Measuring the Loss of Manufacturing Jobs, and More from CRS
New or newly updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., July 23, 2014
What Is the Farm Bill?, July 23, 2014
Deploying 5G (Fifth Generation) Wireless Technology: Is the United States on Track?, CRS Insights, July 23, 2014
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment Programs, July 22, 2014
State CO2 Emission Rate Goals in EPA’s Proposed Rule for Existing Power Plants, July 21, 2014
Measuring the Loss of Manufacturing Jobs, CRS Insights, July 21, 2014
Shipping U.S. Crude Oil by Water: Vessel Flag Requirements and Safety Issues, July 21, 2014
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies, July 21, 2014
Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information, July 22, 2014
When a hurricane hits, it’s all hands on deck – that goes for federal data, too. Pulling back from our investments in timely, accurate, and accessible public data will only make us less prepared and put us all at greater risk.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.