NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed into law. As noted by the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) and the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), […] Source

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GCN

MAY 2, 2024

The legislation aims to reduce the number of lots and houses that sit vacant for years on end in an effort to solve the state's affordable housing shortage.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

North Carolina suffers from a lack of affordable housing options for low and moderate income households. In a May 2022 post , Tyler outlined many of the ways in which North Carolina’s local governments can aid the development of privately owned affordable housing.

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In this episode, Mayor of Palm Springs Grace Garner talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about housing afforability, income disparities, and gentrification in the context of Palm Springs. So if we can get that down to a more reasonable rent based on a person's income, then that would help a lot.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 24, 2024

As New York City grapples with its most severe housing shortage in over half a century, state and local policymakers are actively seeking a range of ways to promote housing development using institutionally-owned land, including Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs). Land owned by FBOs consists of more than just houses of worship.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MAY 25, 2023

NYU Furman Center Releases State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2022 We are thrilled to announce the release of the comprehensive report the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods in 2022. The event will be held in person, although attendees can also join via zoom.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 25, 2023

Fair Housing Month may be drawing to a close, but the need for ensuring efficacy across Fair Housing policies continues. LIHTC is the nation’s most powerful funding lever for producing and preserving affordable housing. LIHTC is the nation’s most powerful funding lever for producing and preserving affordable housing.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And to decide that they're not worthy of living somewhere because the rent would be lower is just really disrespectful to all of the people that literally make Palm Springs what it is.” - Grace Garner on the topic of the importance of the workforce population in Palm Springs and why they deserve access to housing.

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GCN

MAY 21, 2024

The law attempts to mitigate algorithmic discrimination in AI systems that make consequential decisions related to hiring, banking and housing.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A clear record helps people seeking employment, housing and education.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 11, 2021

After the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the hotel industry in New York City, policymakers considered whether to promote the reuse of distressed hotel buildings as housing. In a new white paper , the NYU Furman Center’s Noah Kazis details essential background information on the matter of hotel-to-housing conversions.

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 29, 2022

Many jurisdictions have laws mandating a minimum lot size or unit square footage. Institute for Justice is fighting back.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Citing this data and its desire to broaden housing opportunities for residents receiving the federal vouchers, the City enacted an ordinance that made it an unlawful discriminatory practice for a landlord to use "any requirement of a public assistance program as a motivating factor" to refuse to sell, rent, or lease real property.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 17, 2021

The NYU Furman Center analyzed several housing indicators to gain deeper insight into the initial impacts of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA). For these reasons, some argued prior to the law’s passage that the HSTPA would negatively impact building values in the short- and long-term.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

New York City zoning laws require minimum off-street parking in many areas, which often results in an oversupply of parking spaces where market demand for off-street parking is relatively low. These mandates increase development costs, reducing the feasibility of new housing projects and ultimately limiting the supply of housing.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 25, 2021

Code enforcement is a vital piece of effective housing policy, playing a role in both residents’ health and safety and in the cost of providing and maintaining housing. Housing and building codes vary in their relative focus on conditions at the individual unit or neighborhood level. Proactive and Reactive Enforcement.

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GCN

MAY 23, 2023

Better information sharing across regions and state lines could help counter growing cyberthreats and help law enforcement collaborate, House members said.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 14, 2023

New York City’s least-dense community districts are permitting new housing at lower rates compared to the rest of the city, raising questions for policymakers over how to achieve fair and equitable housing growth across a broad range of neighborhood types, according to a recent report from the NYU Furman Center.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Housing costs and supply are dominating the news at the moment. Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Land banks are public entities with the unique authority under state law to acquire, manage, and transform problem properties, prioritizing community goals over profit. 31 of The Road Ahead ) 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 2, 2023

The Washington Business Journal reports that in Arlington County, Virginia, Goodwill is working with the Arlington Housing Corporation, a nonprofit, to redevelop a store site where they will have their store on the ground floor, with affordable housing above. And the development doesn't look like it's affordable housing.

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The Market Urbanism Report

JULY 29, 2022

Many jurisdictions have laws mandating a minimum lot size or unit square footage. Institute for Justice is fighting back.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The White House wants agencies to ensure they’re providing easy-to-use, trustworthy, accessible information to improve how they communicate with citizens, which is why it issued digital experience guidance in September.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A new Connecticut law , in particular, zeros in on agency AI dependence. And the overwhelmingly bipartisan law established a new working group charged with adopting a Connecticut-specific AI bill of rights based on a White House AI Bill of Rights blueprint. Beginning on Dec.

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GCN

AUGUST 31, 2022

Local and federal law enforcement are investigating a scam in Lexington, Kentucky, which allegedly saw criminals send bogus wire transfer information to city staff.

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GovLoop

JULY 26, 2024

The unprecedented law, enacted in 1990, affirmed the rights of the disabled, making public spaces, places of employment and transportation less discriminatory. That March, for example, more than 1,000 people marched from the White House to the U.S. The passage of the ADA was preceded by years of activism and advocacy-group efforts.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 22, 2024

In the New York Times article " Corruption, Sewage, Apathy: A Federal Watchdog on What He Saw at NYCHA ," the person who served as receiver for the New York City Housing Authority discusses his experience there. There is the regulatory, which is strictly numbers, the law, getting to the line without going over. What is that and why?

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 19, 2023

These two Banks are diving into issues such as housing affordability and the rural/urban divide in the Southeastern U.S. Federal Reserve System was signed into law in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. Concerns about affordable housing provide a wonderful example. Rural NC house in need of repair.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 15, 2023

State laws gives land banks their unique powers. A community land trust is a nonprofit that owns and provides permanent community control of land and affordable housing through “ground leases.” Community priorities and state laws determine what land banks can do with properties.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

When you live next door to a long-abandoned house or down the street from a vacant lot that’s a magnet for illegal dumping , it’s easy to feel powerless to do anything about it. Laws in the United States are designed to protect an individual’s private property. This process takes years.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 10, 2023

Some of these officials include Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith, who has been a vocal critic of the use of technology from Huawei and other China-based firms, as well as Alicia Kearns, the incumbent chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 5, 2024

Prior to his service at FEMA, he served as the Director of Preparedness Policy for the White House Homeland Security Council. He holds a Juris Doctorate from the Widener University Law School, Wilmington, Del. Prior to his service at FEMA, he served as the Director of Preparedness Policy for the White House Homeland Security Council.

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GovPilot

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the White House announced , “$1 Billion in Funding for First-Ever State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program,” in an effort to put money into the hands of local governments to mitigate against hacks and prevent exposure of sensitive government data as a result of data breaches.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

Our work to date The Partnership for Public Service has developed resources – detailed below – to help leaders implement these laws for maximum impact. 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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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 31, 2022

See also Maureen Berner’s post on mobile homes as a significant source of affordable housing in NC. The School of Government property tax law expert, Chris McLaughlin, evaluates possible bias in property tax appeals. Large cities across the country are looking to transform vacant office buildings into housing.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

They can be very helpful: Using artificial intelligence (AI), ADM systems assist or replace human efforts to make potentially life-altering decisions related to public benefits, policing, housing, health care, immigration, education, emergency response, child welfare and other concerns. According to a recent survey, 70% of U.S.

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