http://www.secstate.wa.gov/library/hardtimes/
The Washington State Library offers a list of online resources that could help many people in these difficult economic times. There are links to some Washington state resources that will not be of help to all, but there are many other resources that would be of help to anyone living anywhere in the country.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/_tradelawcompendium.asp
globalEDGE offers these summaries of trade laws for over 30 jurisdictions produced by member law firms of Lexwork International. This site could be helpful to someone interested in doing business in another country or in some United States states.
http://tn.gov/revenue/salestaxholiday/
Today through Sunday– Happy shopping!
http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/
“State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States.”–From the website.
http://guides.wsj.com/small-business/
Good information here on starting a small business from Wall Street Journal writers.
“Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACT Act) established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (Commission) with the purpose of improving the financial literacy and education of persons in the United States. To reach the widest number of people possible, the Commission established a website and a toll-free telephone number (1-888-MYMONEY) to coordinate the presentation of educational materials from across the spectrum of federal agencies that deal with financial issues and markets.”–From the Web site. This site provides information and resources on such topics as financial planning, budgeting, home ownership, avoiding foreclosure, credit, taxes, saving and investing, starting a small businss and more.
http://banktracker.investigativereportingworkshop.org/
The Investigative Reporting Workshop of the American University School of Communication provides information and FDIC data here to allow anyone to track the financial health of individual banks in the U. S. It also has a very helpful link that allows a search of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) recipients, which shows the banks that have received TARP funds, the amount of the money the bank has received, and, in some cases, more detailed information about the money is provided. TARP recipient banks can also be searched by state.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers this site that includes economic data, such as labor force statistics and employment information and some information about layoffs, for each state, and there is also data for many of the metropolitan areas of the states, including for Memphis.
http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1ENR/pdf/BILLS-111hr1ENR.pdf
“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) makes available the authentic version of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law by President Barack Obama, on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). GPO also authenticates the document by digital signature. This signature assures the public that the document has not been changed or altered. A digital signature, viewed through the GPO Seal of Authenticity, verifies the document’s integrity and authenticity.”–From GPO Press Release.
http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary02-12-09.pdf
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Web Site provides this Summary Overview of the Conference Report for the Economic Stimulus Act, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. There is also a more detailed summary available.
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/Claimants/appintro.html
This is the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Division, Unemployment Benefits Claimant Services page, where information on unemployment benefits can be found, including how to file for unemployment, and the locations of benefit offices.
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/et_dw_services.html
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development also offers its Dislocated Worker Services page to offer help to workers laid off from their jobs and assistance to employers in transistioning laid off workers. There is also information on the WARN Act.
This is a database of all types of awards and honors, from entertainment and business to science and beauty. Use the categories on the left to browse or search by keyword. Also includes a schedule of upcoming award events.
http://libraryguides.kentlaw.edu/FinancialCrisis
This is a library guide from the Chicago-Kent College of Law that “brings together some of the best and most accessible materials related to the [financial] crisis. It provides resources such as articles on the failure of regulation, the Congressional testimony of key players, editorials on the government’s bailout of banks, books on previous financial debacles, and the voices of people who have lost homes in foreclosures”–from the website.
https://www.policyarchive.org/browse-topic
This site, sponsored by the Center for Governmental Studies at IUPUI, is a freely accessible archive of thousands of documents, reports, abstracts, briefs and multimedia files produced by think tanks, academia, foundations and government-funded initiatives. The link above is to the list of major topics, but users can also search or browse by author, publisher or funder.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22956_20080923.pdf
With the financial crisis facing the United States, and the possiblity of another intervention by the federal government, the Congressional Research Service has issued this report on the cost of past financial interventions by the government.
