http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44223_Carbon_0.pdf
This study examines how a carbon tax, combined with alternative uses of the revenues–such as reducing budget deficits, decreasing existing marginal tax rates, or offsetting the costs that a carbon tax would impose on certain people—might affect the economy and the environment. From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD1332013/$file/RD133.pdf
Lists the Top Ten critical shortage teaching endorsement areas in Virginia for the 2013-14 school year and explains how they were determined. From the Virginia Department of Education
http://leg2.state.va.us/dls/h&sdocs.nsf/By+Year/RD1302013/$file/RD130.pdf
Annual collection of crime statistics for the state of Virginia. From the Department of State Police
http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/VirginiaPovertyMeasure_May2013.pdf
Reports the results of research to develop a new poverty measure that better reflects the true economic circumstances of low-income Virginians. The VPM claims to be an improvement over the official U.S. poverty measure by accounting for regional cost differences, family resources from in-kind government transfers, necessary medical expenses, and other factors. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
http://www.schev.edu/Reportstats/Aggregator/2013/SCHEVAggregatorMay13.pdf?from=
Announces creation of Student Success Index to better measure the number and percentage of students who begin and complete higher education within a stipulated time period. From the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/17459%20Houses%20of%20Parliament.pdf
This report presents a summary of progress in the underlying science of stem cell research over the last decade including regulatory and ethical framework, scientific advances, and clinical developments. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/765/pubs765/index.html
Contains dune elevations and mean-high-water shoreline position datasets for most sandy beaches from Cape Lookout, North Carolina to Fire Island, New York. From the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/05/130521smokelesstobaccoreport.pdf
Provides statistics on domestic smokeless tobacco sales and advertising activities. Covers quantity of smokeless tobacco products sold, sales revenues, and advertising/promotion expenditures. From the Federal Trade Commission