• See where federal judicial districts in Texas rank in new immigration prosecutions for the first six months of fiscal year 2013. (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University, May 10, 2013)
• Examine the regulation of agricultural fertilizers. (Congressional Research Service, May 9, 2013)
• Track state-by-state figures of seniors living in poverty. (Kaiser Family Foundation, May 20, 2013)
• Explore recommendations for reducing alcohol-impaired driving crashes. (National Transportation Safety Board, May 14, 2013)
• Consider the impact of short-term small dollar loans, such as payday loans. (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, April 24, 2013)

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• Examine state tax revenues from sales taxes. (Council of State Governments, May 7, 2013)
• Track state decisions on health insurance exchanges. (Kaiser Family Foundation, May 10, 2013)
• Consider the increasing rate of college enrollment for Hispanic students. (Pew Research Hispanic Center, May 9, 2013)
• Explore student loan affordability. (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, May 8, 2013)
• See timelapse satellite imagery from all over the world. (Time / Google, May 2013. May not work in older versions of IE.)

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• Consider the mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists in some states, while other states have repealed or not enacted such laws. (Stateline, April 24, 2013)
• Analyze nearly a decade of statistics about offshore oil and gas extraction worker fatalities. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 26, 2013)
• Read about political activity on social networks. (Pew Research Center Internet & American Life Project, April 25, 2013)
• Examine financial uncertainty facing young Americans today. (Urban Institute, March 2013)
• Explore the employment situation for recent college grads. (Accenture, 2013)
• Track the status of federal appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2014. (Library of Congress, THOMAS, accessed May 8, 2013)

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• Track data on the water in Texas' reservoirs. (Texas Water Development Board, accessed May 1, 2013)
• Consider nurses' state-by-state struggle to ensure minimum staffing laws. (Kaiser Health News, April 24, 2013)
• See how spending on public health has dropped. (Stateline, March 22, 2013)
• Find the latest figures on terrorism and national internal security prosecutions. (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University, April 23, 2013)
• Explore the stability of retirement accounts, such as 401(k)s or IRAs. (Public Broadcasting Service, April 23, 2013)
• Read about federal whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws. (Congressional Research Service, April 22, 2013)

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• See an aerial view of West, Texas before and after the fertilizer plant explosion. (Austin American-Statesman, April 2013)
• Read the criminal complaint filed in federal court against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. (Available via FindLaw, April 22, 2013)
• Consider the legal battles over water between Oklahoma and Texas. (Stateline, April 24, 2013)
• Examine drought conditions throughout the United States and federal drought policy. (Congressional Research Service, April 22, 2013)
• Find out where to dispose of unused prescription medications. (U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, April 2013)
• Explore the new Digital Public Library of America. (Digital Public Library of America, April 18, 2013)

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• Consider the U.S. Congress' reaction to the Boston Marathon bombings. (Politico, April 16, 2013)
• Check out the 2012 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. (U.S. Census Bureau, April 11, 2013)
• Explore the Annual Energy Outlook 2013. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, April 15-May 2, 2013)
• Get 101 tips about all kinds of consumer products. (Consumer Reports, May 2013)

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• Examine immigration reform legislation. (Council of State Governments, April 3, 2013)
• Explore green technologies and practices in the workplace. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2013)
• Consider the state of American media and journalism. (Pew Research Center, March 18, 2013)
• See how the U.S. government is transitioning from print-based publications to digital and online publishing. (U.S. Government Printing Office, March 15, 2013)

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• Explore how unemployment affects children. (Urban Institute, March 2013)
• Consider which states tax travel the most. (Stateline, March 28, 2013)
• Examine ways to reform the financing of public higher education. (National Association of State Budget Officers, Spring 2013)
• See who will be covered under Medicaid expansion provisions of the Affordable Care Act. (Journal of the American Medical Association / Kaiser Family Foundation, March 27, 2013)

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• Map the latest state smoking laws. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, accessed March 2013)
• Consider the proliferation of hospital ratings from various organizations. (Kaiser Health News, March 18, 2013)
• Explore the U.S. role in criminal justice reform in Mexico. (Congressional Research Service, March 18, 2013)
• Find orders, briefs, and other case filings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 cases. (Supreme Court of the United States, accessed March 27, 2013)

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• Compare taxing and spending information by state. (Tax Foundation, March 18, 2013)
• See which cities had the highest number of Energy Star certified buildings in 2012. (Environmental Protection Agency, accessed March 2013)
• Read about how government agencies that use social media can improve accessibility in social media. (HowTo.gov, March 14, 2013)
• Consider how a recent surge in excise taxes from gun sales benefits wildlife. (Congressional Research Service, March 12, 2013)
• Explore a study that examines and compares firearms laws and firearms fatalities state by state. (JAMA Internal Medicine, March 6, 2013)
• Map food access by census tract. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, March 5, 2013)

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