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Week in Review, March 31

Mar 31

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Review the outlook for natural and human-induced earthquakes. (U.S. Geological Survey, March 28, 2016)
  • Read about how Medicaid expansion could affect access to behavioral health services. (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, March 28, 2016)
  • Search for information related to the public water supply system. (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, accessed March 31, 2016)
  • Examine consumers' use of mobile financial services. (Federal Reserve Board, March 2016)
 
 

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Week in Review, March 24

Mar 24

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
 

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Week in Review, March 17

Mar 17

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine federal highway spending. (Congressional Budget Office, March 14, 2016)
  • Read guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, March 15, 2016)
  • Explore the origins and current status of Daylight Saving Time. (Congressional Research Service, March 9, 2016)
  • Consider what Americans think about workforce automation. (Pew Research Center, March 10, 2016)
 

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Week in Review, March 10

Mar 10

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore Houston's vulnerability to hurricanes. (ProPublica / Texas Tribune, March 3, 2016)
  • Consider encryption on mobile devices and government access to data on such devices. (Congressional Research Service, February 23, 2016)
  • Compare individual income to other American earners. (The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2016)
  • Map locations of mobile cetacean populations in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. (Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Duke University, 2016)
 

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Week in Review, March 3

Mar 3

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
 
 

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Week in Review, February 25

Feb 25

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
 
 

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Week in Review, February 18

Feb 18

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine children's health insurance coverage state by state. (State Health Access Data Assistance Center, February 2016)
  • Review early voting patterns in Texas. (The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, February 15, 2016)
  • Explore health care and health insurance coverage in the South. (Kaiser Family Foundation, February 10, 2016)
  • Read about low-wage workers on public assistance. (Economic Policy Institute, February 9, 2016)
  • Consider poverty in Texas by House District. (Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy / Texas Impact, updated January 29, 2016)
 
 
 

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Week in Review, February 11

Feb 11

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Track the economic recovery from the Great Recession by state. (Pew Charitable Trusts, February 3, 2016)
  • Review litigation between the states and the federal government related to the enforcement of immigration law. (Congressional Research Service, January 27, 2016)
  • Read about the gig economy and on-demand services. (Congressional Research Service, February 5, 2016)
  • Find the 2016 March primary election candidate filings by county. (Texas Secretary of State, accessed February 10, 2016)
 
 

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Week in Review, February 4

Feb 4

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore what local health agencies across the U.S. are doing to address the Zika virus. (Governing, February 4, 2016)
  • Read about the new lower passing score for the GED Testing Service. (Education Week, Curriculum Matters, January 20, 2016)
  • Consider the federal corrections system and recent recommendations for improving it. (Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections, January 2016)
  • Review developing policy and regulations related to unmanned aircraft systems. (Congressional Research Service, January 27, 2016)
  • Examine the effect of the removal of Planned Parenthood from the Texas Women's Health Program. (The New England Journal of Medicine, February 3, 2016)
 

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Week in Review, January 28

Jan 28

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  • Find investigation information and related reports about the West fertilizer explosion and fire. (U.S. Chemical Safety Board, accessed January 28, 2016)
  • Read about the gender wage gap and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. (Economic Policy Institute, January 26, 2016)
  • View the grand jury indictments related to the Planned Parenthood investigation. (District Court of Harris County, Texas, January 25, 2016)
  • Map abortion coverage through Affordable Care Act Marketplace health insurance plans. (Kaiser Family Foundation, January 20, 2016)
 

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