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China as the World’s “Largest Economy” (open access)

China as the World’s “Largest Economy”

Various media have recently reported that China has overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest economy (a position the United States had held at least since 1913), based on estimates of purchasing power parity (PPP) measurements and projections made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This report examines the data and its policy implications.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration and Job Creation (open access)

Small Business Administration and Job Creation

The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty programs, disaster loan programs, management and technical assistance training programs, and federal contracting programs. Congressional interest in these programs has increased in recent years, primarily because they are viewed as a means to stimulate economic activity, create jobs, and assist in the national economic recovery. This report examines the economic research on net job creation to identify the types of businesses that appear to create the most jobs.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Dilger, Robert J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FHA Single-Family Mortgage Insurance: Recent Policy Changes and Proposed Legislation (open access)

FHA Single-Family Mortgage Insurance: Recent Policy Changes and Proposed Legislation

This report describes recent policy changes made by FHA and recent legislative proposals that would make additional changes to FHA's single-family program. For the most part, this report does not go into detail about the features of FHA-insured loans, FHA's market role, or its financial status, except as necessary to describe implemented or proposed policy changes.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Jones, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
EPA's Vessel General Permits: Background and Issues (open access)

EPA's Vessel General Permits: Background and Issues

This report covers two proposed permit drafts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding Vessel General Permits (VGPs): one for large vessels to replace the 2008 VGP (draft VGP), and one for smaller vessels that currently are covered by a congressionally-enacted temporary moratorium (draft sVGP).
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Major Disaster Assistance from the Disaster Relief Fund: State Profiles (open access)

Major Disaster Assistance from the Disaster Relief Fund: State Profiles

This report outlines the trend in Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) obligations for both the national and state level for the period FY2000 through FY2013. It also includes individual profiles for each state and additional resources and key policy staff that can provide more information on the programs that are discussed.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Richardson, Daniel J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

This report covers the dispute between the U.S with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, who say that the recent country-of-origin labeling (COOL) system implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unfair and does not meet its original objectives. This dispute was brought before the WTO dispute panel and found to be valid. The report ends with a discussion of options for the U.S. in regards to modifying COOL to follow WTO rulings.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Greene, Joel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief (open access)

Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief

This report discusses the Budget Act that provides an optional expedited procedure for considering legislation in the Senate, called reconciliation, which was first used in 1980.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teaching the Catalog as a Reference Tool (open access)

Teaching the Catalog as a Reference Tool

Article in a column for "The Reference Librarian," Material-Mind-Method: On the Teaching of Reference. This article discusses teaching the catalog as a reference tool.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Roy, Loriene & Hardin, Gregory
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Mathis News (Mathis, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Issues in the Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (open access)

Issues in the Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

This report considers topics that are likely to arise as the 114th Congress debates reauthorization.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Elias, Bart & Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Issues for Congress (open access)

Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Issues for Congress

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Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Forest System Management: Overview, Appropriations, and Issues for Congress (open access)

National Forest System Management: Overview, Appropriations, and Issues for Congress

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Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inland Waterways Trust Fund (open access)

Inland Waterways Trust Fund

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Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Roller, Cindy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 192, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Our Town Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Our Town Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Pate, Chad
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Kermit, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Parks, Phil
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Everglades Restoration: The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) (open access)

Everglades Restoration: The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP)

This report presents an overview, developments and congressional interest on the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) related to Everglades Restoration.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 04, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

NT Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 04, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Semi-weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: Jones, Caitlyn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History