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Meet the top 6 finalists for the 2023 Service to America Medals® People’s Choice Award

Partnership for Public Service

While all our Sammies finalists represent the very best in government, this award grants special recognition to the finalist who receives the most votes from the general public.  Continue reading to learn more about these outstanding civil servants and vote for your favorite to be crowned the 2023 People’s Choice Award winner.

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The most momentous transportation story of 2025 has already occurred: imposition of NYC's congestion zone

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Now what? ," Los Angeles Times ) for fear it could swing votes to Republicans, only to go on to agree after the election. The scheme is modelled partly on that of London, where since 2003 a daily charge (currently 15, or $19) has reduced the number of cars, improved air quality and funded transit upgrades.

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Michael Ramos: Supreme Court Integrity and the Midterm Elections

Policy Chats

Ramos was elected as San Bernardino County’s District Attorney in 2003 and served in the position until 2019. You may think your vote doesn't count, but it does. Ramos was elected as San Bernardino County’s District Attorney in 2003 and served in the position until 2019. You may think your vote doesn't count, but it does.

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Supreme Court Integrity and the Midterm Elections

Policy Chats

Ramos was elected as San Bernardino County’s District Attorney in 2003 and served in the position until 2019. You may think your vote doesn't count, but it does. Ramos was elected as San Bernardino County’s District Attorney in 2003 and served in the position until 2019. You may think your vote doesn't count, but it does.

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Supreme Court Integrity and the Midterm Elections

Policy Chats

Ramos was elected as San Bernardino County’s District Attorney in 2003 and served in the position until 2019. You may think your vote doesn't count, but it does. Every vote from a local school board race to the United States president is key to our society continuing to be what we are in the world.”.

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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Since 2003 the city has been growing--even with the recent hiccup of the recession + a slowing and braking on urban growth because of some shrinkage of the activity of federal government, especially in terms of leased office space and personnel. City revival.

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Revisiting Pittsburgh and Allegheny County as an opportunity for city-county consolidation: The "RiversCity" proposal

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

2003 ( Back to Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Renewing Pennsylvania ), and it mentioning how so many of the micro jurisdictions across the state including in Allegheny County, where Pittsburgh is, lacked the financial capacity to serve their residents.

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