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Better Parking Management Can Help Cities Recover from COVID and Achieve Public Policy Goals

The City Fix

In some ways, cities are like households: they must make adjustments in spending based on cash flow. If your income is cut in half, then you may have to dramatically rethink your standard of living. COVID-19 has hit many households. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Better Communications Tops Data To-Do List

GovLoop

Gardner Policy Institute. The institute, which is based at the University of Utah, provides state and local leaders with economic, demographic and public policy research. Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing.

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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

Going over budget is not an option. They have also observed that university programs that focus on public policy and statistics often teach R programming, so using R helps new graduates get up to speed quickly. They encourage and support novel applications for public policy research.

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Funders have different budgets, funding priorities, and missions. Understanding Proposal Budgets When you search for potential funders, it is beneficial to have a sense of how much your project will cost.

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Shelley Finlayson: Government and Ethics & Transparency at the Federal Level

Policy Chats

Office of Government Ethics Chief of Staff & Program Counsel Shelley Finlayson talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about ethics and transparency within the executive branch of the federal government. She is also a member of the UCR School of Public Policy Advisory Board.

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Government: Ethics & Transparency at the Federal Level (with Shelley Finlayson)

Policy Chats

Office of Government Ethics Chief of Staff & Program Counsel Shelley Finlayson talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about ethics and transparency within the executive branch of the federal government. She is also a member of the UCR School of Public Policy Advisory Board.