AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. Law enforcement knew the name of the suspect and this individual matched a description but did not have any identification. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. These policies range from substantive revisions to zoning codes to procedural reforms to the land use approval process.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 7, 2024

As New York City faces its worst housing crisis in over 50 years, policymakers are looking to connect affordable housing developers with a range of institutional stakeholders from hospitals to faith-based organizations to find ways to increase the supply of homes.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Housing is a basic issue for anyone interested in CED. Behind the headline are a host of issues that both foster hope in how to address affordable housing needs and the realization of the many steps it may take to get there. Manufactured homes are a statewide feature of North Carolina – we have more than almost any other state.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

Canton’s public safety, traffic management, parks and recreations, libraries, community centers, city hall, and housing authority have all benefited from a unique user experience. Today, the city is nearly there.

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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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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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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 11, 2025

A recent survey across law enforcement professionals in a range of public sector roles found all would welcome the opportunity to increase their understanding of machine learning, with only 17% having received any formal training. (1) M Hughes et al., M Hughes et al., Accessed 06/02/2025. Accessed 06/02/2025. International.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 10, 2025

Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at the NYU Furman Center presented research findings at a hearing of the NYC Rent Guidelines Board , highlighting complicated trends in the city’s affordable housing stock since the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) in 2019.

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GCN

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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

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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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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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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 25, 2024

The 1968 Fair Housing Act: Then and Now In the early 20th century, zoning laws, racially restrictive covenants, residential segregation, and other exclusionary practices divided cities across the United States.

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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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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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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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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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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

State and local governments hold large amounts of sensitive data and personally identifiable information (PII), which is managed according to record series laws that govern how data should be protected and discarded. However, complying with these laws is complex.

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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 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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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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Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 15, 2025

Housing and building code enforcement is one of local governments most important tools to stabilize and strengthen neighborhoods. It also forms the foundation of other strategies to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, including land banking.

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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 28, 2023

Furman Center faculty directors Vicki Been, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Kathy O’Regan recently released “ Supply Skepticism Revisited ”, highlighting the latest rigorous research that draws out the nuanced effects housing supply has on housing affordability. 16 hosted at the NYU School of Law. .

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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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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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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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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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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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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Projects relying on the 421-a completion extension in tandem with Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) are expected to deliver both more housing and deeper affordability to several neighborhoods across the city, according to a recent data analysis by the NYU Furman Center.

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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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Some time ago, I learned about how the LA Police Department in association with the Housing Authority, created what they called a community safety partnership, to put officers full time in high crime housing projects. The program has been quite successful (" After Years Of Violence, L.A.'s

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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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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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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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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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