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.”

Education 59

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. The increased targets led to changes in behavior from local governments, too.

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Housing Laws Regulations Development 98

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. The upheaval in the planning agency’s governance has shocked even longtime political observers in a county accustomed to intense development spats.

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Librarian.net

JULY 10, 2021

The Code of Conduct is a document that ALA hopes will govern all the online spaces that ALA uses for member interaction, most notably mailing lists and their online forum ALA Connect. Speaking of structure, Councilors voted on adding a ninth clause to ALA ‘s Code of Ethics. not passed).

Voting 52

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

For example, the securities brokerage industry in 1975 was barred from setting prices as a cartel, as it long had; airline fares were deregulated by the government in 1978; and bank deposit interest rates underwent complete deregulation in phases from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. 15 Credit reports.

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zencity

MARCH 20, 2023

By invitation of the Solonian Democracy Institute , and alongside delegates from 60 countries, I was asked to speak to the value and contribution of Zencity to practices of direct democracy in the local governments we work with. They have municipal elections, voting on bonds, laws, and referendums.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

This is another side of the argument in " The real lesson from Flint Michigan is about municipal finance " (2016) in how the funding systems for local governments were created when cities were growing and successful, and we don't have new funding systems focused on the reality of current conditions. From the article: Democrat Rep.

Voting 52

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Librarian.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is not my usual ALA report because the Council meetings at LibLearnX were brief and I was occupied with some legislation I’d been working on. Bylaws change ensuring access to governance opportunities for ALA members This was the big project I was working on. American Library Association Updates Core Values This was a 2.5

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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. So, rather than attacking President Biden and Congress for likely blocking the D.C.

Public Safety 52

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Librarian.net

MAY 31, 2023

I want to live in a country where every person gets a vote and every non-person gets no votes.” And it’s a Vermont issue. Nearly one fifth of Vermont towns have passed resolutions at town meeting (over a decade ago) affirming that they feel money is not speech and corporations are not people. I work for my town.

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Voting Elected Officials Grassroots Political Process 40

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 21, 2025

This post, co-authored by Kristina Wilson and Tyler Mulligan, also appeared on the Coates’ Canons Local Government Law Blog here. However, government bodies can hold closed-door meetings, known as closed sessions, under certain limited circumstances. The statutes legislative history is important for understanding its language.

Economic Development 40

Economic Development Laws Development Voting 40

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition to those needed to fulfill campaign promises, various interest groups are advocating to add to that list, including calls to prioritize having Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) [1] , exit their 16-year-long conservatorships.

Legislation 69

Legislation Housing Campaign Voting 69

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

Introduction Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (F&F), the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), were placed into conservatorship in September 2008 at the height of the Great Financial Crisis, when the markets lost confidence in them. government should the companies get into trouble.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The outcome of the upcoming midterm elections and whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate will likely have a major impact on the Biden administration’s ability to enact its legislative agenda, but it is unlikely to have an impact on the overall pattern of a growing confirmation timeline for positions in the executive branch.

Housing 81

Housing Legislation Voting Budgeting 81

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The second Trump administration (Trump II) has begun to focus on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) that together finance about half of the nearly $13 trillion in first-lien single-family mortgages in the U.S. Increase government efficiency, reducing expenses as much as possible.

Housing 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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. The nearly party-line vote of 217 to 215 teed up a bitter fight within the G.O.P. But it makes the argument that many of us have.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

And let’s not forget tax cuts tilted heavily toward very rich people and thriving corporations — revenues the government could otherwise use to shore up programs that serve low-income people’s immediate needs and as both parties are fond of saying, build (or rebuild) the middle class. Government 101 than perhaps any of you need.

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Budgeting Advocacy Housing Voting 40

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).

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