Can States and Localities Bar the Resettlement of Syria Refugees Within Their...
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/resettle.pdf Explains how states “appear to have some discretion” as to their participation in refugee resettlement programs. From the Congressional Research Service,...
View ArticleStudent Success Act (S.1177)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1177 Text, legislative actions, and other materials related to the passage of the Student Success Act, which replaces the No Child Left Behind...
View ArticleMedicaid Managed Care: Trends in Federal Spending and State Oversight of...
http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/674307.pdf Analyzes federal expenditures under the Affordable Care Act for Medicaid managed care and the range in state payments made to managed care organizations (MCOs),...
View ArticleApproaches to Making Federal Highway Spending More Productive
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/50150-Federal_Highway_Spending.pdf Federal spending on highways totaled $46 billion in 2014. This report looks at proposals for...
View ArticleOptions for Increasing Federal Income From Crude Oil and Natural Gas on...
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51421-oil_and_gas_options.pdf Analyzes how the federal government manages access to oil and natural gas on federal lands and...
View ArticleJustice Department Files Complaint Against the State of North Carolina to...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-state-north-carolina-stop-discrimination-against Agency press release explaining the reasons for the lawsuit filed against...
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 ArticlePotential Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: Implications...
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/114th-congress-2015-2016/reports/51518-Hurricane-Damage.pdf Damage from hurricanes is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades because of climate...
View ArticleCombined Federal/State Disclosure and Election Directory 2016
http://fec.gov/pubrec/cfsdd/cfsded2016.pdf A guidebook to identify and locate organizations and individuals at the state and national level who have a responsibility to disclose information on money in...
View ArticleLaws that Contain Mandates
https://www.cbo.gov/umra-search/law New tool which allows users to browse or search for intergovernmental or private sector mandates in laws passed by Congress. From the Congressional Budget Office
View ArticleState Voter Identification Requirements: Analysis, Legal Issues, and Policy...
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42806.pdf Examines differences in voter ID requirements among the states, legal and constitutional issues regarding voter photo ID laws, and implementation issues and...
View ArticleState Challenges to Federal Enforcement of Immigration Law: From the...
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43839.pdf Reviews the history of litigation between various states and the federal government over immigration and the exclusion or removal of unauthorized aliens....
View ArticleSavings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees
https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/temporary-postings/savings-arrangements-final-rule.pdf Text of final rule that assists states in creating payroll-deduction IRA plans for workers in the...
View ArticleHow Can the Results of a Presidential Election be Contested?
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/contest.pdf Brief discussion of the authority of states and the U.S. Constitution in matters of contested outcomes of a presidential election. From the Congressional...
View ArticleClimate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)
https://www.epa.gov/arc-x An interactive resource to help local governments respond to pressures of climate change. Includes information about the risks posed by climate change, relevant adaptation...
View ArticleTeacher Preparation Issues
http://www2.ed.gov/documents/teaching/teacher-prep-final-regs.pdf Final regulations for a new program of evaluating teacher preparation programs by states. Includes placement and retention rates of...
View ArticleWater Infrastructure: Information on Selected Midsize and Large Cities with...
http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/679783.pdf Examines the economic characteristics of such cities and their water/wastewater infrastructure needs, strategies used to respond to such needs, and what...
View ArticleStrategy for Countering Violent Extremism
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/16_1028_S1_CVE_strategy.pdf Calls for linking federal and local efforts in opposing violent extremism around four major goals. From the Department...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Land Cover Data to Support Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/blog/post/groundbreaking_land_cover_data_to_support_chesapeake_bay_restoration_effort Announces the completion of the Chesapeake Bay High Resolution Land Cover Project to...
View ArticleJustice Department Announces Findings of Investigation into Chicago Police...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-findings-investigation-chicago-police-department Following a year-long investigation, the report accused the police department of engaging in...
View ArticleInvestigation of the Chicago Police Department
https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/925846/download Full text of the 161 page document. From the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of...
View ArticleJustice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Baltimore to Reform Police...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-agreement-city-baltimore-reform-police-department-s Press release summarizing key points to consent decree with Baltimore city officials to...
View ArticleUnited States of America v. Police Department of Baltimore City et al
https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/925056/download Text of the consent decree reached between the U.S. and Baltimore relating to unconstitutional actions of the city police department. Covers...
View ArticleDomestic Approach to National Intelligence
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Reports%20and%20Pubs/DomesticApproachtoNationalIntelligence.PDF Describes the roles played by federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities in...
View ArticleThe Essential Neil Gorsuch Reader: What Judge Gorsuch Cases Should You Read?
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/essential.pdf Offers links to key opinions written by the nominee for the Supreme Court arranged according to categories of law at issue. From the Congressional Research...
View ArticleEPA Withdraws Information Request for the Oil and Gas Industry
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-withdraws-information-request-oil-and-gas-industry Text of announcement that withdraws request that operators of oil and gas facilities provide information on...
View ArticleCongressional Redistricting Law: Background and Recent Court Rulings
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44798.pdf Analyzes key Supreme Court and lower court decisions on (1) the constitutional requirement of population equality among districts, (2) the intersection between...
View ArticleState and Local “Sanctuary” Policies Limiting Participation in Immigration...
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R44795.pdf This report provides examples of various state and local laws/policies that fall into one of three categories known as “Don’t Enforce,” “Don’t Ask,” or “Don’t...
View ArticleDrug Compounding
http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/681096.pdf Examines the settings and extent of drug compounding, the enforcement of state laws and policies, communications between states and federal authorities, and...
View ArticleThe Opioid Epidemic and Federal Efforts to Address It: Frequently Asked...
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44987.pdf Includes sections on opioid abuse and supply issues, federal agencies and programs that address opioid abuse, recent legislation, and state policies. From the...
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