Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

From her work on the island of Point Breeze all the way to her citywide campaign for public office in 2019, Jen believes that being a good listener and making people feel heard are the secrets to building authentic relationships that stand the test of time… and neighborhood feuds. Episode Transcript Here: [link].

Leadership 40

Leadership Engagement Voting Campaign 40

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. It’s important for us to make sure we’re delivering education in a way that makes sense today,” she explained. “We

Education 59

Education Voting Legislation Budgeting 59

Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 25, 2022

In response, ANDP’s board of directors unanimously voted to redirect all organization programming (housing development, lending, and advocacy) toward combating metro Atlanta’s devastating tide of foreclosures.

Housing 98

Housing Development Advocacy Voting 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But it's hard for a locally elected Mayor to buck the people who vote, and make such a pathbreaking long term decision. This does create tensions between anti-development forces among residents, but it's something that has to be overtly addressed. Another rendering of the proposed Sphere in London.

Voting 52

Voting Development Management Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

"), and that often means suburban locations where adjacent land is more easily acquired and controlled by the team, it was announced that Monumental Sports is negotiating with Virginia for a Potomac Yards location (" Lawmakers vote in favor of plan to bring Capitals, Wizards to Virginia ," Washington Post ). Flickr photo by Ken Lund.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Development Economic Development Voting 52

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JUNE 25, 2023

Purpose, crisis and new leadership The starting point, as always with the instinct for systemic reform, is purpose born of crisis: When Volodymyr Zelensky became Ukraine’s president in 2019, he promised to modernise a state that until then had been a byword for bureaucracy and corruption.

Public Sector 59

Public Sector Government Leadership Accountability 59

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. 153A-149, unless the same is first submitted to a vote of the people as therein provided.” By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive.

Local Government 40

Local Government Housing Government Laws 40

AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday. Read on to learn more about how organizations use AWS to make it simple to register to vote.

Voting 52

Voting Engagement Public Sector Nonprofit 52

Super Library Marketing

JUNE 5, 2023

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library On a mild night in April 2019, I arrived at a steak restaurant in Schaumburg Township, Illinois to have dinner with a group of people I’d never met. I had been invited to speak at an event put on by the Illinois Library Association.

Social Media 97

Social Media Communications Fundraising Press Release 97

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

There are other forms too (" A comprehensive list of funding sources for arts and culture ," 2019), like New York City's and the Zoo, Arts, Parks sales tax in Salt Lake County. I am not sure it passed, because there is a vote in August on a property tax levy for the Detroit Institute of Arts. But these are the basic ones. Conclusion.

Voting 52

Voting Local Government Communications Legislation 52

The Lowe Down

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Democracy is made up of factors such as voting rights, freedom of the governed, and minority rights. The number of democracies across the globe has decreased from its peak in 2019. Although democracy has greatly expanded globally over the past few decades, democratic backsliding has been a topic of concern over recent years.

Voting 52

Voting Housing Laws Sustainability 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

What’s more, Houston’s upzoning program had a “block vote” system, which gave nearby homeowners the ability to approve or deny redevelopments. Ramapo is unusual because its large Orthodox voting bloc was more enthusiastic about housing growth than most suburbanites.

Housing 98

Housing Laws Regulations Development 98

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 24, 2022

But since we moved here in Fall 2019 it's only gotten worse--partly because I am now more familiar at a granular level of the b.s. And the Governor says when progressives complain, "Vote." But I thought it would be okay, because Salt Lake County and City is pretty progressive, all things considered.

Voting 52

Voting Laws Housing Development 52

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JULY 22, 2021

trillion American Rescue Plan without any Republican votes. Even before that, at least 26 Republicans were touting the benefits of the measure to their constituents while neglecting to mention they voted against it. As soon as they took office, President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats passed the $1.9

Government 52

Government Voting Budgeting Housing 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

While two of the many significant administrative reforms needed to implement comprehensive GSE reform were undertaken in 2019-20,[[Specifically, (1) allowing them to build capital and (2) establishing a post-conservatorship regulatory minimum capital requirement. These are discussed further below.]] there has been no progress since.

Implementation 52

Implementation Legislation Housing Regulations 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 18, 2024

Utah joined the program in 2019, not because the state government did the right thing, but because voters approved joining the program in a referendum vote in 2018 (" What is the Status of Medicaid Expansion in Utah? Kaiser Family Foundation).

Transportation 52

Transportation Voting Government 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In the 2017 and 2019 elections, I thought Democratic wins in Virginia presaged a lot more. A Republican won the governorship in 2021 and that was a shock although Ralph Youngkin ran a better campaign than former Governor Terry McAuliffe along with lower Democratic turnout.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Campaign Housing Public Safety 52