http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/671761.pdf
The Medicaid program is undergoing major changes, in part due to the Affordable Care Act. This report describes key issues that face the program, and how possible changes might affect federal oversight. Highlights 24 key recommendations made in the past but not yet implemented. From the Government Accountability Office
Finds that the workers of the millennial generation, those aged 15-35, have a moderate inclination toward alternative commuting modes such as biking to work, but such patterns are not expected to have a significant effect on future transportation in Hampton Roads. From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
http://www.schev.edu/Reportstats/TuitionFees/2015-16TFreport.pdf?from=
Report and analysis on board-approved tuition and fee increases for the 2015-16 academic year, tuition and fee trends in Virginia over the past 25 years, the cost sharing relationship between students and the state, and trends in tuition increases nationally. The average increase for tuition and mandatory fees is 7.1% for the 15-16 year. From the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/07/245369.htm
Testimony of Secretary of State Kerry before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 7/28/2015 defending the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement with Iran. From the State Department
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf
Multifactor productivity in the manufacturing sector declined at a 0.7 percent annual rate in 2013, the third consecutive decline in this measure. Provides statistics for durable and nondurable manufacturing. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ebs2_07242015.pdf
Reports that retirement benefits were available to 66% of private industry workers in the U.S. in March 2015, but only to 31% of workers in the lowest wage category. In state and local government, 61% of workers in the lowest wage category had access to retirement benefits. Also covers medical, insurance, and paid leave benefits. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/econ/g14-aspp-sl.pdf
Summary information on the status of the pension funds of nearly 90,000 state and local governments. Includes average annual benefit payments by state and average active members per beneficiaries by state. From the Census Bureau
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_03.pdf
Presents final 2011 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, six, race, Hispanic origin, state of residence, and cause of death. Life expectancy at birth in 2011 was unchanged from 2010 at 78.7 years. From the National Center for Health Statistics