...
View ArticleUnited States v. Alvarez
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/11-210 6-3 Supreme Court decision that the so-called Stolen Valor Act, making it a crime to falsely claim receipt of military decorations, is a violation of...
View ArticleFirst-Time Kindergartners in 2010-11: First Findings from the Kindergarten...
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012049.pdf Provides a demographic profile of the students who attended kindergarten in the U.S. in the 2010-11 school year. Will follow them until the spring of 2016 when...
View ArticleYemen: Background and U.S. Relations
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL34170.pdf Provides an analysis of U.S.-Yemeni relations amid evolving political change in Yemen, ongoing U.S. counterterrorism operations against Al Qaeda on the...
View ArticleState Estimates of Underage Alcohol Use and Self-Purchase of Alcohol: 2008 to...
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k12/NSDUH111/SR111StateEstUnderageAlc2012.htm Estimates that 26% of persons aged 12 to 20 drank alcohol in the past month. State rates of underage use of alcohol were...
View ArticleReview of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=17018&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=National%20Academies&utm_campaign=01142013WhatsNew&utm_content=Web&utm_term= Assesses the quality of...
View ArticleMexico’s New Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42917.pdf Provides an overview of the leadership, priorities, and prospects for Mexico’s new government and how those priorities may affect U.S.-Mexico relations. From...
View ArticleChanges in Cesarean Delivery Rates by Gestational Age: United States, 1996-2011
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db124.pdf Provides statistics and information on the result of efforts to bring down the high cesarean delivery rate which had risen 60% from 20.7% of all births...
View ArticleDrug Abuse Warning Network, 2011: National Estimates of Drug-Related...
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/DAWN2k11ED/DAWN2k11ED.pdf Reports a 29% increase in the number of drug-related ED visits involving illicit drugs between 209 and 2011. Also covers nonmedical use of...
View ArticleEstimated Percentages and Characteristics of Men Who Have Sex with Men and...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6237a2.htm Part of the surveillance system for tracking vulnerability to and transmission routes for human immunodefiency virus (HIV). From the Centers for...
View ArticleMalaria Cases in U.S. Reach 40-Year High
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/p1031-malaria-cases.html 1925 cases of malaria were reported in the U.S. in 2011, a 14% increase over 2010. Also describes what causes the disease and how to...
View ArticleEmployer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses: 2012
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf Reports on key findings from the 2012 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, including types of injuries and illnesses, time lost, industries and...
View ArticleHealth Benefits for Members of Congress and Certain Congressional Staff
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43194.pdf This report summarizes the provisions of the final rules relating to health benefits for members of Congress and their staffs, and describes how it affects...
View ArticleS.1947 A Bill to Rename the Government Printing Office the Government...
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s1947is/pdf/BILLS-113s1947is.pdf Redesignates the Government Printing Office as the Government Publishing Office to better cite the range of contemporary...
View ArticleThe Number of Veterans that Use VA Health Care Services: A Fact Sheet
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43579.pdf Provides statistical table with trends since 2001 in the number of veterans, VA-enrolled veterans, and veterans using VA health care during the year. From...
View ArticleUse of Restrictive Housing in U.S. Prisons and Jails, 2011-12
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/urhuspj1112.pdf Provides the percentage of prison and jail inmates currently held in solitary confinement or administrative segregation, those who had spent time in...
View ArticleEffective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-and Moderate-Income Workers in 2016
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/50923-MarginalTaxRates.pdf Shows how several tax provisions and transfer programs would affect the 2016 income of a hypothetical...
View ArticleCBO’s Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
https://www.cbo.gov/node/51335 New site that identifies intergovernmental or private sector mandates in laws passed by Congress or in bills proposed in Congress. Replaces an annual printed report....
View ArticleAssessment of Labour Provisions in Trade and Investment Arrangements
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—dgreports/—inst/documents/publication/wcms_498944.pdf Examines the scope and effectiveness of labor provisions in international trade agreements concluded in...
View ArticleEnforcement of the Immigration Laws to Serve the National Interest
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/17_0220_S1_Enforcement-of-the-Immigration-Laws-to-Serve-the-National-Interest.pdf Outlines actions and priorities to be taken by immigration...
View ArticleElectricity: Status of Residential Deployment of Solar and Other Technologies...
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/682737.pdf New devices are allowing customers to generate, store, and manage electricity at their home or business. This report describes key federal/state policies used...
View ArticlePublic Education Finances: 2015
https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2017/econ/g15-aspef.pdf Contains financial statistics relating to public schools K through 12th grade, including revenues, expenditures,...
View ArticleCongressional Task Force on Election Security: Final Report
https://democrats-homeland.house.gov/sites/democrats.homeland.house.gov/files/documents/TFESReport.pdf A Democratic Party congressional group that worked together with outside election and national...
View ArticleFarewell
The New and Noteworthy blog for Government Information has been suspended as of June 20, 2018. It covers primarily U.S. federal government documents which appeared between 2005 and June 2018. Thank...
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