The Lowe Down

JUNE 8, 2023

Article by Armine Kardashyan and Weston Crewe Days before the US was expected to have its first ever default, Congressional Republicans and the White House negotiated a deal that lifted the debt ceiling and cut government spending.

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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. 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.

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GovLoop

APRIL 1, 2024

Open hybrid cloud offers a way forward, offering the ability to keep some applications in-house, and to scale when necessary in the cloud, without the risk of over-subscribing to services you aren’t using. This article appears in our guide, “ How to Kickstart Modernization.” That’s what effective modernization can do.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 22, 2024

Introduction In April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially solicited public comment on a proposal from Freddie Mac, one of the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) it oversees, to begin a pilot program to finance closed-end second (CES) mortgages. It seems clear it would not.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

They can be very helpful: Using artificial intelligence (AI), ADM systems assist or replace human efforts to make potentially life-altering decisions related to public benefits, policing, housing, health care, immigration, education, emergency response, child welfare and other concerns. According to a recent survey, 70% of U.S.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

Housing-Related Exemptions Builders inventory ( G.S. While this exclusion is not very popular across the state, each year there are legislative proposals to expand its reach. Low- & moderate-income housing ( G.S. Also note that low- and moderate-income housing owned by the government is fully exempt under G.S.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Lire cet article en Français The potential of open data to transform governance and public services is immense, but realizing this potential requires overcoming common obstacles. Just as a shaky foundation undermines even the sturdiest house, flawed data diminishes the value of the most advanced algorithms.

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GovLoop

MARCH 21, 2023

Leadership or legislators might not be moved by the need for simplifying IT management or improving collaboration, but they understand the need to keep constituents safe and services running. This article appears in our Guide, “ Unpacking Digital Transformation.”

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Librarian.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks to reporters. Here’s an article from CNN. An email I wrote to our state library association about the concerning things happening in Texas. I wanted to make you aware of an issue concerning book challenges. I draw your attention to the quote from ALA.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The second cohort of the county's Community Planning Lab wrapped up last month after the class spent weeks learning about urban development and design, planning and zoning, public engagement, affordable housing, transportation, land use and more. From the article: Residents who attended the Oct. Photo: David Jackson, Park Record.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 17, 2022

Only the General Assembly is authorized to create property tax exemptions, and when that legislative body creates exemptions they must apply uniformly across the state. One idea proposed by housing advocates is to modify the “circuit breaker” residential tax exclusion so that it benefits more taxpayers.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. As a result, the search for ideas to increase the usage of MH has been building given the critical affordable housing shortage that has grown for many reasons over at least the last decade.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

You need to craft data-driven narratives that connect with the intended audience, whether government officials, legislators or constituents. Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing. Its not enough to dig up good data.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to housing issues, many tenants have been left unemployed either temporarily or permanently due to damage or destruction of businesses. Such assistance is in part meant to deter further displacement and loss of housing following a natural disaster. The rental of residential housing is an act that affects commerce.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 11, 2023

So I was surprised to see it recognized in a recent article. I've seen a bunch of articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer : -- a church, not recognizing the value of interior architecture, including two stained glass windows by Tiffany, sells the stuff for a pittance, " A church sold its old stained glass windows for $6,000.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 31, 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been very prominently in the news lately. The changes then became the subject of hearings and legislation in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to reverse the changes.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

The average guarantee fee (G-fee) of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), who currently finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion of outstanding first-lien single-family mortgages in the country, 1 is among the most closely-watched numbers by housing finance policymakers and the mortgage lending industry.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

The Detroit News has an article, " 2 Detroit museums seek same financial lifeline DIA, zoo got ," about how two cultural institutions based in Detroit, but serving the metropolitan area, The Charles H. From the article: Democrat Rep. That bill is before the House for final approval next week.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

-- " 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. It’s doubtful the council could have come up with any other bill that is more likely to provoke GOP reaction.

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 1, 2017

The Washington Post recently published a long article on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in small rural communities. The Post article focused on a former roofer who was suffering chronic pain because he’d fallen to the ground. And one devoutly hopes someone else in the White House. Hence this post.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 22, 2024

From the article: English councils collectively went on a near 7bn commercial property buying spree, a journey which has now proved to be responsible for bringing some of them to the edge of bankruptcy. But Labours overall communities strategy needs to be considerably fleshed out if its impact is to be transformative.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In non-emergency situations, local government housing loans are authorized “only when the planning, construction, and financing of residential housing is not otherwise available to ‘persons and families of low income’” due to “the inability of private enterprise and investment, without assistance, to meet that need.” 29, 49, 50 (1970).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 15, 2025

Introduction The most discussed topic in housing finance policy in the last few months has been whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 31, 2025

In normal times, it's tough to sell federal properties in DC because first it involves the federal government, but also has to get both the Legislative and Executive Branches to agree, at a time when the Executive Branch is anti-government, anti-urban, and anti-DC. According to the Wall Street Journal article, " The U.S.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

The possibility of a GSE conservatorship exit has sparked considerable media attention, particularly in housing and mortgage industry circles. 2] This article, the first of a two-part series, will ask and then answer ten key questions about the long-discussed issue of when and how the GSEs might exit conservatorship.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 25, 2025

Some of the articles about Earth Day (4/22/25, usually acknowledged the weekend before or after) focused on acts people can take to make a difference. Texas lawmakers are taking on cedar allergies during the 89th Legislative Session. One is planting trees. Some Utah lawmakers claim overgrown forests suck too much water ," SLT ).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

From the article: A late addition to transportation-focused SB195 calls for a roughly yearlong moratorium on new road projects that aim to reduce or slow down traffic on streets in Utahs capital. And, umm, such interventions are already studied before being implemented. But still it wastes a year. And maybe UDOT will buckle.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This means the current administration has the power to make changes in GSE mortgage programs and policies that could materially impact large numbers of current and prospective homeowners, as well as the mortgage and housing industries. First, the White House can tell the FHFA what to do in as much detail as it chooses.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JULY 15, 2022

There is an article (" Salt Lake City has no more affordable neighborhoods, as gentrification turns 'scary' ") in the Salt Lake Tribune about how there are no affordable neighborhoods left in the city. The "affordability problem" is a function of lack of housing supply. Fareed Zakaria (" Forget pronouns.

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