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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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What Local Leaders Need to Know About the Energy and Commerce Provisions of the Tax Package

NLC (National League of Cities)

As part of the funding offset for the House Republican One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PDF) to extend the 2017 tax cuts, the House Energy and Commerce Committee was charged with securing $880 billion in program cuts or revenue generation. On May 13, the Committee passed the bill along a party line vote, targeting clean […] Source

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How Secure is our Election System?

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

The election system of `the United States was designated a critical infrastructure in 2017. The integrity of our election system is essential for citizens to trust the outcome of local, state and national elections. The integrity of our election system is essential for citizens to trust the outcome of local, state and national elections.

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Washington Post editorializes about Purple Line cockups, inadequately attributes them to Larry Hogan

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And a general unwillingness by both sides to act as partners (" A Purple Line update: the downside of Public Private Partnerships" -- they are contracts, not partnerships ," 2017), ended up with the original contractor bailing out, leading to even more delays.

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City of Toledo Mayor Hopes Move to PBB Will Restore Faith in City Government

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Toledo City Council unanimously voted last month to spend up to $50,000 from the city’s general fund to hire the Center for Priority Based Budgeting, of Englewood, Colo. It will include recommendations and data that could be used to help create the city’s 2017 budget, she said.

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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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BTMFBA: maintaining arts spaces in the face of rising real estate values | Seattle, New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The next stage for Equinox is to become more of a nonprofit arts community development corporation, like Jubilee Housing of Baltimore, which does both studio development and housing. Initially, he turned Equinox into a cooperative, with every tenant holding an ownership stake.