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Increasing Access to Mental Health Coverage w/ Joe Feldman

Policy Chats

His advocacy work has included policy-driven discussions with legislators and regulators, a board role with The Kennedy Forum Illinois, presentations to parent groups, and publication of actionable guidance such as a 2021 article in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice on medical necessity letters.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This blocking has been enabled by extensive political advocacy and lobbying, especially aimed at elected members of Congress and state legislatures, and stands out for how effective it has been. Industry lobbying and advocacy are now also focused on the CFPB in response to its public announcement of an investigation. 15 Credit reports.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Q&A on Eight Key Policy Topics (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

However, this can be hard to discern at times due to inflation and property values benefitting from continuing expenditures to maintain them, and especially during strongly price-appreciating markets (such as the pandemic-distorted years of 2020 and 2021); nevertheless, it is true over the long-term. 18] See the article from September 2018.

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Current GSE Guarantee Fees Are Too Low to Be Consistent with Regulatory Capital: Does This Mean a Large Increase Is Coming?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

2 In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of the two companies, issued its annual report on their G-fees (the G-fee Report), covering calendar year 2021. percent range for seven more years through 2021, as disclosed in each year’s annual FHFA G-fee report.

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Manufactured Housing Is a Good Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing - Except When It’s Not: Key Facts and Figures, and Some Unusual Economics (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

This simple advocacy narrative is even generalized, not restricting MH to the geographies where it currently has a high market share, i.e., lower population density areas where land is readily available and inexpensive. Census Bureau “Quarterly Residential Vacancies and Homeownership Third Quarter 2021, Press Release, ( [link] ). [14]

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Interactive digital media platforms impact on Canadians lives

Open Access Government - Technology News

TikTok is crucial for political campaigns looking to reach new audiences through digital advocacy. (4) More research, education, and sensible regulation are needed to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of interactive digital media to promote responsible use, safeguard Canadians’ health, and safeguard their well-being.

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The GSEs and the Incoming Trump Administration: Part 1 of 2 – Answering Ten Key Questions About Conservatorship Exit

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

However, a June 2021 Supreme Court ruling changed this structure by making the FHFA subject to the control of the presidential administration, i.e., ending its independence. 15] At that time, the FHFA would still continue to be the regulator of the GSEs, of course. [16]