GovLoop

JUNE 10, 2024

They need to build a voter registration database, secure the voting machines, and then tally votes accurately — all in the face of potential disruptions from malicious actors, foreign and domestic. This article appeared in our guide, “ Building Trust With Tech In State and Local Government.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2024

Georgia introduced a new way to create transportation districts, then expected people to vote up or down in less than a year (" Failure of the transit-roads sales tax measure in Metro Atlanta ," 2012). Let alone vote on it. An article about the aftermath in the Post , " Va. The court said no, count the votes.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 22, 2025

When I do searches for articles within the blog, I come across articles that remain in draft form, as I never got around to finishing them. So there is a current article in the Post (" Departing DC planner Harriet Tregoning hailed as 'forward-thinking public servant ") and a previous article in the City Paper (" Urbanista!:

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 9, 2023

-- " Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution " From the article: Paris will hold a referendum on 4 February asking residents to vote for or against a specific parking tariff for heavy, large and polluting SUVs.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

The article below was recently published by The Joplin Globe and written by Debby Woodin. Residents were not asked to vote on specific city services to fund or how much funding they thought should go toward specific services. It ends with: "Where would you place your votes?"

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 29, 2023

From the article: As The Post’s Katherine Shaver reported , the start date for the 16-mile light-rail link between Montgomery and Prince George’s counties could slide another seven months, into mid-2027 — or about five years after the completion target of March 2022.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2023

Mitt gets props on impeachment, but on virtually every other issue--including voter suppression--he is a solid vote for conservatives. From the article: Business Insider reports Romney saying, “I’m not going to spend money on buying e-bikes for people like me who have bought them—they’re expensive.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Times article is more photo essay, but like the Equinox Studios article, has some kernels of wisdom on how properties have been able to remain comparatively low rent. Artists can and will work anywhere and, like their work itself, they’re limited only by the extent of their imaginations — and their finances. Mycella Collective.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 20, 2022

-- " Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence " -- " Rampant management failure #2: DC area Metrorail (Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority) " The Toronto Star is running a series of articles in advance of the Mayor and City Council election this, Monday October 24th, called " Can't We Do Better? "

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

According to the article, 39 communities make up "Rivers City," ranging in population from 232 to 23,000. From the article: “A lot of these really small towns have now been in a position for about 30 years where they just don't have the tax base necessary to support the full slate of services that they had been used to previously,” Mr.

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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. This article appeared in our guide, “ State and Local: Making an Impact.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The council, which appoints the board, voted unanimously in a closed session Tuesday to ask the entire board to resign, according to two people familiar with the vote. These debacles in MoCo have been the subject of multiple Metro section articles.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From the Barron's article, " Sphere Gives CEO Jim Dolan Options Grants Worth $17 Million ": The Sphere was Dolan’s baby, with the CEO conceiving the idea for a music-focused arena that has over 17,000 seats with a state-of-the-art sound system. Another rendering of the proposed Sphere in London.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

As an election unfolds, people can check the Secretary of State’s website for vote totals, number of absentee ballots cast, voter ages and similar details — information that is of great interest. This article appears in our guide, “ Decision Intelligence: New Possibilities for Data-Based Decision-Making.”

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The Lowe Down

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Article by Meghna Pamula. Democracy is made up of factors such as voting rights, freedom of the governed, and minority rights. Although democracy has greatly expanded globally over the past few decades, democratic backsliding has been a topic of concern over recent years.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 7, 2016

The following article ( Officials get first look at budget firm's process ) was originally published by the Toledo Blade and written by Ignazio Messina. Toledo City Council unanimously voted last month to spend up to $50,000 from the city’s general fund to hire the Center for Priority Based Budgeting, of Englewood, Colo.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 19, 2016

The article below ( County strategic plan under review ) was recently written by Krysta Martell and published by the Sherwood Park News. Council members voted unanimously to approve the revised strategic plan and corporate business plan. The Mayor’s Task Force on housing, they just reached out to so many more sectors of the public and.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

From the article: A damning, 72-page report the agency authored portrays a housing authority in disarray and at risk of defaulting on its agreement with the federal government. Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). From the article: The U.S. The City Council is worked up about it (" D.C.

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Super Library Marketing

JULY 11, 2022

Seniors are more likely to vote and more likely to believe in investments in institutions. Read These Articles Too! Surveys show that people ages 50 and older want to learn how to manage smart-home technology, stream entertainment from sites like Hulu or Netflix, and video chat with friends and family. Here’s How to Do It Right.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 12, 2023

"), and that often means suburban locations where adjacent land is more easily acquired and controlled by the team, it was announced that Monumental Sports is negotiating with Virginia for a Potomac Yards location (" Lawmakers vote in favor of plan to bring Capitals, Wizards to Virginia ," Washington Post ). Flickr photo by Ken Lund.

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Social Pinpoint

JUNE 18, 2023

This project proved to be a resounding success, with 190 fantastic entries received and more than 9000 votes from the community. Council even incentivized the competition for winners with a $250 voucher, a certificate signed by the local Mayor, and even the opportunity to have their photo showcased on a billboard.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Online Community Discussions & Town Halls Ideation tools, interactive mapping and forum tools to allow for online community discussion where people can comment on various discussion topics and “vote” on them. Opportunity for our team to respond to all comments and interact with public feedback in real-time. school, work, etc.).

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s also often used in funding community projects; for example, participatory budgeting and tradeoff exercises can be used to engage the public in choosing everything from building elements of playgrounds and dog parks, to voting on the final designs for public art and mural projects.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

The article " Philadelphia’s Market Street East searches for growth and renewal — with or without a new Sixers arena ," has an interesting section on a community meeting where people who weren't into the arena concept suggested alternatives. They don't want an arena, they want green roofs.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

This article explains what you need to get started. Clean Energy Fuels One of the last ways we vote is with our dollar, so learn about the companies that run their delivery trucks using clean fuels. Tips for Clean Air at Home. Hybrid Miles One of the easiest ways to improve air quality is to drive a hyrbid car.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

As Frayda Bluestein explains in a blog post , Article 1, Section 32 of the state constitution prohibits governments from granting exclusive emoluments (benefits or gifts) “but in consideration of public services.” North Carolina Constitution, Article VII, Section 1. Statutory Authority for Affordable Housing Activities. Chapter 157).

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest. You can also get articles on pay, news, employment, and more. You can also get information on meetings, notices, and reports. City Council : This is the official site of the City Council for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 3, 2023

From " Parisians vote to ban rental e-scooters from French capital by huge margin ," Guardian: Parisians have voted to rid the streets of the French capital of rental electric scooters, with an overwhelming 90% of votes cast supporting a ban, official results show. Photo: Alamy. Reckless driving.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 26, 2024

At the heart of our democracy, election poll workers serve as the guardians of the voting process. At a minimum, you’ll want to start with: Identity Verification – protecting people and the voting process from potential identity fraud and inaccuracies starts with verifying identity. How quickly can they return results?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

There's an article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , " America's future sports stadiums finally at a cross roads ," suggesting that the KC vote indicates voters are tired of paying subsidies to billionaires for sports teams. redevelop RFK Stadium site ," Washington Post ). I'm not sure I agree.

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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. I am not sure it passed, because there is a vote in August on a property tax levy for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 3, 2022

From the article: Fare evasion has worsened during the pandemic and is a visible reminder to riders of revenue Metro is not collecting — even as the agency calls on regional leaders to help with financial woes. From the article: Things are falling apart. Transit fare evasion in DC (and elsewhere). Or they’re not there at all.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Crime Given urban crime problems in general and specifically in DC--I remember the worst of the murders in the 1990s, the crack epidemic (" Rayful Edmond's death reminds me of my introduction to Washington, DC ") etc., it's no wonder I have written a lot about crime. gentrification crisis?

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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. It might well happen again with the bill allowing illegal immigrants and other noncitizens to vote in local elections. criminal code reform, the D.C.

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

Jodi Dean (2005) says that slacktivism results in post-politics: “Busy people can think they are active – the technology will act for them, alleviating their guilt while assuring them that nothing will change too much. […] By sending an e-mail, signing a petition, responding to an article on a blog, people can feel political.

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Policy & Politics Journal blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Jones In our recent article published in Policy & Politics, we explore how narratives shape the way countries behave in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), focusing on their voting… Continue reading → Kaplan, Melissa K. Merry and Michael D.

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Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 12, 2016

” He briefly outlines how the SOTU has evolved with advancing mediums and with an ever more discerning American public: Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution tells us this: The President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.”.

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