News and Issues
As States Cut Aid, Localities Learn to Do Less With Less
Plenty of other states [aside from Ohio] this year, including Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming, cut direct state aid, revenue sharing, or funds for specific local services more »
Making the Macintosh, Stanford Library's Electronic Archive
This project seeks to tell the stories of people who have not been included in earlier accounts: technical writers who created the documentation for the Mac; marketing people; enthusiasts who organized user groups; industry analysts and journalists who wrote about it more »
GAO Investigates Instances of Questionable Access to Prescription Drugs
CMS has systems to identify individuals with doctor shopping behavior; however, federal law may not authorize them to restrict these individuals’ access to drugs, including highly abused drugs, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone. more »
Brennan Center Study: New Voting Restrictions May Affect More than Five Million
New voting laws could make it significantly harder for more than five million eligible voters to cast ballots in 2012, according to the first comprehensive study of the laws’ impact. "In 2012 we should make it easier for every eligible citizen to vote. Instead, we have made it far harder for too many" more »
