The US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, and More from CRS
The latest updated products from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications, March 7, 2013
Arab League Boycott of Israel, March 5, 2013
Senate Select Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction, March 7, 2013
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs, March 7, 2013
Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, March 7, 2013
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Welfare Waivers, March 7, 2013
Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy, March 7, 2013
The Judgment Fund: History, Administration, and Common Usage, March 7, 2013
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.