An Overview of the Affordable Care Act, and More from CRS
Updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges, July 3, 2012
Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA, July 2, 2012
Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt, July 3, 2012
Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements, July 3, 2012
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, July 2, 2012
There is no question this is a Big Deal. If you are a university or research lab, or aspire to work in one, or are simply an enthusiast of federally-funded research, what’s next will matter.
The emerging federal metascience community is asking fascinating questions that are equally vital for democratic legitimacy: beyond “did this program work” to “how does the federal R&D enterprise itself work, and how could it work better?”
If you’re new to the climate intervention space, welcome! The TL;DR: if we can’t stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change with current tools quickly enough, then we need a bigger toolbox.
After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.