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Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2010 Census Summary File 2 for Michigan. The Summary File 2 tables will add a new layer of detail to the population and housing topics released last year from the 2010 Census. Information, such as relationship and homeownership, previously available only for an area’s entire population will now be available for specific race and ethnic groups in that community.

When: The Summary File 2 for Michigan will be available publicly Thursday, March 8 at 12:01 a.m.

On February 23 the Obama administration released a new set of voluntary guidelines called the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights in response to growing concern about how companies are using online data they collect from citizens.

A copy of the Privacy Bill of Rights is available at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/02/23/we-can-t-wait-obama-administration-unveils-blueprint-privacy-bill-rights

The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013 is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible from FDsys at:

http://www.fdsys.gov

Budget documents are available in PDF, with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in xls and comma delimited formats.

Michigan released the latest Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) scores for schools in the state. The scores are available at:

http://www.greatschools.org/test/landing.page?state=MI&tid=108

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a new edition of the glossary of economic and budgetary terms. It is available at: