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According to a recent federal government report, American children's well-being has improved on several fronts. The entire text of "American's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001" is available at http://www.childstats.gov/ac2001/ac01.asp On April 24th, the Federal
Trade Commission released its follow-up report
on the marketing of violent entertainment to children, finding that companies
in the motion picture and electronic game industries have shown some progress
since the September 2000 report. The full text of the report is
available at The Commission on Child Online Protection issued its final report to Congress on ways to protect minors from harmful material on the internet on October 20. You may read the report at http://www.copacommission.org/report/COPAreport.pdf Civil rights/Discrimination A recent Human Rights Watch study finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth often experience daily harassment, abuse and violence in U.S. schools. Read the full report online at http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/uslgbt/toc.htm The United States Commission on Civil Rights recently released its report on Voting Irregularities in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Read the text of the draft report at http://www.usccr.gov/vote2000/stdraft1/main.htm A White House
report finds a widespread bias against faith-
and community-based organizations in federal social service programs.
The full report is available at
A recent joint report by the
American Bar Association and the National
Bar Association finds that while juvenile
crime rates have steadily decreased since 1994, there has been an
increase
in the number and percentage of girls in the juvenile justice system.
Find the full text of the report, "Justice by Gender:
The Lack of Appropriate Prevention, Diversion and Treatment Alternatives
for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" at
The American
Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession has released
the most comprehensive contemporary review of the status of women in the
legal profession and justice system, finding that despite
gains in the last dozen years, women in the
legal profession remain underrepresented in positions of greatest status,
influence and economic reward. Read "The
Unfinished Agenda: Women and the Legal Profession" at
The Committee
of 100 has announced that in a recent landmark national survey,
25%
of Americans have strong negative attitudes and stereotypes towards Chinese
Americans, 23% feel uncomfortable voting for an Asian American for President
and 24% would not approve of intermarriage with an Asian American.
The Employment Policy Foundation states that its research suggests that parents do not face discrimination in the United States labor market. Read about the findings in its March 29, 2001 newsletter ("Fact and Fallacy") at http://www.epf.org/research/newsletters/2001/ff20010329.pdf On February 13, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 1999. The publication is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/99hate.pdf The Federal Communications Commission issued five studies on December 12 which conclude that government regulation and the market have worked against women and minority owned communication businesses. For links to the reports and to the FCC Policy Forum held December 12, go to http://www.fcc.gov/opportunity/meb_study return to top Criminal Law/Criminal Justice The original September 12 report (Survey of the Federal Death Penalty System) is available at http://www.usdoj.gov/dag/pubdoc/dpsurvey.html According to a recent study released on July 17 by Join Together (a project of the Boston University School of Public Health), the threat of mandatory sentences has not greatly deterred drug dealers. Read the full text of the report at http://www.jointogether.org/sa/files/pdf/school_zone.pdf The state prison
population declined approximately 6,200 inmates in the last 6 months
of 2000. The decrease is the
first
measured decline in the state prison population since 1972.
For the full text of the report "Prisoners in 2000," go to
The number
of defendants charged with a drug offense
in the federal courts jumped
from 11,854 to 29,306 between 1984 and 1999. Read the full report
"Federal Drug Offenders, 1999 with Trends, 1984-1999," at
On June 6, the Justice Department released a follow up study to its original survey of the federal death penalty system which had been issued on September 12, 2000. You may read the June 6 report http://www.usdoj.gov/dag/pubdoc/deathpenaltystudy.htm#sept122000report A recent joint report by the
American Bar Association and the National
Bar Association finds that while juvenile
crime rates have steadily decreased since 1994, there has been an
increase
in the number and percentage of girls in the juvenile justice system.
Find the full text of the report, "Justice by Gender:
The Lack of Appropriate Prevention, Diversion and Treatment Alternatives
for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System" at
A recent Bureau
of Justice Statistics report indicates that there has been a decrease
in the criminal appeal rate from 23 appeals filed for every 100 convictions
in 1993 to 16 per 100 convictions in 1999. The report also
found that of the criminal appeals concluded in 1999,
77% were terminated on the merits. Find the abstract and links to
the full-text of the report, "Federal Criminal Appeals,
1999 with Trends 1985-1999" at
Human
Rights Watch released in March the first comprehensive human rights-based
analysis of the execution of offenders with mental
retardation. The report, "Beyond Reason: The Death Penalty
and Offenders with Mental Retardation" is available at
The Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center has conducted a research project to examine incidents of school-based attacks. A report of preliminary findings, USSS Safe School Initiative: An Interim Report on the Prevention of Targeted Violence in Schools, is available at http://www.treas.gov/usss/index.htm?ntac.htm&1 On March 1, the U.S.
Department of State released its International
Narcotics Control Strategy Report evaluating the drug
fighting efforts of key countries. Find the report and a link
to a special briefing of the 2000 Narcotics Certifications
Determinations at
On February 13, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 1999. The publication is available at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/99hate.pdf The Bureau of Justice Statistics has mounted electronic-only statistical tables of data on major variables measured by the National Crime Victimization Surveys, including victim and crime characteristics and police response time, for 1996 - 1999. You may access the tables at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cvusst.htm The Texas Appleseed
Fair Defense Project has issued two reports on indigent
defense in Texas. You may read "The Fair Defense Report: Findings
and Recommendations on Indigent Defense Practices in Texas" at http://www.appleseeds.net/tx/FAIRDEFENSEREPORT.pdf
"Uniform
Crime Reports January - June 2000," released by the FBI December
18, show that violent crimes are down nationwide from the same period in
1999, but up in Boston. To read the press release and find a link
to the statistics, go to
Juvenile arrests for violent crime decreased significantly between 1993 and 1999 according to "Juvenile Arrests 1999" issued by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention on December 14. To read the report, go to http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/185236.pdf The United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime was signed in Palermo, Italy December 12-15. For links to information about the Convention and events in Palermo, go to http://www.odccp.org/palermo/convmain.html The Bureau of Justice Statistics released "Capital Punishment 1999" on December 10. For links to the report, go to http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cp99.htm The Massachusetts
Executive Office of Public Safety Statistical Analysis Center issued a
report in October compiling statistics from various
Massachusetts law enforcement agencies on characteristics of juvenile offenders.
You may read "Juvenile Crime in Massachusetts" at
The IIT Institute
and the Chicago-Kent School of Law issued a draft of their "Independent
Technical Review of the Carnivore System"
on November 17. To read the draft, go to
In November, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Statistical Analysis Center issued a compilation of statistics from various sources on violent crime in Massachusetts during the period 1989-1998. You may read "Violent Crime and Weapon Use in Massachusetts at http://www.state.ma.us/ccj/download/vcrime.PDF The Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report in October which compiles statistics on the use of firearms in crime from various surveys. For links to "Firearm Injury and Death from Crime, 1993-97", go to http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fidc9397.htm The Commercial Internet Exchange Association issued a white paper in October addressing the appropriate legal standard to be applied to law enforcement agency requests to capture real-time email transactions. To read "The Legal Standard for Government Tracing of Internet Communications: The Misuse of Pen Register Court Orders for Real-Time Acquisition of Transactional Information" go to http://www.cix.org/WhitePaper.pdf The National Center for Education Statistics issued "Indicators of School Crime and Safety 2000" on October 26. This report considers crime in school and on the way to and from school. You can find links to the report and tables at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2001017 Equal Justice USA issued a preliminary report on October 26 on investigations into 16 death penalty cases with trials "that did not conform to basic standards of fairness and due process." You can read the summary and find links to the full report of "Reasonable Doubts: Is the U.S. Executing Innocent People? A Preliminary Report of the Grassroots Investigation Project" at http://www.quixote.org/ej/reasonabledoubt/index.html Equal Justice USA issued a preliminary report on October 26 on investigations into 16 death penalty cases with trials "that did not conform to basic standards of fairness and due process." You can read the summary and find links to the full report of "Reasonable Doubts: Is the U.S. Executing Innocent People? A Preliminary Report of the Grassroots Investigation Project" at http://www.quixote.org/ej/reasonabledoubt/index.html The Dept. of Education issued the 1998-99 "Report on State Implementation of the Gun-Free Schools Act" in October. Among other statistics, states reported that 10% of children expelled for bringing firearms to school were in elementary school. You can find links to the 1998-99 and 1997-98 reports at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/GFSA/ The FBI has issued the 1999 Uniform Crime Reports. You can find links to the 1995 through 1999 reports at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr.htm return to top Environmental Law In a summary of
"Climate
Change 2001: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability," the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change outlined the extent
of the the potentially devastating effects of global warming.
Find links to this Summary for Policymakers, a press advisory and an
information note related to the IPCC Working Group II's acceptance of its
contribution to the IPCC Third Assessment Report at http://www.ipcc.ch/
On December 15, the Interior Dept. released "Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: A Report of the National Water Assessment Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program", a two-year study of the effect of global warming on water supplies in the United States. You can find links to the press release, executive summary, and full text of the report at http://www.pacinst.org/naw.html A report by the
George
C. Marshall Institute claims that the
National
Assessment will not be able to provide policy makers and the public with
useful information on climate change due to its reliance on flawed computer
models. Read the report at
The Sixth Session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met in The Hague November 13 - 24. The Session has a web page with agenda, documents, analysis, and news at http://cop6.unfccc.int/modules/none.asp?pageid=16 You can read "Scenarios for a Clean Energy Future, " a paper on energy efficiency cost-benefits and emissions-trading which the United States presented at the Session on November 16 at http://www.ornl.gov/ORNL/Energy_Eff/CEF.htm The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change will issue its 3d report on global
warming early in 2001. You can find links to the IPCC home
page, to explanations of assessment documents, and to U.S. National Assessment
documents at
return to top Government Information/Public Records On August 15, a committee of United
States judges made public its report and recommendations regarding
a national policy on making federal
court case file information available electronically.
You can access the report at
The General Accounting Office has found that there are numerous obstacles to be overcome in order to move to dissemination of government documents solely in electronic format. Its recent report "Information Management: Electronic Dissemination of Government Publications" is available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01428.pdf The Web
Advisory Committee of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
has released its draft Report to the Justices concerning
dissemination of court records on the Internet. The report
is available for comments (to be mailed by April 30, 2001) and is reproduced
at
An independent commission, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, issued a report to Congress addressing the way in which the federal government manages and disseminates public information. The report ("A Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination") is available at http://www.nclis.gov/govt/assess/assess.vol1.pdf In January, the Treasury and Justice Departments, along with the Office of Management and Budget, released a study of the protection of personal financial information that could be disclosed to the general public in consumer bankruptcy proceedings. The report is available at http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/docs/bankruptcy.pdf return to top Health Law According to a recent federal government report, American children's well-being has improved on several fronts. The entire text of "American's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001" is available at http://www.childstats.gov/ac2001/ac01.asp According to a recent study released
on July 17 by Join Together (a project of
the Boston University School of Public Health), the threat of mandatory
sentences has not greatly deterred drug dealers.
Read the full text of the report at
On July 18, the National Institutes of Health released a 200-page report on the state of the science of stem cells. The report is available at http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/scireport.htm The General
Accounting Office recently released a report indicating that many
children
on Medicaid are not receiving preventative
health care services. The report states that the extent of
this problem is not fully known state annual reports
to HFCA on the relevant information are incomplete
and unreliable. Read the full report at
A new RAND
study commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation
finds
that while health information found by consumers
on web sites is generally accurate, it is often incomplete and difficult
to understand. Access a copy of the report at
The report was featured in the Journal
of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
A recent report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that states that have eliminated the Medicaid asset test have found that this action has cut administrative costs, improved program efficiency and increased access to health care. Read the background paper at http://www.kff.org/content/2001/2239/2239.pdf In a study by Population
Action International and CARE ranking
women's
reproductive health worldwide, the
United
States ranked 15th among 25 low-risk countries.
Find the full report "World of Difference: Sexual and Reproductive Health
and Risks" at
A recent report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that states that have eliminated the Medicaid asset test have found that this action has cut administrative costs, improved program efficiency and increased access to health care. Read the background paper at http://www.kff.org/content/2001/2239/2239.pdf The Institute
of Medicine has released a report, Crossing
the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, which
urges
overhaul of the United States health system. Find links to the full
report and related information at
On February 20,
KIDS
COUNT and Child Trends issued a 2-volume
special
report regarding city and state data in providing newborns a promising
and healthy start to life. The Right
Start: State Trends and The Right Start: City
Trends are available at
In a report released
on February 20, the UN Secretary-General urged increased
government involvement in dealing with HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Find the joint UN/UNAIDS press release and
a link to the report at http://www.unaids.org/whatsnew/press/eng/pressarc01/UNGFIN1.html
On February 15, the
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention released Investment
in Tobacco Control-State Highlights 2001. The report provides
a compilation of states' investments in tobacco control
and finds that 45 states invested a total of $883.2 million in public health
programs in fiscal year 2001 to lessen tobacco use in the United States.
The report is available at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/statehi/statehi_2000.htm
The Kaiser
Family Foundation recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill examining
the challenges facing low income women, the
impact on health coverage of policy changes associated with the 1996
federal welfare reform law and the opportunities to expand
The Urban
Institute issued a study in December which establishes a baseline
for analyzing the
impact of proposed Medicare changes
on the disabled and elderly. You may read "Growth in Medicare
and Out-Of-Pocket Spending: Impact on Vulnerable Beneficiaries" at
The Dept.
of Health and Human Services has released two reports that show
that only a small percent of low income families
eligible for child care assistance are receiving it. To read
the press release and find links to "Child Care and Development Block Grant/Child
Care and Development Fund" 1999 statistics and to "National Study of Child
Care for Low-Income Families, State and Community Substudy," go to
The Dept.
of Health and Human Services released the 2000 "Monitoring the Future"
report on December 14. This 26th annual survey shows that tobacco
use among adolescents declined in 2000, and drug and alcohol use
declined among 8th graders. You may read the press release, including
statistics, at
The Technical Review Panel on the Medicare Trustees' Reports will issue its findings on the Trustees 2000 annual reports in December. The report concludes that health costs will grow faster than previously assumed and Medicare will run out of money by 2021. The Panel's web page has links to previous reports and will add the new report when formally issued. http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/health/medpanel/index.html return to top Human Rights/International While state-sponsored terrorism has continued to decline, international isolation of terrorist groups and countries has increased and terrorists are being brought to justice, according to the State Department's 2000 "Patterns of Global Terrorism." That same report finds that all members of the international community must be vigilant to limit terrorist mobility and capability. Read the full report at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/2000/ In a recent report about forced labor,
the International Labour Organisation determines
that there has been an increase in forced labor and
human trafficking worldwide. Read the full report,
"The
Elimination of all Forms of Force or Compulsory Labor" at
A recent Human Rights Watch study finds that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth often experience daily harassment, abuse and violence in U.S. schools. Read the full report online at http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/uslgbt/toc.htm Amnesty International
has found in its 2001 annual report that the
human
rights record of the United States is
growing worse. Read the full report at
In a study by Population
Action International and CARE ranking
women's
reproductive health worldwide, the
United
States ranked 15th among 25 low-risk countries.
Find the full report "World of Difference: Sexual and Reproductive Health
and Risks" at
Human
Rights Watch released in March the first comprehensive human rights-based
analysis of the execution of offenders with mental
retardation. The report, "Beyond Reason: The Death Penalty
and Offenders with Mental Retardation" is available at
In a recent report about forced labor,
the International Labour Organisation determines
that there has been an increase in forced labor and
human trafficking worldwide. Read the full report, The
Elimination of all Forms of Force or Compulsory Labor at
While state-sponsored
terrorism has continued to decline, international isolation of terrorist
groups and countries has increased and terrorists are being brought to
justice, according to the State Department's
2000 "Patterns of Global Terrorism." That same report finds
that all members of the international community must be vigilant to limit
terrorist mobility and capability. Read the full report at
The first and only
binding international agreement banning human cloning
became effective on March 1 with five Council
of Europe members ratifying a measure to prevent
the abuses of cloning technology. Twenty-nine out of a possible
forty-three states have signed the measure. Read the press release
at
Find links to the
full text of the Additional Protocol to the Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with
regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine on the Prohibition of
Cloning Human Beings and a chart of signatures and ratification
at
Links to the full
text of Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology
and Medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and a chart
of signatures and ratification are available at
On March 1, the
U.S.
Department of State released its International
Narcotics Control Strategy Report, evaluating the drug
fighting efforts of key countries. Find the report and a link
to a special briefing on the 2000 Narcotics Certification
Determinations at
On February 26, the
U.S.
Department of State released its
2000 Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices. Countries criticized in
the report include Israel, Russia and China. The report is available
at
In its special press
briefing for the report, the State Department announced that the United
States will sponsor a resolution on China's human rights practices
at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
in Geneva next month. Read the record for the briefing at
In a report released
on February 20, the UN Secretary-General urged increased
government involvement in dealing with HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Find the joint UN/UNAIDS press release and
a link to the report at
In a summary of
"Climate
Change 2001: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability," the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change outlined the extent
of the the potentially devastating effects of global warming.
Find links to this Summary for Policymakers, a press advisory and an
information note related to the IPCC Working Group II's acceptance of its
contribution to the IPCC Third Assessment Report at
Amnesty
International recently released a report on the expansion
of the use of torture in China. The report is available at
The World Food Programme identified its 2001 "Hunger Hot Spots" on January 8. You can find links to the map and background at http://www.wfp.org/newsroom/ UNICEF
has released its 2001 State of the World's Children.
Access the full document at
The United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime was signed in Palermo, Italy December 12-15. For links to information about the Convention and events in Palermo, go to http://www.odccp.org/palermo/convmain.html A United States interagency
working group released its report pursuant to the President's
International Crime Control Strategy in December. You can
find links to the sections of "International Crime Threat Assessment" at
The Independent
Commission on Kosovo issued The Kosovo Report on December 1 analyzing
options available to the international community before, during, and after
the war. You can find information about the Commission and read the
report online at
return to top Immigration Law In a recent study, the North American Integration and Development Center of UCLA looked at the economic impact of relaxing immigration laws. You may find a link to the full text of "Comprehensive Migration Policy Reform in North America: The Key to Sustainable and Equitable Economic Integration" at http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/ return to top Intellectual Property On February 16, the
American
Library Association and the Association of
Research Libraries filed an amicus brief
in
the United State Supreme Court in
The
New York Times v. Tasini, a copyright lawsuit where freelance writers'
works that were published in periodicals and newspapers were then licensed
by the publishers to electronic database vendors. A
copy of the brief, in support of the freelance authors, may be found at
Based on the Register of Copyright's recommendation, the Librarian of Congress issued exemptions on October 27 from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's anticircumvention provisions. You can find a summary of the exemptions and links to the ruling and background hearings and comments at http://www.loc.gov/copyright/1201/anticirc.html National library
associations expressed great disappointment with the ruling. You
can read the American Association of Law Libraries' comments at
and the American
Library Association response at
return to top Labor/Employment Law In a recent report about forced labor,
the International Labour Organisation determines
that there has been an increase in forced labor and
human trafficking worldwide. Read the full report,
"The
Elimination of all Forms of Force or Compulsory Labor" at
According to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control, fatal occupational injuries have decreased in the last two decades, suggesting that changes in the workplace, changes in the economy, industrial mix, and the distribution of the workforce, as well as improvements in acute trauma care for workers are possible factors. Read about the recent findings at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5016a4.htm In April, the ALF-CIO
released its annual report on the safety and health
protections for American workers. Read "Death
on the Job: The Toll of Neglect" at
According to recent
research by the Economic Policy Institute,
approximately half of women with part-time employment
work in only 10 out of a possible 236 industries.
The Employment
Policy Foundation states that its research suggests that parents
do not face discrimination in the United States labor market.
Read about the findings in its March 29, 2001 newsletter ("Fact and Fallacy")
at
According to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control, fatal occupational injuries have decreased in the last two decades, suggesting that changes in the workplace, changes in the economy, industrial mix, and the distribution of the workforce, as well as improvements in acute trauma care for workers are possible factors. Read about the recent findings at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5016a4.htm In April, the ALF-CIO
released its annual report on the safety and health
protections for American workers. Read "Death
on the Job: The Toll of Neglect" at
According to recent
research by the Economic Policy Institute,
approximately half of women with part-time employment
work in only 10 out of a possible 236 industries.
The Department of Labor released the 2000 FMLA surveys report in January. You can find links to Secretary Herman's statement and to "Balancing the Needs of Families and Employers: Family and Medical Leave Surveys" at http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/fmla/toc.htm A Bureau of Labor
Statistics press release on January 19 states "Unions
continue to improve the standard of living of working Americans
and this is especially true for women and minorities" and gives some
figures to prove it. You can read the press release at
return to top Legal Profession The American
Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession has released
the most comprehensive contemporary review of the status of women in the
legal profession and justice system, finding that despite
gains in the last dozen years, women in the
legal profession remain underrepresented in positions of greatest status,
influence and economic reward. Read "The
Unfinished Agenda: Women and the Legal Profession" at
On February 13, the
American
Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association
issued a report on the need to increase federal judicial
salaries. Read the report at
Chief Justice William
H. Rehnquist released his 2000 Year-End Report on
the Federal Judiciary on January 1, focusing on what he called "the
most pressing issue facing the Judiciary: the need to increase judicial
salaries." You can read the report at
The Women's Bar Association issued a report December 4 on the efficacy of law firm reduced-hours policies in promoting women's careers. To read "More than Part-Time: The Effect of Reduced Hours on Retention, Recruitment and the Success of Women Attorneys" go to http://www1.law.com/ma/wbareport.shtml return to top Miscellaneous The United States Commission on Civil Rights recently released its report on Voting Irregularities in Florida during the 2000 Presidential Election. Read the text of the draft report at http://www.usccr.gov/vote2000/stdraft1/main.htm On July 18, the National Institutes of Health released a 200-page report on the state of the science of stem cells. The report is available at http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/scireport.htm The
Census Bureau announced on February 14 that preliminary
estimates show improvement in the coverage of 2000
census data over 1990, including a reduction in
the undercount of certain population groups. Read the press
release at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01cn03.html
Defense
Secretary Ronald Rumseld's rules, inspirational reflections and quotations
have been posted on the web. Find a copy of "Rumsfeld's
Rules" at
The November Federal Reserve Bulletin reports on a new study of characteristics of CRA special lending programs and how these characteristics relate to their success. You may read the article at http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/2000/1100lead.pdf return to top Poverty Law According to a recent federal government report, American children's well-being has improved on several fronts. The entire text of "American's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001" is available at http://www.childstats.gov/ac2001/ac01.asp The General
Accounting Office recently released a report indicating that many
children
on Medicaid are not receiving preventative
health care services. The report states that the extent of
this problem is not fully known state annual reports
to HFCA on the relevant information are incomplete
and unreliable. Read the full report at
A recent report by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured finds that states that have eliminated the Medicaid asset test have found that this action has cut administrative costs, improved program efficiency and increased access to health care. Read the background paper at http://www.kff.org/content/2001/2239/2239.pdf The General Accounting Office has released a report concluding that the federal government must identify hard-to-employ TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) recipients before their benefits run out. You may find the full report, Welfare Reform: Moving Hard-to-Employ Recipients in the Workforce, at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01368.pdf The Kaiser
Family Foundation recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill examining
the challenges facing low income women, the
impact on health coverage of policy changes associated with the 1996
federal welfare reform law and the opportunities to expand
Additional materials from this briefing, as well as the previous one, are available at http://www.kff.org/docs/sections/women/briefing_series.html#low-income. The Urban
Institute issued a study in December which establishes a baseline
for analyzing the
impact of proposed Medicare changes
on the disabled and elderly. You may read "Growth in Medicare
and Out-Of-Pocket Spending: Impact on Vulnerable Beneficiaries" at
The Dept.
of Health and Human Services has released two reports that show
that only a small percent of low income families
eligible for child care assistance are receiving it. To read
the press release and find links to "Child Care and Development Block Grant/Child
Care and Development Fund" 1999 statistics and to "National Study of Child
Care for Low-Income Families, State and Community Substudy," go to
The General
Accounting Office has released a report concluding that the federal
government must identify hard-to-employ TANF (Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families) recipients before their benefits run out.
You may find the full report, Welfare Reform: Moving
Hard-to-Employ Recipients in the Workforce, at
A report released
by The Massachusetts Dept. of Transitional Assistance in November shows
that the number of recipients leaving welfare and
earning income increased 10% after time limits were instituted.
You may read "After Time Limits: A Study of Households Leaving Welfare
Between December 1998 and April 1999" at
On December 14th,
the U.S. Conference of Mayors released its
16th
Annual Survey on "Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities."
You may find the press release and link to the complete report is available
at
return to top Technology A new RAND
study commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation
finds
that while health information found by consumers
on web sites is generally accurate, it is often incomplete and difficult
to understand. Access a copy of the report at
The report was featured in the Journal
of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The General Accounting Office has found that there are numerous obstacles to be overcome in order to move to dissemination of government documents solely in electronic format. Its recent report "Information Management: Electronic Dissemination of Government Publications" is available at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01428.pdf The Web
Advisory Committee of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
has released its draft Report to the Justices concerning
dissemination of court records on the Internet. The report
is available for comments (to be mailed by April 30, 2001) and is reproduced
at
On February 22, the General Accounting Office released "Telecommunications: Characteristics and Choices of Internet Users," responding to concerns about the emergence of a "digital divide." In addition to finding greater home usage of the Internet by the more highly educated and wealthy, the report also found a gap in the use of high speed broad band connections. You may read the report at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d01345.pdf The IIT Institute
and the Chicago-Kent School of Law issued a draft of their "Independent
Technical Review of the Carnivore System"
on November 17. To read the draft, go to
In October the Federal
Trade Commission released a report based on a public workshop held June
29-30, 2000 to consider antitrust questions in the context of new technology.
To read "Entering the 21st Century: Competition Policy
in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces" with links to submitted
papers, go to
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