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The Mercatus Center solves unstructured data challenges using generative AI from AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Accessible through an interactive AI assistant, the platform provides scalable, accurate, and no-cost access to a treasure trove of data, helping policymakers craft informed public policy that will positively impact peoples lives. Thats why the RAGs are really important from an academic and a policy perspective.

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Frugal architecture in action: The Urban Institute innovates with R and Serverless on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cost, resilience, and performance are non-functional requirements that are often at tension with each other.” — Werner Vogels, The Frugal Architect, Law III Nonprofit organizations are typically frugal and responsible. Going over budget is not an option. “In architecture, every decision comes with a trade-off. Department of Energy.

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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Municipal finances face a shaky future

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Pension funding, which has cost Philadelphia more than law enforcement in recent years, is no longer Wall Street’s main worry about local governments. labor force, and divisive politics that prevents decisive policy, as causes for concern that cities will go broke. budgeting smartly. Rising interest rates.

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25 Exciting Career Paths in Public Administration

Masters in Public Administration

Public Administration Consultant. Being an expert in administration, many public administration professionals can go into consulting. They make policy and procedural recommendations for meeting budgets, deadlines, etc. This public administration career is the sort of CEO of a non-profit group. Budget Analyst.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

More recently, as part of the FHFA’s review, its director said in public that the FHLB System did benefit from the implied guarantee, saying out loud what everyone already knew. 18 It is worth noting that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), from time to time, estimates the value of the subsidies to the FHLB system.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. One, housing is among the most potent political issues because it is both large and ubiquitous: it is usually the largest part of every family’s monthly budget, while the industry is also a big employer 30 in every single congressional district and state.

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