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Opioid and Fentanyl Legislation Under Consideration in Congress 

NLC (National League of Cities)

The SUPPORT Act, signed into law in 2018, aimed to tackle the opioid crisis by expanding on the previous work done through the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) and the 21st Century Cures Act.

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European Health Data Space will enable health innovation through secure data sharing

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2019, the French government passed legislation transforming the healthcare system by establishing a digital health space (ENS). Ireland has taken a proactive approach to enabling better use of health data while protecting patient privacy through legislation like the Data Protection Act 2018 , which aligns with GDPR.

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USAID uses Amazon Transcribe to publish speeches in minutes

AWS Public Sector Blog

USAID uses cloud-enabled services to automate communication strategy When USAID’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) requested a low cost, user-friendly solution to provide full transcriptions of recorded interviews and public remarks delivered by Administrator Power, they worked with AWS and CloudShape to build a solution.

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Shutdowns and continuing resolutions aren’t the answer of effective government

Partnership for Public Service

And since 1976, our government has shut down 21 times for at least a day, when Congress could not agree on appropriations or pass stopgap funding, including a partial government shutdown of 35 days in 2018-2019. The way forward Several legislative reforms would help put a stop to these troubling developments.

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SEVEN REASONS FOR THANKS ON THURSDAY

Barrett & Greene

In May of 2023, Vermont lawmakers passed comprehensive legislation that has already shown great promise in altering the situation that Vermont families, the state’s workforce and businesses have faced. From Route Fifty: A Vermont solution could serve as a national model for childcare action.

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I can't help but laugh. DC Mayor's third term as a platform for transformation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And I "argued" with her about various legislative initiatives that at the end of the day, had no impact, because they provided no additional remedies to give citizens the power to respond to and potentially stop things they didn't like, by providing a process for review and participation.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Community Land Trusts and State Legislation: A Model Act to Enable This Affordable Housing Tool.”

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