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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

However, to fully understand how this legislation came to pass, and why it is helpful contextually to review the history of land banking and tax foreclosure in Ohio. In the 1970s, Ohio had passed what can be viewed as traditional land bank legislation, which authorized municipalities, counties, and townships to create land banks.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

However, with online crime totalling $8tn globally, the system seems broken In the UK, fraud is the most experienced crime, accounting for 40% of all crimes. It’s pleasing to see the Government strengthening regulations around cold calling and adding legislation such as the Online Safety Bill. The Internet offers many advantages.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The GSEs were authorized by congressional legislation to perform a very specific set of activities, primarily focused on providing loans to consumers or businesses for a designated purpose, and mostly related to real estate and housing. the legislation establishing them). A few of the recommendations require legislation by Congress. [4]

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Montana Maps Infrastructure Spending to Ensure Equity 

GovLoop

This all plays out against the state’s rapid population growth, enough for the 2020 Census results to earn Montana a new congressional seat. Legislators want to see ARPA funds spread evenly across Montana. Yet, Montana was recently ranked as the nation’s seventh-worst state for infrastructure.

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Five Principles for a New 421-a Property Tax Exemption

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Between 2010 and 2020, 68 percent of new multifamily buildings used various forms of a 421-a exemption , accounting for 116,000 of the 171,000 housing units completed in multifamily buildings that decade. A significant portion of New York City’s newly built housing has relied upon a 421-a exemption.

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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We used it to map the location, materials, type and, where possible, brands of 43,187 items of litter collected across the UK in 2020. Plastic was the most common material recorded, accounting for 63.1% Our research was recently published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. of all items.

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Data Update: Analysis Of Renters At Risk As Eviction Moratorium Expires

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, since the New York City Housing Court began to accept new eviction filings again on June 20, 2020, certain types of cases moved forward despite a complex intersection of Local, State, and Federal protections. Since March 17, 2020 (through the most recent data update of January 9, 2022) there have been 78,652 new eviction filings.

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