http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/voting/013995.html
Reports that about 131 million people voted in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, an increase of 5 million from 2004. Significant increases in turnout occurred among Hispanic, Black, and young voters. Press release with links to detailed tables on Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p95-09-1.pdf
Declining fertility and improved health and longevity have resulted in rising numbers and proportions of elderly populations in most of the world. Describes the policy problems that are posed by an increasingly aged population including economic and social policy challenges. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10435/07-13-HealthCareAndLaborMarkets.pdf
Covers the current link between employment and health insurance, who bears the cost of employment-based health insurance, how health insurance affects decisions about where and how much to work, and how proposed changes to health insurance provision could affect labor markets. From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p25-1137.pdf
Describes the demographic trends for an area that constitutes 18% of the U.S. landmass but only 3% of the population. Although the Great Plains population more than doubled over the measured time period, 244 of the 376 counties in the region saw their populations decline. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10444/07-14-UMRA.pdf
Defines and describes intergovernmental mandates or so-called unfunded mandates, what the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act requires, the number of unfunded mandates considered or enacted by Congress since the passage of UMRA, and kinds of federally imposed costs that are not considered mandates. From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/enforcement_ar_08.pdf
Reports that 792,000 foreign nationals illegally in the U.S. were apprehended by immigration authorities in 2008, a decrease of 17% from 2007. 88% of those apprehended were natives of Mexico. Offers statistics on aliens apprehended, and aliens removed by country of origin. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.schev.edu/schev/publications/Newsletters/2009/SCHEVUpdate0709.pdf
July 2009 issue of newsletter which featured a report on a meeting devoted to discussion of The State of Virginia Higher Education. From SCHEV.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10460/07-17-SmallCombatants.pdf
Examines three alternatives that might allow the Navy and the Coast Guard to consolidate their plans for purchasing 83 ships at a cost of $47 billion over the next 20 years. From the Congressional Budget Office.