Center for Community Progress

JULY 3, 2024

Spearheaded by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), this bipartisan legislation underscores our commitment to addressing systemic vacancy and property deterioration using the tools available at all levels of government.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Meehan, 2014).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2022

In a digital world, and in response to changing government policy, public sector organizations are under increasing pressure to quickly deliver business value while improving stability, quality, and security. In 2019, AWS signed a framework agreement with the GC to host workloads on AWS. Lire cet article en français.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Our series about the future of state and local government jobs , is being published this week by Route Fifty. In 2019, 25% of CIOs selected “reskilling” compared with 35% in 2022. In 2022, that was listed by 71% of CIOS, compared with 44% in 2019. and demanding more from government.”.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Coalition to End Apartment Warehousing, a collective of tenants and 15 community organizations, has been calling attention to the trend, claiming that landlords are fabricating housing scarcity to manipulate legislative changes in Albany. Prior to 2019, landlords could make a lot of money by emptying out rent-stabilized apartments.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 5, 2024

When Sanders became superintendent in 2019, she and ODRC leaders agreed that they needed to educate inmates for 21st-century opportunities, with 21st-century tools. ” For more examples of how governments are using technology to improve lives, download it here: Get the guide Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Favorite

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

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. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 29, 2022

And I suggested that DC's neighborhood government commissions with rivers and creeks ought to create standing committees to address river, creek and watershed issues.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A survey conducted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, indicated that barely half of the residential rental listings surveyed were affordable for persons receiving vouchers from the federal government's "Section 8" program, and only about a quarter of those affordable properties were willing to accept such vouchers. Fletcher Props., 2d 410 (Minn.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

After a slow start in New York relative to states that did not use a legislative process to create new rental assistance programs, recent reports indicate an acceleration of obligations and disbursements of Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds. Zoom and mouse-over ZIP Codes to explore variations across the state.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 11, 2025

I have written many times over the years about problems with DC government grants and nonprofit execution. A lot more money needs to be invested in capacity development and technical assistance for nonprofits , especially those receiving government grants. Thinking about this I have five main points: 1.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

MH’s supporters consider it naturally low-cost due to the efficiency of factory production, rather than via government subsidy. First, have the four government mortgage agencies 1 strongly support 2 “chattel” loans (i.e., Q4: MH structure-only (i.e.,

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

APRIL 13, 2022

Under an intermediate scrutiny analysis, the court reasoned that the statute was a reasonable fit for an important government interest of reducing the devastating damage wrought by mass shootings. The court in Bonta held that § 32310 was a reasonable fit for the important government interest of reducing gun violence. Becerra , 366 F.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 19, 2022

I have spent a good part of my legislative career pointing out this link between animal cruelty and future violent behavior towards people. When I was in the Connecticut legislature, I had some success passing legislation that addresses the issue. Society’s reaction to such acts of violence against animals?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

This is another side of the argument in " The real lesson from Flint Michigan is about municipal finance " (2016) in how the funding systems for local governments were created when cities were growing and successful, and we don't have new funding systems focused on the reality of current conditions. But these are the basic ones. Conclusion.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 15, 2022

The high-end of our estimate for this group (the cumulative total from November 2019 to March 17, 2020) is 26,658 possessory judgments and 21,146 unexecuted warrants. On November 14, 2021, New York State closed the portal allowing tenants to apply for emergency rental assistance, having pledged all funds allocated by the federal government.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 5, 2024

Legislators haven’t seriously considered measures to discourage drinking, and voters expanded access to alcohol in grocery stores. Part 2: Colorado has some of the lowest alcohol taxes and highest drinking deaths.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Michael Lewis has a good book, The Fifth Risk , on the investment by the federal government in the development of science and technology, like weather prediction systems and the work of federal laboratories. The funding for the hubs comes from last year’s $54.2 billion CHIPS Act. manufactured semiconductors.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 9, 2025

Protecting businesses from cybercrime The new guidance, known as the Cyber Governance Code of Practice, is part of the governments ongoing effort to help businesses protect themselves from the growing risks of cybercrime. Despite this, many businesses are underprepared.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. 27) Government aid, philanthropy, and owners will need to cover the rest. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 15, 2025

Introduction The most discussed topic in housing finance policy in the last few months has been whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This week, September 6 to be exact, marks the fifteenth anniversary of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae – the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) - being placed into conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). [1] Q1: What problem was the government trying to solve when it placed the two GSEs into conservatorship?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

Introduction Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, when the markets lost confidence in them. government should the companies get into trouble. These are discussed further below.]]

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

OCTOBER 8, 2020

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA"), SB 1790, 133 Stat 1198, into law. This legislation included a substantial "crack" in the over 70-year-old, court-imposed Feres doctrine, which barred tort claims by military members against the United States for injuries incurred incident to service.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 28, 2025

One of the most discussed topics in housing finance policy in recent months has been whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the 16-year conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 31, 2025

1] The two government-sponsored entities (GSEs) have been in conservatorship for over 16 years, and the last significant action aimed at their exit occurred in 2019, during the first Trump administration (Trump I), when they were authorized to start retaining profits in order to build capital.

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