NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 28, 2023

The Farm Bill is up for reauthorization this year as it is set to expire September 30, 2023. In the next few months, lawmakers will be busy drafting legislative language for the 12 Titles of the bill. NLC shared local government priorities for the next version of the bill with members of the Senate and […] Source

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2024

The paper also analyzes good cause legislation in other cities and states to help policymakers consider how to balance anticipated tradeoffs. In 2023, Albany lawmakers failed to pass any significant legislation that could have addressed the city’s affordability problems, with a good cause bill at the center of the legislative stalemate.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In May of 2023, Vermont lawmakers passed comprehensive legislation that has already shown great promise in altering the situation that Vermont families, the state’s workforce and businesses have faced. From Route Fifty: A Vermont solution could serve as a national model for childcare action.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 24, 2023

The Farm Bill is a significant piece of legislation that establishes federal farm, food and rural policy. This legislation has a tremendous impact on both rural and urban communities, farming livelihoods and food economies, which in turn will affect the environment, local and regional economic growth and public health.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

GAO, in a 2023 report about the Internal Revenue Service’s modernization efforts, describes it this way: “In an era of constrained budgets, the high costs of maintaining legacy systems could limit an agency’s ability to modernize and develop new or replacement systems.” This is called technical debt. Department of Labor.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Top New York City officials urged state leaders in Albany to provide the necessary funding and legislative support to build additional housing as the city contends with its worst housing crunch in over 50 years. "We ” Without New York City residents on board, she added, these legislative packages will not have their intended effect.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 18, 2023

November 2023 will mark 14 years since legislation was introduced that would allow […] Source By Brian Dehner, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Edgewood, KY, and serves as a Public Finance Authority board member.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In my last post about vision casting and goal setting, I mentioned that my next post would be about how to set yourself up to accomplish your big 2023 goals. It’s likely that your big 2023 goals have been percolating in your mind for some time already. So here we are. Take stock of where you are right now with your goals.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Florida made legislative changes requiring buildings that are three stories or higher and more than 30 years old, to undergo a milestone inspection. This can be seen more recently after events like the 2021 Surfside, Fla., condo collapse that killed 98 people and the Grenfell Tower fire in London, killing 72 in 2017.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

California swiftly embraced the ACA and became the first state in the nation to enact legislation to set up a health insurance exchange and soon after, in partnership with the state’s Medicaid agency, established the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS).

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JUNE 8, 2023

3557, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023, is of particular interest to local governments. This legislation would codify in statute recent actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission to preempt local authority over wireless telecommunications facility siting and […] Source One bill, H.R.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

First, the implementation timeline is rather long, as key recommendations are significantly dependent upon Congress passing legislation – and it must be assumed that such passage will require, at a minimum, at least several years. ” Source: Annual Report 10-K for 2023 of Mr. Cooper Group, the largest nonbank mortgage company.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 17, 2023

In 2023, Michigan land banks mark two important milestones: 20 years since the passage of Michigan’s Land Bank Fast Track Act and incorporation of the 50th land bank in the state. One facet of the legislation stipulated that Michigan land banks must be created by intergovernmental collaboration between a county and the state land bank.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Offering guidance to implement key disability legislation Recently, the EEOC, in collaboration with the Department of Labor, released a comprehensive resource guide to mark the 50 th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in federal programs and in federal employment.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In 2023 so far, at least 27 states and territories have pursued more than 80 bills related to AI, including legislation to study, restrict or prohibit its use. Among other objectives, the working group will make recommendations for additional AI legislation. Beginning on Dec.

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CarahCast

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Amid government’s sweeping migration to the cloud, pressure to update FedRAMP policies has long been building among legislators. In this session, the 2023 FedRAMP Summit kicks off with critical insights from the legislators driving change for cloud.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 16, 2024

In response, the UK Government released a strategy in 2023 with the aim of reducing fraud by 10%. It’s pleasing to see the Government strengthening regulations around cold calling and adding legislation such as the Online Safety Bill. The true number of such incidents is much higher.

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GovLoop

APRIL 29, 2024

Recognizing that legislators and executive leaders have little appetite for sweeping modernization plans, many agencies are opting for a more targeted approach, focusing on initiatives that deliver tangible benefits. 2 – CAPTURING MORE REVENUE Legislators often question what return on investment modernization projects will deliver.

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Librarian.net

JANUARY 30, 2023

Delgadillo Menahem Schmelzer Barratt Wilkins Betty Lee Sung David Philip Norris Reports Intellectual Freedom Committee put out a six-page report which is well worth reading and can be read here: [link] Report of the Committee on Legislation and the work done by the Public Policy & Advocacy Office at ALA.

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

21 percent of libraries say they post to the platform, according to the 2023 Super Library Marketing Survey. And LinkedIn reported record levels of use in 2023. LinkedIn is also a place where your library can build partnerships, fundraising, and legislative support. Don’t share links in your posts. That’s a huge number.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The bipartisan legislation, currently making its way through Congress, aims to reauthorize and strengthen the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), which has enabled agencies to modernize legacy systems , enhance cybersecurity and improve service delivery to citizens, through 2031.

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Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

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. Here is my report.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

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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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 6, 2023

They are created pursuant to state-enabling legislation which gives them unique powers like the ability to cost-effectively acquire tax-foreclosed properties, clear title, hold property tax-exempt, sell properties flexibly, and generate revenue.

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GovPilot

JULY 20, 2023

billion budget just in time for the new 2023-24 fiscal year. The legislation is set to allocate billions of dollars towards broadband internet investment, social services improvements, and beyond. On June 27th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 101 into law, passing the $310.8

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Hemenway —Senior Attorney On October 26, 2023, in three cases similar to the U.S. 1:22-CV-00122-SCJ, 2023 U.S. 26, 2023), wrote a consolidated 516-page Opinion and Memorandum of Decision also rejecting Georgia lawmakers' congressional maps. On June 8, 2023, however, the U.S. On June 8, 2023, however, the U.S.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 12, 2023

Their physical and digital collections are made up of legal databases, textbooks, legislation, journals, law reports, and research tools. This will be launched in late 2023.” Our aim is to help support the administration of justice by providing access to authoritative legal information to judicial staff and lawyers,” explained Renee.

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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 14, 2023

Land banks are typically created with the backing of state legislation. Currently seventeen states, as well as Puerto Rico, have passed land bank-enabling legislation. What does a land bank do? Land banks are a vehicle for equitable community development. Can I buy a vacant property from a land bank?

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Barrett & Greene

MARCH 8, 2023

Here is the bulk of his letter: March 8, 2023 To Whom It May Concern: As President of the National State Auditors Association, I, and other independent state auditors from around the country are writing to express our concerns with Iowa Senate File 478. Geragosian wrote the following letter in response.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Future Is Bright Pandemic-era funding helped set up the system, Sanders explained, but the program also got a vote of confidence in Ohio’s most recent biennium budget, when state legislators approved funds to continue providing devices.

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 29, 2023

Agencies have an opportunity to change these perceptions by implementing this new legislation effectively. Three of these tips are especially relevant to the work agencies are doing to support the recent legislation: 1. Join us for our “ 2023 Trust Summit: A Government of the People ” on Sept.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 13, 2023

after a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country. So far in 2023, more than 525 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced and more than 75 signed into law as of the time of this recording – the worst year on record. And while the attacks continue, the fight for equal rights continues.

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GovLoop

APRIL 5, 2024

Fish and Wildlife Service, as shared during the 2023 Federal Forum, uses the ServiceNow platform to develop an e-permits system, so people can visit one website and apply for various public-land licenses. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.”

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 10, 2024

She wanted to share a newsletter her library sends to lawmakers and legislators. Claudine and the External Relations (ER) team realized they needed such a newsletter in 2023. A few months ago, Claudine contacted me to nominate her library for kudos on The Library Marketing Show.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Congress has considered, but not enacted, broader privacy legislation. Four other states — Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia — enacted statutes that take effect in 2023. At the state level, California enacted the first state privacy law in 2018 and, via ballot initiative, established a more comprehensive version in 2022.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 31, 2023

How can we provide renewable technology solutions to help companies meet the 2050 net zero deadlines and have improved EPC rating legislation? Changes in commercial EPC rating legislation An EPC rating is a document used to indicate a property’s level of energy efficiency. Businesses are provided with a commercial EPC.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 16, 2024

2) The second factor is a legislative requirement that the final list be broken into three tiers, with a mandated allocation of 40 counties each in the Tier 1 and 2 designations, with 20 counties in the least distressed, or Tier 3, counties group. What is the Tier system used for?

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