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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

After the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the hotel industry in New York City, policymakers considered whether to promote the reuse of distressed hotel buildings as housing. In a new white paper , the NYU Furman Center’s Noah Kazis details essential background information on the matter of hotel-to-housing conversions.

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Empowering the public sector with secure, governed generative AI experimentation

AWS Public Sector Blog

Regulatory compliance – Stringent regulations in areas such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the data privacy and breach laws applicable to government and nonprofit sectors may constrain the permissible use cases for generative AI. The following diagram illustrates the solution architecture.

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Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act

GovLoop

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts.

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Emergency Home Repair Loans: Local Government as Financial Bridge

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Summary of federal and state law considerations Below is a summary of the major points from this post. Emergency loans for construction of new housing are authorized by the Housing Authorities Law (G.S. Local government must designate itself as a housing authority. No referendum is required for cities.

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How Can Agencies Mitigate Risks of Using AI?

GovLoop

A new Connecticut law , in particular, zeros in on agency AI dependence. And the overwhelmingly bipartisan law established a new working group charged with adopting a Connecticut-specific AI bill of rights based on a White House AI Bill of Rights blueprint. Beginning on Dec.

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Leicester City Council cyberattack exposes sensitive data

Open Access Government - Technology News

Among the documents shared online are rent statements, applications for council housing purchases, and identification documents such as passport information. The council has taken action by notifying the Information Commissioner and collaborating with law enforcement agencies to investigate the incident.

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