Accountability Elected Officials Legislation 
Center for Community Progress
JUNE 6, 2022
At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. In 2006, the Ohio General Assembly passed this legislation. Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law.
Barrett & Greene
JANUARY 29, 2024
A notable one is an element of New York City legislation called the “How Many Stops Act”, which would require New York police officers to report on every single police street stop and investigative encounter, including demographic information about the person stopped and the reason for the encounter. I've been the victim of police abuse.
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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]
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
JULY 22, 2024
The arguments pro and con Freddie Mac’s CES mortgage proposal generated a significant number of comments from many groups and individuals, including think tanks and elected officials across the political spectrum, and also many housing-related industry associations. As a result, determining their mission is somewhat subjective.
Public Policy Blog
JUNE 16, 2013
Approximately one year ago, on June 13, 2012, Representative Lisa Brown (D-Bloomfield) uttered the word that runs ice through the veins and casts fear into the hearts of male elected officials: Vagina. State Legislatures: Power in general has been notoriously difficult to pin down at even a conceptual level.
Barrett & Greene
JULY 25, 2023
But there may well be political reasons why such research isn’t done, not the least of which is that elected officials can get lots of mileage out of announcing major economic development initiatives, and they may not want to know exactly how well they’ve panned out. Indeed, the federal government has been pushing for evidence.
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