The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

4 For those who have closely followed the housing finance industry for a long time, this should evoke memories of the efforts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F) in the years before the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), and how their management teams also responded so aggressively to counter them. the legislation establishing them).

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 13, 2023

In fact, just last week, the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. after a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

When Congress passes and the President signs major legislation, federal agencies must translate it into practical action to ensure its goals are realized. We learned from implementors that strong technical assistance programs are key in helping state and local governments, and communities, apply for and manage federal funding.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Casey Anderson, the chair, was someone I met through bike advocacy, and in 2010, as a member of the Planning Board, he invited me to present on " best practice suburban bicycle planning " at the Montgomery County Planning smart growth series, based on the work I was doing at the time in Baltimore County. It's not corrupt--well, not usually.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

14 Only when government gets involved – which is when policy and political concerns are combined with advocacy by ideological and economic interest groups – does one sometimes see something different, with the inevitably resulting cross-subsidies. the legislation that established them). It is discussed below. [19]

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 10, 2025

Help is available for vulnerable households in New York in the form of free housing counseling and legal services via the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), a program from the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the State of New York managed by two Anchor Partners: the Center for NYC Neighborhoods and Empire Justice Center.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

Not surprisingly, the two companies highly prioritized protecting those subsidies, which meant maintaining political support in Congress to ensure no legislation was passed to take them away. Or is it just a case, in a highly politicized industry, of a politically convenient advocacy rationale to justify not increasing G-fees?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? Since then, the FHFA has been managed via the National Economic Council (NEC) in the White House. Question #4: Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 25, 2025

Many Earth Day events are organized around tree planting events organized by local and state tree advocacy groups. Texas lawmakers are taking on cedar allergies during the 89th Legislative Session. Some Utah lawmakers claim overgrown forests suck too much water ," SLT ). As mentioned in the Earth Day entry.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

What matters more here is legislative strategy — not, one notes, an expertise our President brought to the White House or seems to be learning. We can donate to advocacy organizations, if we can afford to, join their social media campaigns, etc. Advocacy organizations formed issue-specific and linked coalitions.

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