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Treasure Valley State Of The Region Report: A Preliminary View Of Performance Indicators, Institute For Urban And Regional Planning, Boise State University, Gregory C. Hill, Susan G. Mason, Jim Weatherby

Research and Reports

The Treasure Valley State of the Region Report, while preliminary, describes the Boise- Nampa MSA using 49 indicators on social, economic, fiscal and environmental aspects of the region. Comparisons using the indicators are also made with peer regions in the Western United States. The rapid increase in growth in the Treasure Valley warrants a comprehensive look at the region. The Institute of Urban and Regional Planning in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State University initiated the production of this report to meet this need.

This report was assembled by faculty and graduate students in an …

Secrecy In Context: The Shadowy Life Of Civil Rights Litigation, Minna J. Kotkin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Catching Up To Our Biometric Future: Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights And Biometric Identification Technology, Rudy Ng

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

As biometric identification technology companies strive to make their products more accurate, faster, and more affordable for the mass market, the public is likely to see an increase in the use of biometrics in the future. While emerging biometric identification technology such as iris scanning and face recognition technology may be a fast, cutting-edge way for law enforcement to keep track of convicted felons and suspected terrorists, the government should not be allowed to unreasonably intrude on individual privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment. Ultimately, the legislature and the courts will need to weigh society's need to feel secure against …

90 Government Acquisition, Regulation Of Private Property.

Propositions

GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION, REGULATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Bars state and local governments from condemning or damaging private property to promote other private projects or uses. Limits government’s authority to adopt certain land use, housing, consumer, environmental and workplace laws and regulations, except when necessary to preserve public health or safety. Voids unpublished eminent domain court decisions. Defines “just compensation.” Government must occupy condemned property or lease property for public use. Condemned private property must be offered for resale to prior owner or owner’s heir at current fair market value if government abandons condemnation’s objective. Exempts certain governmental actions. …

Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution And Expenditure Limits.

Propositions

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. PUBLIC FINANCING. CORPORATE TAX INCREASE. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides that candidates for state elective office meeting certain eligibility requirements, including collection of a specified number of $5.00 contributions from voters, may voluntarily receive public campaign funding from Fair Political Practices Commission, in amounts varying by elective office and election type. Increases income tax rate on corporations and financial institutions by 0.2 percent to fund program. Imposes new limits on campaign contributions to state-office candidates and campaign committees, and new restrictions on contributions by lobbyists, state contractors. Limits certain contributions and expenditures by corporations. Summary …

Sex Offenders. Sexually Violent Predators. Punishment, Residence Restrictions And Monitoring.

Propositions

SEX OFFENDERS. SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS. PUNISHMENT, RESIDENCE RESTRICTIONS AND MONITORING. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Increases penalties for violent and habitual sex offenders and child molesters. Prohibits registered sex offenders from residing within 2,000 feet of any school or park. Requires lifetime Global Positioning System monitoring of felony registered sex offenders. Expands definition of a sexually violent predator. Changes current two-year involuntary civil commitment for a sexually violent predator to an indeterminate commitment, subject to annual review by the Director of Mental Health and subsequent ability of sexually violent predator to petition court for sexually violent predator's conditional release or unconditional discharge. Summary …

Voter Information Guide For 2006, General Election

Propositions

No abstract provided.

The Honorable Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. Legal Writing Competition Winning Student Comment: How Maryland's Sanctuary Policies Isolate Federal Law And The Constitution While Undermining Criminal Justice, Douglas R. Sahmel

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Tribal Self-Determination At The Crossroads, Kevin Washburn

Faculty Scholarship

The tribal self-determination initiative that began transforming federal Indian policy thirty years ago has reached a crossroads. Despite its transformative effects on tribal governments and the widespread belief that self-determination has been a successful federal approach to Indian affairs, no significant new self-determination program has been initiated at the congressional level in several years. This Article looks to the tribal self-determination initiative's past to gain insights about its future. It also briefly surveys existing tribal self-determination programs and concludes that far more work needs to be done to achieve tribal self-determination. Drawing on the author's broader work, it finds one …

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 83, No. 1, 2006)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Orientation Issue 2006, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

2006 Fall Schedule Of Classes, Unm Office Of The Registrar

Course Catalogs

Course catalog for Fall 2006.

Stern Penalties: How The Federal Communications Commission And Congress Look To Crackdown On Indecent Broadcasting, Geoffrey Rosenblat

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Transportation Funding Protection. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.

Propositions

TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROTECTION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Protects transportation funding for traffic congestion relief projects, safety improvements, and local streets and roads. Prohibits the state sales tax on motor vehicle fuels from being used for any purpose other than transportation improvements. Authorizes loans of these funds only in the case of severe state fiscal hardship. Requires loans of revenues from states sales tax on motor vehicle fuels to be fully repaid within the three years. Restricts loans to no more than twice in any 10-year period. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: No direct …

Disaster Preparedness And Flood Prevention Bond Act Of 2006.

Propositions

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND FLOOD PREVENTION BOND ACT OF 2006. This act rebuilds and repairs California's most vulnerable flood control structures to protect homes and prevent loss of life from flood-related disasters, including levee failures, flash floods, and mudslides. Protects California's drinking water supply system by rebuilding delta levees that are vulnerable to earthquakes and storms. Authorizes a $4.09 billion dollar bond act. Appropriates money from the General Fund to pay off bonds. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: State cost of about $8 billion over 30 years to pay off both the principal …

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Corrections., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

No abstract provided.

Suffolk Journal, Vol. 67, No. 7, 10/25/2006, Suffolk Journal

Suffolk Journal

No abstract provided.

Longwood University Graduate Catalog 2006-2007, Longwood University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Economic And Demographic Trends In Greenwood County, South Carolina, 2006 January, Ellen Weeks Saltzman, G. Michael Mikota, Charles D. Taylor

Publications

No abstract provided.

Fiscal Impact Assessment: Jasper County, Hardeeville, And Ridgeland, South Carolina, 2006 January, William E. Molnar, Charles D. Taylor

Publications

No abstract provided.

Excerpts Of Directory, University Of South Florida, 2006, University Of South Florida

Excerpts of University Directories

Excerpts from the 2006 University of South Florida directory. The pages include numbers for the St. Petersburg campus.

Accent On Learning, 2006-2007, University Of South Florida

USF Catalogs (Accent on Learning)

No abstract provided.

0554-1 Analysis Of The 2006 Ballot Proposals, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Agroterrorism— Why We’Re Not Ready: A Look At The Role Of Law Enforcement, Alberto R. Gonzales, Regina B. Schofield, Glenn R. Schmitt

United States Department of Justice: Publications

Terrorists seeking to strike a blow at the U.S. economy need look no further than the Nation’s heartland for a “soft” target. An agroterrorist attack could dramatically impact many aspects of American life, including local law enforcement, which— especially in rural areas—is financially and strategically unprepared to respond.

Agricultural experts say that today they are most concerned about the intentional introduction of foot-and mouth disease (FMD) into the food supply. Twenty times more infectious than smallpox, FMD causes painful blisters on the tongues, hooves, and teats of cloven-hoofed animals (like cows, pigs, goats, and deer), rendering them unable to walk, …

War Of A Much Different Kind: Poverty And The Possessive Investment In Color In The 1960s United States), Tom I. Romero

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Part 7: Beach Replenishment: Who Benefits, Who Pays, Who Should Pay?, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

Replenishing the region’s beaches with sand is critical to their attractiveness. More than $100 million has been spent on beach replenishment in Virginia Beach over the past decade, with the federal government paying about two-thirds. We find that beach replenishment pays off handsomely for Virginia Beach, but also that the city probably should pay a larger share of the cost.

Treatment At The Front End Of The Criminal Justice Continuum: The Association Between Arrest And Admission Into Specialty Substance Abuse Treatment, Sheryl Kubiak, Cynthia L. Arfken, James A. Swartz, Alison L. Koch

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

To reduce criminal recidivism and drug use, it has been proposed that the substance abuse treatment delivery system cut across different components of the criminal justice continuum. Arrest, at the front end of this continuum, may represent a critical moment to motivate people with substance use disorders (SUD) to seek treatment but is often over looked as an intervention point. We used data from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to compare treatment need and recent treatment admission for participants with no criminal justice (CJ) involvement in the past year, past-year arrest, and CJ …

The 9/11 Reform Act: Examining The Implementation Of The Human Smuggling And Trafficking Center, U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Homeland Security

Human Trafficking: Data and Documents

The 9/11 Commission correctly pointed out that before September 11, 2001, no U.S. Government agency systemically analyzed terrorists’ travel strategies. The 9/11 Commission also believed if the Federal Government had done so, we could have discovered how terrorist predecessors to al-Qa’ida exploited the weaknesses in our border security.

As a result, and based on the Commission’s recommendation, the Committee on Homeland Security, along with the Committee on International Relations, pushed for the terrorist travel provisions in the 9/11 Reform Act. Through the Act, Congress directed the Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security to address the problem of terrorist travel, …

Refuge Update – January/February 2006, Volume 3, Number 1

RefugeUpdate (USFWS-NWRS)

Table of Contents:

Three New Species in Alaska
Conserving Wildlife State by State
Focus on…Incident Command
Mushing to Your New Job

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, 2005, City Of Chesterfield

UMSLCAB - UMSL’s Political Science Millennial Era Saint Louis Local Curated Area Budgets

This resource is one among many in the UMSLCAB open dataset at IRL.UMSL.edu/CAB