http://www2.epa.gov/coalash/coal-ash-rule
Text of the first federal regulation providing for the safe disposal of coal ash from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards to protect communities from coal ash impoundment failures and prevent groundwater contamination and air emissions. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD4862014/$file/RD486.pdf
Finds that if state employees’ salaries do not increase in 2015, they will trail the salaries of other employers by 24.82%. Also includes suggestions for improving the competitiveness of state employee salaries. From the Department of Human Resource Management
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD4892014/$file/RD489.pdf
Describes the response of the Board of Education to 2013 legislation requiring the development of an A-F grading system for individual schools and how the grades will be based on the standards of accreditation, state and federal accountability requirements, and student growth indicators. From the Virginia Board of Education
http://jlarc.virginia.gov/reports/Rpt467.pdf
Finds that Virginia spent $5.27 billion or $4,290 on average per pupil on the Standards of Quality in FY2014. Also explains how much each locality spent and how the figures are arrived at. From the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15305/pdf/nsf15305.pdf
Provides detailed statistics on the level, distribution, and characteristics of federal government support to academic institutions for research, equipment, and training in the sciences and engineering. Also shows rankings of institutions by totals received. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
http://www2.census.gov/govs/apes/2013_summary_report.pdf
Includes tables at the federal, state, and local levels, and for individual states. Provides details on public employment and average pay by job categories. From the Census Bureau
Explores the experiences and expectations of young workers entering the job market and analyzes the potential economic implications of current labor market trends on these new workers. From the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1218_usss_pmp.pdf
Executive summary of the report of an independent panel created to offer recommendations for improving the performance of the U.S. Secret Service. Full report is classified but summary includes recommendations to provide stronger leadership from outside the Secret Service, make the White House fence taller and less scalable, and add more officers to the force. From the Mission Panel