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State Policies and How They Impact Us

ASPA National Weblog

Many things have sparked a renewed interest in the vetoing process as I think about accountability and holding elected officials to a higher standard while they make decisions for those who vote them in. I assumed that if I voted, the official would have my best interest in mind. Improve job, school and airport connections.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In Part 1 of this series, it was estimated that total closing costs for both buyer and seller accounted for at least 7 to 11 percent of the purchase price of a typical home, surpassing the average 6 to 7 percent down payment made by first-time homebuyers (FTHBs). In other words, vote totals in the next election are now visibly in play.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

the Diffusion of Innovations Curve of Everett Rogers ," (2018) -- " Yes the neighborhood will change, but it will take 10-25 years ," (2018) -- " House flipping as reproduction of space ," (2018) -- " Q: Could a community land trust help solve D.C.s gentrification crisis?

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

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” In their research, Monkkonen and his colleagues evaluated California’s 2017 and 2018 reforms to address issues in the state’s “fair share” system. Ramapo is unusual because its large Orthodox voting bloc was more enthusiastic about housing growth than most suburbanites.

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COVID-19 and the Underlying Political Impact on the Public Education System

The Lowe Down

The data were gathered from the state’s department of education websites or other state websites, and include the total number of Kindergarten students in a given county from the academic years starting 2017 to 2021. Figure 1 displays the average annual growth rates for the Kindergarten class in each state. .

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What is government for?

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

trillion American Rescue Plan without any Republican votes. About 60% of Americans liked the plan, and it is likely to be more popular still now that checks from the Child Tax Credit extended in it began hitting parents’ bank accounts on July 15. It was 35% before the 2017 tax cut.). This larger, $3.5

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Women's History Month and urban planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the strands from which the planning profession in the US was birthed was out of women-initiated "good government" and "good places" initiatives in a time when women still didn't have the right to vote. More and more women are being elected to City Councils, etc. Gender budgeting.