Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Earlier this month, DFI examined how local governments in North Carolina have stepped in to make new affordable housing construction economically viable after a historic increase in construction costs and elevated interest rates. In response, developers increasingly relied on local governments to fill the financial shortfall.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

State and local governments employed 20.5 Job openings in September 2024 in state and local governments in the U.S. So, if local governments need to hire qualified workers to replace those leaving, where can they turn to when recruiting? Hire in-house recruiters. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Sarah Schaefer, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Article by Pam Blumenthal, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S.

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GCN

MARCH 22, 2024

The new law lets municipalities know exactly how much affordable housing they have to build. It’s an approach that states are increasingly trying in an effort to pressure local governments to increase affordable options.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

If a local government wants to re-do its IT setup, its leaders should collaborate with knowledgeable teammates, says Matt Sprague , industry strategy director, local government at Trimble , a U.S.-based He says local government managers should ask what training the technology provider offers.

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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. If this individual remained in custody, they could have lost their bed in the shelter, requiring a restart of their journey towards being permanently housed. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 16, 2024

NLC’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Development team helps cities meet their economic security needs by building robust and inclusive economies.

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GCN

MAY 6, 2024

A new book by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges of Strong Towns encourages local officials to promote small-scale developments, even if it means using city financial tools to get them off the ground.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 23, 2024

Missing middle housing refers to housing that provides diverse housing options along the spectrum of affordability, which includes duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and bungalows. Middle housing is not eligible for tax credits or most other federal, state or local government subsidies.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

They work with local leaders and residents to ensure that properties are transitioned to responsible owners, resulting in long-term benefits like stable housing and economic opportunity. 31 of The Road Ahead ) 2. The post Why Land Banks Matter appeared first on Center for Community Progress.

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GCN

MAY 10, 2024

The housing crisis may be too big for state and local governments to overcome. That’s why hospitals are stepping in to remedy housing and health care gaps.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 6, 2023

On the heels of a notable year when it comes to federal investments in communities, there are increasingly more opportunities for city leaders and local governments to prioritize healthy housing for all residents.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In September 2023, the White House hosted the first-ever Summit on Building Climate Resilient Communities. The National League of Cities joined representatives from local governments and resilience leaders across the country to start a dialogue and knit together the work and leadership taking place […] Source

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

All modern organizations, including state and local government agencies, have data platforms to house, transfer, modify and manage their digital information. State and local governments would do well to modernize their data platforms effectively. But an organization shouldn’t stop at simply having a data platform.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In our experience, in-house technical resources, whether permanent IT staff members or consultants, is important for any public library undertaking a similar project,” said Mark. For any organization lacking in-house expertise, AWS Educate offers no cost, self-paced online training resources for cloud beginners.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

OCTOBER 3, 2024

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Bateman and her team focus on demographics and work extensively with Census data, but also create their own datasets based on local input. Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing.

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GCN

APRIL 5, 2024

Adam Schiff and Jimmy Gomez cosponsored legislation that would direct the Housing and Urban Development Secretary to help refashion certain federal, state and local government properties into affordable residential rental projects. California Reps.

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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. Read more about how state and local governments use AWS to power justice and public safety solutions at the AWS Cloud for Justice and Public Safety hub.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The West Virginia Tech Alliance launches with support from the West Virginia Governor’s Office , the West Virginia Department of Commerce , Senate President Craig Blair , Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw and a delegation of state legislators.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As supplemental federal COVID-19 funding runs out and inflation makes it increasingly more expensive for state and local governments to borrow money, department budgets will remain tight.

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GCN

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Election-year politics derailed an effort to raise the amount in state and local taxes married couples could deduct. Local governments argued an increase in the cap would help “hardworking American families facing higher federal tax bills.”

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 10, 2023

Preparing for wildfires, drought, flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat and other climate changes are now core considerations in the basic functions of local governments — from zoning codes to capital improvement programs. City leaders across the U.S. are advancing community resilience strategies to adapt to more extreme weather.

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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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NLC (National League of Cities)

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As the voice of America’s cities, towns and villages, NLC was a popular resource on issues impacting local governments. Journalists turned to NLC for comments and expert clarification on a variety of issues ranging from public safety, housing, local authority, health […] Source

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA’s) $65 billion in direct federal grants to all of America’s 19,000-plus cities, towns, and villages provided both necessary budget relief and made local governments a principal part of the nation’s solution to reversing pandemic-related declines in housing stability.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 31, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announcing the government hit the debt ceiling and would begin taking “extraordinary measures” to conserve cash in order to prevent a default on the nation’s debt. On January 19, 2023, U.S.

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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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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 27, 2024

Housing Choice Vouchers are a critical source of funding for North Carolina’s lowest income renters to access affordable housing. Of those renters, 73% are extremely low-income, earning less than 30% of the local area median income. [1] For instance, the 2024 FMR was calculated using ACS data from 2017 to 2021.

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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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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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GCN

JUNE 18, 2024

Like an Etsy for accessory dwelling units, an online platform displays preapproved designs and specs for ADUs, giving local governments a tool for streamlining construction and reducing the housing shortage.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Cities, towns and villages across the United States took bold actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, initiating thousands of policies aimed at improving public health, city operations, infrastructure, housing and workforce development. These actions reflect the innovative potential demonstrated by local governments nationwide.

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GCN

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As the housing crisis drags on, state and local governments are looking to prevent former inmates from becoming homeless in the first place. Incarceration and homelessness are inextricably linked, each cycling into the other.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

In San Diego County, California, for every 10 homeless people who found housing in the last year, 13 more people became homeless. In communities across the country, organizations, philanthropists, and government are working hard to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Clarity Human Services runs on AWS. The 2022 U.S.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JUNE 8, 2023

On May 24, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up 19 bills. 3557, the American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023, is of particular interest to local governments. One bill, H.R.

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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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