From the Census Department:
Federal, State, and Local Governments: State Government Tax Collections
This report "provides a summary of taxes collected by state for up to 25 tax categories. These tables and data files present the details on tax collections by type of tax imposed and collected by state governments."
Includes data back to 1992 on property taxes, sales taxes, licenses, income taxes, and other taxes. Includes technical documentation.
URL: http://www.census.gov/govs/www/statetax.html
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Fortune's Top Companies
From Fortune Magazine: Top Companies
Fortune 500, 2007
Top 10:
1. Wal-Mart Stores
2. Exxon Mobile
3. General Motor
4. Chevron
5. ConocoPhillips
6. General Electric
7. Ford Motor
8. Citigroup
9. Bank of America
10. American International Group
Methodology FAQ
Maps
Source: Fortune
See Also: Forbes 2000 (World’s Largest Public Companies)
Fortune 500, 2007
Top 10:
1. Wal-Mart Stores
2. Exxon Mobile
3. General Motor
4. Chevron
5. ConocoPhillips
6. General Electric
7. Ford Motor
8. Citigroup
9. Bank of America
10. American International Group
Methodology FAQ
Maps
Source: Fortune
See Also: Forbes 2000 (World’s Largest Public Companies)
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Congressional Archives
From the National Archives:
New Web Harvest Online: 109th Congress
What does it contain?
More than four million pages (42 GB) crawled and archived between 11/11/06 and 12/11/06
Browse by Members Name
Browse by Committee Name
Browse by Leadership
Browse by House or Senate Organizations
The crawl was done using The Internet Archive’s open-source Heretix Crawler.
Learn More about the 109th Congress Web Harvest
Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress, recently told a U.S. House Committee, that the average life of a web site is between 44 and 75 days.
Sources: NARA and The Internet Archive
New Web Harvest Online: 109th Congress
What does it contain?
More than four million pages (42 GB) crawled and archived between 11/11/06 and 12/11/06
Browse by Members Name
Browse by Committee Name
Browse by Leadership
Browse by House or Senate Organizations
The crawl was done using The Internet Archive’s open-source Heretix Crawler.
Learn More about the 109th Congress Web Harvest
Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress, recently told a U.S. House Committee, that the average life of a web site is between 44 and 75 days.
Sources: NARA and The Internet Archive
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Health Care Costs
The cost of health care:
Snapshot: Health Care Costs 101, 2007 Edition
The fourth edition of Health Care Costs 101, an annual overview of the latest health spending trends in California and the nation, finds reasons for both hope and concern.
While spending on health care continues to moderate, the growth in health spending was twice the rate of inflation in 2005, resulting in constant pressure on government, employers, and consumers to keep up.
Among the key findings:
* Total spending on health reached $2 trillion in 2005 and is projected to reach one-fifth of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2016;* Per person spending on health care increased 77% between 1995 and 2005;* Hospitals and physician services take the largest share of the health care dollar (52%);* The growth rate for prescription drug spending is at its lowest level in 20 years; and* While out-of-pocket costs for consumers continue to rise, their share of all health care spending (15%), has declined.
Direct to Full Text
224 pages; PDF.
Snapshot: Health Care Costs 101, 2007 Edition
The fourth edition of Health Care Costs 101, an annual overview of the latest health spending trends in California and the nation, finds reasons for both hope and concern.
While spending on health care continues to moderate, the growth in health spending was twice the rate of inflation in 2005, resulting in constant pressure on government, employers, and consumers to keep up.
Among the key findings:
* Total spending on health reached $2 trillion in 2005 and is projected to reach one-fifth of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2016;* Per person spending on health care increased 77% between 1995 and 2005;* Hospitals and physician services take the largest share of the health care dollar (52%);* The growth rate for prescription drug spending is at its lowest level in 20 years; and* While out-of-pocket costs for consumers continue to rise, their share of all health care spending (15%), has declined.
Direct to Full Text
224 pages; PDF.
Friday, April 13, 2007
National Library Week
National Library Week -April 15-21, 2007
Here's the letter that was sent to all SSO tenants.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Directors of State Offices and Associations of State Officials
FROM: Marianne Reiff
DATE: April 11, 2007
RE: National Library Week: April 15-21, 2007
This month, April 15-21, 2007, the SSO Library celebrates National Library Week. During National Library Week libraries of all types and the people who use them come together with the American Library Association and its Campaign for America’s Libraries to celebrate the contributions of all libraries, librarians and library workers in our nation’s schools, campuses and communities. Libraries today are enjoying a golden age in which public, school, special and university libraries are flourishing not only within the physical confines of bricks and mortar, steel and glass, but also in the continuously expanding Internet universe.
This year’s theme is:"Come together @ your library®". Libraries are the places where everyone – regardless of age, race or income – can come together, whether it’s for entertainment, self-help or to find their place in the community.
The SSO Library plays an important role in the research conducted by Hall of the States offices.
Over the past year:
· SSO's library loaned 8,093 items to Hall of the States offices from its collection.
· SSO’s publication discount program saved Hall of the States offices $293,000.00 on BNA, CQ, National Journal and other publications.
· SSO’s library staff conducted $39,690.00 worth of Dialog, Factiva and Lexis-Nexis database searches for your staff members.
· With the help of 61 libraries from all over the country, SSO provided Hall of the States offices with 150 additional books and periodicals through interlibrary loan.
· The SSO Library has developed a blog – http://ssolibrary.blogspot.com. This daily blog provides up-to-date information on Web sites of interest to SSO tenants.
· The table of contents of 15 daily publications are e-mailed daily to over 50 tenants – providing timely information on important issues.
Please join SSO’s Library Staff in celebrating National Library Week. Our Library Open House will be on Friday April 13, 2007 from 8:30a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served.
Here's the letter that was sent to all SSO tenants.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Directors of State Offices and Associations of State Officials
FROM: Marianne Reiff
DATE: April 11, 2007
RE: National Library Week: April 15-21, 2007
This month, April 15-21, 2007, the SSO Library celebrates National Library Week. During National Library Week libraries of all types and the people who use them come together with the American Library Association and its Campaign for America’s Libraries to celebrate the contributions of all libraries, librarians and library workers in our nation’s schools, campuses and communities. Libraries today are enjoying a golden age in which public, school, special and university libraries are flourishing not only within the physical confines of bricks and mortar, steel and glass, but also in the continuously expanding Internet universe.
This year’s theme is:"Come together @ your library®". Libraries are the places where everyone – regardless of age, race or income – can come together, whether it’s for entertainment, self-help or to find their place in the community.
The SSO Library plays an important role in the research conducted by Hall of the States offices.
Over the past year:
· SSO's library loaned 8,093 items to Hall of the States offices from its collection.
· SSO’s publication discount program saved Hall of the States offices $293,000.00 on BNA, CQ, National Journal and other publications.
· SSO’s library staff conducted $39,690.00 worth of Dialog, Factiva and Lexis-Nexis database searches for your staff members.
· With the help of 61 libraries from all over the country, SSO provided Hall of the States offices with 150 additional books and periodicals through interlibrary loan.
· The SSO Library has developed a blog – http://ssolibrary.blogspot.com. This daily blog provides up-to-date information on Web sites of interest to SSO tenants.
· The table of contents of 15 daily publications are e-mailed daily to over 50 tenants – providing timely information on important issues.
Please join SSO’s Library Staff in celebrating National Library Week. Our Library Open House will be on Friday April 13, 2007 from 8:30a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Homeland Security
The cost of homeland security
What Has Homeland Security Cost? An Assessment: 2001-2005
This February 2007 analysis of "public and private expenditures on homeland security shows that overall spending rose by $44 billion between 2001 and 2005 -- a clear increase but one that represents a gain of only 1/4 of 1 percent as a share of U.S. GDP."
Includes a press release and the full text of the article with statistical tables and charts. From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
URL: http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci13-2.html
What Has Homeland Security Cost? An Assessment: 2001-2005
This February 2007 analysis of "public and private expenditures on homeland security shows that overall spending rose by $44 billion between 2001 and 2005 -- a clear increase but one that represents a gain of only 1/4 of 1 percent as a share of U.S. GDP."
Includes a press release and the full text of the article with statistical tables and charts. From the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
URL: http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/current_issues/ci13-2.html
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Joint Center for Housing Studies
From Harvard University:
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu
The JCHS "is Harvard University's center for information and research on housing in the United States.
The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends."
The site features publications on topics such as the state of the nation's housing (with information and data about house production, ownership, and prices), home remodeling, rentals, and more.
Also includes an overview of research topics and articles written by JCHS members.
Searchable.
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu
The JCHS "is Harvard University's center for information and research on housing in the United States.
The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends."
The site features publications on topics such as the state of the nation's housing (with information and data about house production, ownership, and prices), home remodeling, rentals, and more.
Also includes an overview of research topics and articles written by JCHS members.
Searchable.
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