New and Notable State and Federal and international government publications for February 2016.
Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure. Copeland, Claudia; Maguire, Steven; and Mallett, William J. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42467.pdf
Michigan Economic Update: December, 2015. Office of Revenue and Tax Analysis Michigan Department of Treasury. Lansing, 2016.
www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/MEU_December2015_514078_7.pdf
Budget of the United States Government: FY 2017. Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. Washington, D.C. 2016.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2017&isCollapsed=false&leafLevelBrowse=false&isDocumentResults=true&ycord=0
Lead in Flint, Michigan's Drinking Water: Federal Regulatory Role. Tieman, Mary. CRS Legal Sidebar, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IN10446.pdf
Flood News for Michigan Floodplain Managers. 2016 First edition. Lansing, 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/wrd-nfip-1-2016_511453_7.pdf
The water-energy nexus: an earth science perspective. Healy, R. W. Reston, Virginia: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo56752
Examination of the safety and security of drinking water supplies following the central West Virginia drinking water crisis. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, February 4, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo64408
S. 1024, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016. Congressional Budget Office, 2016.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51234
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2015. Report together with additional views (to accompany S. 1024) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65770
Local Food Systems: Selected Farm Bill and Other Federal Programs. Johnson, Renée, and; Cowan, Tadlock. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43950.pdf
Shifley, S., Moser, K., & Wormstead, S. (2016). The Outlook for Northern Forests. In Future forests of the northern United States (pp. 299–313). Newtown Square, PA: Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Retrieved from http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/50460
The entire document is here http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/50448
U.S. Bureau of the Census. My Congressional District Quickfacts.
http://www.census.gov/mycd/
Regional planning: Part 1 and Part 2. Schindler, Kurt. MSU Extension, 2016.
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_planning_part_1
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/regional_planning_part_2
2015 Forest Health Highlights. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Lansing, 2016.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/frsthlthhghlghts_513144_7.pdf?20160216094536
Great Lakes water levels for the summer of 2016 – too high, too low, or just right? Stewart, Steve. MSU Extension, Feb 26 2016.
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/great_lakes_water_levels_for_the_summer_of_2016_stewart16
Indigent defense services in the United States, FY 2008-2012 - updated. Owens, Stephen D. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65134
Long-term benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Council of Economic Advisers, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65043
From poverty to opportunity: how a fair minimum wage will help working families succeed. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session. March 12, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo64393
Mean Age of Mothers is on the Rise: United States, 2000–2014. NCHS Data Brief No. 232, January 2016.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db232.htm
State by State View of Paid Leave. Whitehouse, Elizabeth. Council of State Governments Knowledge Center, 2016.
http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/state-state-view-paid-leave-5
Domestic Food Assistance: Summary of Programs. Aussenberg, Randy Alison; and Colello, Kirsten J. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42353.pdf
Prevalence of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Adults — 23 States and the District of Columbia, 2013. Park S, Xu F, Town M, Blanck HM. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:169–174.
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6507a1.
Worldwide threats: Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, hearing held February 3, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo59963
Overview of Labor Enforcement Issues in Free Trade Agreements. Bolle, Mary Jane. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22823.pdf
The Death of Justice Scalia: Procedural Issues Arising on an Eight-Member Supreme Court. Nolan, Andrew. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44400.pdf
National Commission on the Future of the Army. Arlington, VA. 2016
http://www.ncfa.ncr.gov/sites/default/files/NCFA_Full%20Final%20Report_0.pdf
General and Flag Officers in the U.S. Armed Forces: Background and Considerations for Congress. Kapp, Lawrence. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R44389.pdf
Military engagement and forward presence: down but not out as tools to shape and win. Deni, John R. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65420
Performance triad: the total army family guide: a guide to help with enhancing your health with sleep, activity, and nutrition. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65572
Hall of Justice. A searchable inventory of publicly available criminal justice datasets and research that contains nearly 10,000 datasets and research documents from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and the federal government. The data was collected between September 2014 and October 2015. From the Sunlight Foundation.
http://hallofjustice.sunlightfoundation.com/
Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers: In Brief. James, Nathan. Congressional Research Service, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43544.pdf
Global Anti-Poaching Act: markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session on H.R. 2494, June 25, 2015. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61900
Information as a source of distraction. Inman, Vaughn W. McLean, VA: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, November 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65216
Privacy in the digital age: preventing data breaches and combating cyber crime. Hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, Tuesday, February 4, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo59120
Forming an action-research team to address sexual assault cases. Laurel, MD: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65777
Counterfeit drugs: fighting illegal supply chains. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, February 27, 2014. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61256
Rural Opioid Abuse: Prevalence and User Characteristics. Lenardson, Jennifer; Gale, John; and Ziller, Eric. Maine Rural Health Research Center Research and Policy Brief PB-63-1. February, 2016.
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/Rural-Opioid-Abuse.pdf
Financing higher education: exploring current challenges and potential alternatives. Hearing before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, September 30, 2015. United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65405
Let it snowpack. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65387
Addressing the needs of native communities through Indian water rights settlements. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, May 20, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo61773
Forest Service Research and Development tribal engagement roadmap. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65295
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: report together with minority views (to accompany H.R. 511) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office).
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo60893
Bureau of Indian Education: examining organizational challenges in transforming educational opportunities for Indian children. Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, May 13, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65524
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act: report (to accompany H.R. 812) (including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office). United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65740
National Library of Medicine Announces MedPix®, Free Online Medical Image Database.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/medpix_image_database.html
Sleep duration, quality of sleep, and use of sleep medication, by sex and family type, 2013-2014. Nugent, Colleen N. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo64800
Comparison of U.S. net import reliance for nonfuel mineral commodities-a 60-year retrospective (1954-1984-2014). Fortier, Steven M. Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65160
Healthy eating after 50. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo64803
Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Frequently Asked Questions. Dabrowska, Agata. Congressional Research Office, 2016.
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44360.pdf
Farming, fishing, forestry and hunting in a era of changing climate. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 3, 2014. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65006
Waters of the United States: stakeholder perspectives on the impacts of EPA’s proposed rule. Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, March 24, 2015. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Washington: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2016.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo65723
Know its features. Trust it’s real. Washington, D.C.: Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Currency Education Program, 2015.
http://purl.fdlp.gov/gpo/gpo64441
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