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US Report: States ready to move against Microsoft
News According to sources close to the investigation, the states are likely to seek a preliminary injunction that prohibits Microsoft from releasing Windows 98 until the states can hold formal hearings about the company's alleged anti-competitive...
[April 27, 1998, 9:05]
States' Heavy Reliance on Spending Cuts and One-Time Measures to Close Their Budget Gaps Leaves Programs at Risk
White Papers Between fiscal year 2002 and fiscal year 2004, states faced budget gaps that totaled close to $200 billion. States are required by law or tradition to balance their budgets. As a result, states cut spending, drew down their reserves, raised taxes...
[May 20, 2005, 3:00]
US Report: States may seek injunction against MS
News Attorneys general from nearly a dozen states are likely to take action against Microsoft next week, possibly as early as Monday or Tuesday, by seeking a preliminary injunction to prevent the shipment of Windows 98.
[April 30, 1998, 8:38]
News Burst: States file Microsoft suit
News The states said they are co-ordinating their action with the federal government. Full story to follow
[May 18, 1998, 16:24]
Convergence Among the U.S. States: Absolute, Conditional, or Club?
White Papers This paper attempts to ascertain which of the convergence hypotheses - absolute, conditional, or club - best describes the economic development of the U.S.states since 1950. Regression tree analysis is used to identify convergence clubs among the...
[June 24, 2005, 3:00]
Performance Budgeting: States' Experiences Can Inform Federal Efforts
White Papers Performance measures and the reporting of program performance are regularly included in the budget processes of the five states GAO visited. Legislators' expectations that this information will be collected and reported are supported through both...
[June 17, 2005, 3:00]
States to pursue Microsoft action
News Several states have refused to accept an agreement between the Justice Department and Microsoft, choosing instead to press further antitrust litigation against the software company. The settlement agreement, to which nine of the co-plaintiff states...
[November 7, 2001, 8:36]
Workforce Investment Act: States' Spending Is on Track, But Better Guidance Would Improve Financial Reporting
White Papers To build their workforce investment systems, states must carefully plan and use their limited resources in a way that best meets the growing demand for employment and training services, in the current uncertain economic environment.
[July 12, 2005, 6:00]
States Move on RFID Privacy Issue
White Papers In three other states, legislators have announced plans to draft bills or conduct studies to address the impact of RFID technology on consumer privacy. California’s state senate passed a measure to set limits on the use of RFID technology.
[June 25, 2004, 0:00]
States-Mania
Downloads States-Mania is an educational game covering our 50 states. It has eight levels and lets you choose which regions you wish to cover. Its great pictures and ease of use make it not only educational, but also fun.
[January 16, 2006, 7:10]
News Burst: States, DoJ weigh injunction against Win98
News Department of Justice and up to 20 states. According to sources close to the states' action, a request for a preliminary injunction against Windows 98 may be part of the suits. However, other press reports this morning said that rather than block...
[May 18, 1998, 14:19]
States Respond to Fiscal Stress: Implications for Elderly Women on Medicaid
White Papers As a result, women are disproportionately affected by changes that states make to their Medicaid programs for seniors. Women make up the vast majority of elderly Medicaid beneficiaries because they are more likely to be poorer and sicker, and, thus...
[July 12, 2005, 6:00]
States to Microsoft: open your source code
News Nine states and the District of Columbia want Microsoft to open its software source code should the company fail to comply with proposed restrictions on its business practices. The proposed remedies submitted today by the nine holdout states are...
[December 10, 2001, 11:07]
US Report: States and DOJ ready to act against Microsoft
News Attorneys general for more than a dozen U.S.states and the U.S. The states and the DOJ have not decided when or whether it will request a preliminary injunction that would bar Microsoft from releasing Windows 98.
[May 14, 1998, 9:13]
Willing Workers: Fixing the Problem of Illegal Mexican Migration to the United States
White Papers Demand for low-skilled labor continues to grow in the United States while the domestic supply of suitable workers inexorably declines - yet U.S.immigration law contains virtually no legal channel through which immigrant workers can enter the...
[January 17, 2005, 2:00]
Border Security: Consular Identification Cards Accepted Within United States, But Consistent Federal Guidance Needed
White Papers This GAO report discusses the purpose of a CID [consular identification] card, and how Mexican and Guatemalan CID cards are being used in the United States. It reviews the steps Mexico and Guatemala have taken to verify the identities of CID card...
[December 22, 2004, 2:00]
Puzzle Thema President of the United States 23nd-44th
Downloads Puzzle Thema President 2 Congratulations America President 2 is a jigsaw puzzle of the Puzzle Thema collection The PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES from the 23 nd to the 44 th With Barack Hussein Obama the 44 th President of the United States of...
[November 18, 2008, 3:14]
Graphical Analysis of Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories Utilizing PROC GMAP: A Visual Inventory of Activity Across the United States
White Papers By combining data from two sources, the National Clandestine Laboratory Database and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) website, a visual inventory representing both frequency and location of illicit lab activity across the United States was...
[December 22, 2006, 0:00]
States still mulling over Microsoft
News Federal Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has given the states until 10 a.m. Brendan Sullivan, the lead attorney for the states, said that the 18 attorneys general are divided into three groups: One wants to accept the settlement as it is, the second is...
[November 6, 2001, 16:58]
The States and Homeland Security: Building the Missing Link
White Papers In order to attain a firmer grasp of whether the nation's capacity to protect itself has improved, this paper focuses on the ways in which four different states - Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin - have attempted to respond to these...
[January 16, 2005, 2:00]
