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Congressional Movement on Workforce Reauthorization Legislation

NLC (National League of Cities)

Just before Thanksgiving, House Education and Workforce and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee leadership released their bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) A Stronger Workforce for America Act (ASWA).

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Modernizing government IT: 4 approaches to overcome legacy exit challenges

AWS Public Sector Blog

Factors that shape legacy IT Whether in the private or public sector, legacy modernization is challenging for organizations that have a long operating history reliant on in-house systems and applications. This impacts the priority status of legacy IT remediation efforts.

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

81 percent of land banks consider supporting the creation of affordable housing a top priority. Increasingly, land banks have been called on to respond to growing housing affordability needs. Land bank funding mechanisms vary widely by state and local legislation. Key Takeaways Affordable housing emerged as a top priority.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Introduction In November of last year, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) published a report 1 (the Report) recommending reforms for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System. the legislation establishing them). However, F&F launched a major lobbying effort and successfully defeated the legislation in Congress.

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Urban planning when things are going well: DC, 2014 (The Office of Planning under Harriet Tregoning)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Development of new housing and retail is happening even outside of the city core, albeit mostly centered around subway stations (Columbia Heights, Petworth, Fort Totten, Takoma, U Street), but even in a couple areas (14th Street, H Street) where subway access is tangential. I chalk that up to a failure of leadership and approach.

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How the Tri-COG Land Bank is Transforming Vacant Properties in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

I went house-to-house with a clipboard documenting the conditions of vacant properties that dotted its beautiful brick streets. Ideally, families would once more be able to call these derelict properties home—but we were unsure exactly how to make that happen.

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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)

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. Like F&F, FHLB leadership teams are motivated to maximize profits. This included nationwide listening sessions and other opportunities for public input.