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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2013, more than 17% of Californians did not have health insurance. Delivery of healthcare solutions in the cloud When the ACA was signed into law, many states raced to help their residents find and enroll in health insurance. This was particularly true in California, where more than 39 million people live.

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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Options for Expanding Property Tax Relief for Lower Income Homeowners

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Only the General Assembly is authorized to create property tax exemptions, and when that legislative body creates exemptions they must apply uniformly across the state. That question is one of policy, not law, and the School of Government is neutral on issues of policy. See this blog post for more on local acts.)

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FEDERAL TORTS CLAIMS ACT: Feres Doctrine Cracked? Opening of Pandora's Box or Further Encasement in Stone?

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA"), SB 1790, 133 Stat 1198, into law. 2013) ("We can think of no other judicially-created doctrine which has been criticized so stridently, by so many jurists, for so long [as the Feres doctrine]."). United States , 733 F.3d 3d 871, 878 (9th Cir.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. Researchers found preliminary evidence that these laws had their intended effect.

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. But the fact is that Congress does have the final authority on approving local legislation, even though the DC Home Rule Act of 1973 pretty much created local control of local governance. This letter to the editor (" The D.C. I proudly wear my “51” hat.

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The GSEs and the Second Trump Administration: Ten Possible Mortgage Program and Policy Changes to Expect (Part 2 of 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Counter the so-called “deep state” by eliminating GSE programs which were approved by government officials without clear authorization from congressional legislation. 11] While one can see a lot of support for this pricing policy in the industry and among working families, this was done without any specific legislative authority.

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