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Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview (open access)

Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview

This report discusses government advertising that can be controversial if it conflicts with citizens' views about the proper role of government.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service (open access)

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service

This report discusses the broadband loan and grant programs at Rural Utilities Service (RUS) that is intended to accelerate the deployment of broadband services in rural America.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law: Lessons from the First Decade

This is a report covering California's paid family leave law during its first ten years.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade

This report looks at the first ten years of California's paid family leave law.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations

This report will track and describe actions taken by the administration and congress to provide FY2015 appropriations for CJS accounts.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan; Williams, Jennifer D. & Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security 2014 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (open access)

Department of Homeland Security 2014 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan

This report reflects the Department of Homeland Securities' strategic vision for doing business in a more efficient and sustainable way. The report includes sections on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, sustainable building, fleet management, water use efficiency and management, pollution prevention and waste reduction, sustainable acquisition, electronic stewardship and data centers, renewable energy, climate change resilience, and energy performance contracts.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Implications for the Electric Power Sector (open access)

EPA’s Proposed Greenhouse Gas Regulations: Implications for the Electric Power Sector

This report presents an analysis of EPA's proposed plan.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: June 23, 2014 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: June 23, 2014

Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Institutions: A Constitutional Analysis (open access)

Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Institutions: A Constitutional Analysis

This report provides background information regarding sponsored prayer, which is prohibited under the First Amendment with few exceptions. The report discusses school prayer, legislative prayer, military chaplaincy, and legislative issues.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Brougher, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations

This report examines current conditions in El Salvador as well as issues in U.S.-Salvadoran relations.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Security: Minimum Benefits (open access)

Social Security: Minimum Benefits

This report explains how the Special Minimum Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) functions under current law and presents arguments for and against expanding it. It then discusses criteria for evaluating proposals for change and describes some specific options for increasing benefits paid to people with low earnings or low income
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Meyerson, Noah P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress (open access)

The State of Campaign Finance Policy: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress

This report includes updated material that emphasizes the issues most prominently before the 113th Congress. It also discusses foundational information about major elements of campaign finance policy.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Garrett, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Bond Review Board Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Bond Review Board Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Bond Review Board describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015-2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas Bond Review Board
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Report on the strategic plan for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Strategic plan of the Texas Office of Injured Employee Counsel describing the scope, functions, organization, and financial aspects of the agency along with goals for the next five years.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of Injured Employee Counsel.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan by the Office of Public Utility Counsel of Texas for FY 2015-2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of Public Utility Counsel.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Racing Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Racing Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Racing Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas Racing Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Board of Pharmacy Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas State Board of Pharmacy Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

This is the strategic plan laid out by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for the fiscal years 2015-2019. The plan provides a summary of, vision for, mission statement, and philosophy of the agency. In addition an organizational perspective, agency scope and functions, agency self-evaluation, and external/internal assessment. Included are Appendix A,B,C,D,E, and F.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview (open access)

Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview

This report discusses the immigration problem regarding the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) arriving in the United States borders. The report discusses the scope of the problem, current policy challenges, and the processing and treatment of the UAC apprehended.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa; Siskin, Alison & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wartime Detention Provisions in Recent Defense Authorization Legislation (open access)

Wartime Detention Provisions in Recent Defense Authorization Legislation

This report offers a brief background of the salient issues raised by the detainee provisions of the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), provides a section-by-section analysis, and discusses executive interpretation and implementation of the act's mandatory military detention provision. It also addresses detainee provisions in the 2013 NDAA and 2014 NDAA, as well as those found in the competing House and Senate defense authorization bills for FY2015.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library