Barrett & Greene

JUNE 24, 2024

We get a great deal of information from the Internet for our work, and there’s little question that the easy access to tons of reports, studies, surveys, legislation, audits, budgets, meeting minutes, essays, graphs, etc., That’s pretty big news in West Virginia, but as of mid-June, the legislative site hasn’t taken note.

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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. Every year, the CBO publishes a forecast of the expected path of the budget deficit over the next ten years.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 2, 2023

The board said I’d be buying properties that were abandoned and tax delinquent and selling them to developers to turn into affordable housing. A Mercy Housing Duplex, part of Phase VI of Savannah Gardens. Mercy Housing Apartments, part of phase VI of Savannah Gardens.

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Partnership for Public Service

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, Congress has yet again missed the deadline to pass any of the spending bills that set the overall annual budget for most federal agencies and determine which new or existing programs get funded. This nearly resulted in a government shutdown, which would have harmed the public, our economy and federal employees.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. Just as a shaky foundation undermines even the sturdiest house, flawed data diminishes the value of the most advanced algorithms.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 22, 2025

Development of new housing and retail is happening even outside of the city core, albeit mostly centered around subway stations (Columbia Heights, Petworth, Fort Totten, Takoma, U Street), but even in a couple areas (14th Street, H Street) where subway access is tangential. U Street NW. Revival spreads beyond the city core.

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GovLoop

APRIL 1, 2024

Agencies struggle with budget constraints, and it can be difficult to demonstrate a practical return on investment for IT infrastructure upgrades. ” For more ideas about how to make the case for modernization that agency leaders and legislators find compelling, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Pixabay at pexels.com Favorite

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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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GovLoop

MARCH 21, 2023

But while the problems might be similar, the solution depends on the specific priorities of a given agency, factoring in both their requirements and their budgets, said Arno Bergstrom, Vice President of CounterTrade Products, a technology solutions provider and certified woman-owned small business.

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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. Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 22, 2023

Read our blog posts, “ Seating third parties at the risk table “ and “ How agencies can use enterprise risk management to implement new legislation ,” for recaps of the previous two working sessions in this series. Where possible, place risk and internal control functions within the same office.

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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. Participatory Budgeting initiatives. Photo: David Jackson, Park Record.

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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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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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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This could significantly increase affordability, especially for FTHBs, and make housing transactions generally more cost-effective for both buyers and sellers. 3 In the modern era, U.S. labor force of 168 million.

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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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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2021, the United States House of Representatives and Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal of new federal investment in America’s infrastructure. The Legislation Within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. Transportation and Bridge Funding.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 25, 2023

With that in mind, we were intrigued to read an excellent report that came out last week from the Citizen’s Budget Commission, a nonprofit civic organization that focuses on the finance and services of New York City and New York state government. Indeed, the federal government has been pushing for evidence.

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 1, 2017

Trump’s Office of Management and Budget Director made the same point. These have been issues on progressive policy agendas for a long time — and the former for the hardly progressive House Speaker Ryan. And one devoutly hopes someone else in the White House. And not only they.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Were under no illusion that all tribal communities are the same; each, we know, contains its own unique government, tribal council, civic departments and public infrastructure, local policy requirements, and overall views on wider Federal legislation, says Mark McCallister, a Pre-Sales Engineer at Sterling.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 22, 2024

In the case of many of these councils it has led to budget cuts to many services, redundancies, fire sales of council properties and an appeal to central government for bailouts. 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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 25, 2025

Such groups may be necessary in the face of municipal budget cuts (" LAs Tree Emergency Goes Beyond Vandalism ," Planetizen) and failures by agencies (" Salt Lake Citys Public Lands Department accidentally poisons 200 trees ," Salt Lake Tribune ) and misguided legislators (" Are trees the enemy?

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Whether the parties controlling the Senate and the White House are the same or different has not been the main factor. And, in an era of increased partisanship, minority members have taken advantage of those powers, using legislative procedures such as anonymous holds and delays in committees to slow the process. Through Sept.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

I recently said I was torn between delving into Trump’s proposed budget and picking at less-reported angles because the package was DOA in the Senate. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says no such thing. We’re still a long way from a budget for next year. Government 101 than perhaps any of you need.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The budget deficit is primarily a function of tax cuts. The recent vote by the House of Representatives extends Trump tax cuts which will lead to massive budget cuts in areas where people really need the services currently provided (" House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts ," New York Times ).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 28, 2025

One of the most discussed topics in housing finance policy in recent months has been whether and when the second Trump administration (Trump II) might end the 16-year conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). billion outstanding. billion outstanding.

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