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Citizen Engagement: Active Participation

Death and Taxes

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. In addition to these legal requirements, many local governments in North Carolina have taken further steps to engage citizens in the budget process.

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On Demand Webinar from UNC’s Tax Center on State Response to the Pandemic

Death and Taxes

It covers state responses to the pandemic and policies being considered. While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Recently I participated in a webinar for Kenan Flagler’s Tax Center.

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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)

It is considered one of America’s government- sponsored enterprises (GSEs), i.e., public-private hybrid corporations created by Congress and authorized to engage only in a narrowly-tailored set of activities. government and its exemption from income taxes at the federal, state, and local levels. 17 Denial of the subsidy.

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An Analysis of Survey Data from Municipalities who have Implemented Priority Based Budgeting

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

Liz Butterfield continues this tradition with her Master's Capstone exploration of the influence that PBB has had on strategic planning in local government. The analysis attempts to look at a relationship between two variables, priority-based budgeting and strategic planning in local governments.

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October 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

We are excited to announce that we are bringing Universal Print to government organizations with the general availability of Universal Print in GCC/GCC High. government organizations. Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Join Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community live on LinkedIn!

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Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Pilot: Should the Taxpayer Subsidize Equity Extraction Lending?

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction In April, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) officially solicited public comment on a proposal from Freddie Mac, one of the two large government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) it oversees, to begin a pilot program to finance closed-end second (CES) mortgages. This is examined below in more detail.

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The GSEs and the Second Trump Administration: Ten Possible Mortgage Program and Policy Changes to Expect (Part 2 of 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

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. Reform or eliminate specific targeted credit access programs (e.g.,

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