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Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

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She currently serves as Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, leading a record-breaking 35 legislative members, which also includes a historic number of 21 Latinas. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice. Kennedy School of Government.

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Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

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She currently serves as Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, leading a record-breaking 35 legislative members, which also includes a historic number of 21 Latinas. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice. Kennedy School of Government.

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Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – ALA Annual 2023

Librarian.net

Previous reports from me: June 2020 , January 2021 (did not write a report), July 2021 , January 2022 , June 2022 (did not go to ALA ), January 2023 I filled in for outgoing Councilor Marti Fisk who moved, and was elected to a three-year term starting in 2020. not vendors, corporate members, free attendees) All votes passed.

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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)

23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. ” Two, as several government officials told me, issues related to subverted price competition in housing and mortgage markets generally have little, if any, impact on election voting outcomes.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

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. But after the reforms were passed, the next planning cycle in 2021 saw the total jump to 2.5 million units.

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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)

Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? 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.

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

-- " Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill ," CNN I haven't written a blog entry on this, just comments, and comments on Washington Post article. I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. So, rather than attacking President Biden and Congress for likely blocking the D.C.