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Shutdowns and continuing resolutions aren’t the answer of effective government

Partnership for Public Service

Before the August recess, members of the House and the Senate passed 10 of the 12 required bills out of their respective appropriations committees. The full House and Senate still need to consider and vote on these bills. The way forward Several legislative reforms would help put a stop to these troubling developments.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

By Tarik Abdelazim , Director, National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress Before I came to Community Progress, I spent eight years in public service in my hometown, Binghamton, New York. Then, I heard that New York was exploring legislation to allow municipalities and counties to create land banks. I wondered.

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What is a land bank?

Center for Community Progress

Land banking programs, on the other hand, exist in states that don’t have state-enabling legislation, which limits their powers and utility. A community land trust is a nonprofit that owns and provides permanent community control of land and affordable housing through “ground leases.”

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Leaders in Land Banking: A Conversation with the Directors of the Savannah-Chatham Land Bank Authority and Omaha Municipal Land Bank

Center for Community Progress

The board said I’d be buying properties that were abandoned and tax delinquent and selling them to developers to turn into affordable housing. Leslie : Most of my career has been about public service. A Mercy Housing Duplex, part of Phase VI of Savannah Gardens.

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Visions of Recovery: Reimagining Long-Term Care

First State Insights

Katelyn Andrews, Director of Public Policy at LiveOn NY, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about public policy priorities for aging and older adults and her vision for the future of long-term care.

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That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs

Partnership for Public Service

When Congress passes and the President signs major legislation, federal agencies must translate it into practical action to ensure its goals are realized. Our work to date The Partnership for Public Service has developed resources – detailed below – to help leaders implement these laws for maximum impact.

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The key to better enterprise risk management

Partnership for Public Service

6 event hosted by the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte & Touche LLP that featured two panelists: Jason Bruno , director of the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration’s Office of Trust Risk, Evaluation and Compliance. The post The key to better enterprise risk management appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.