AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 6, 2024

Mechanisms to help businesses and organisations identify and managed risks for the design and implementation of AI solutions are being introduced globally, including a variety of international standards ( ISO 42001 , ISO 23894 , and NIST RMF ), legislation ( EU AI Act ), and localised standards and frameworks such as the NSW AI Assurance Framework.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Government Lens is a collection of customer-proven design principles, scenarios, and technology agnostic best practices designed to encourage the unique context and requirements of governments globally to be considered when designing, building, and operating government workloads on AWS.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 7, 2023

“We want people to be confident that the technology is working for us and not the other way around” Addressing high-risk AI applications with existing laws In order to address high-risk AI applications, there are ongoing efforts to utilise existing laws as a foundation for regulatory measures.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018). Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 26, no. Decker, Andrew.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 23, 2024

In the past few years, there have been several bills, such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), that have significantly increased the federal share of infrastructure funding for the first time in decades.

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 1, 2023

About Grace Garner : Grace Garner earned her Bachelor of Arts from the Pitzer College in Political Studies and Gender/Feminist Studies before receiving her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes $10 billion in grants that primarily flow through states, is just one of the funding sources. The first step involves getting help to secure a portion of the multi-billion-dollar funding available to address PFAS and other emerging contaminants in drinking and wastewater.

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Public Policy Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

Scott Bomboy of the Constitution Center mentions that “the concept of nullification–that states can overrule federal laws–predated the Civil War by decades, and the ultimate issue of nullification (secession) was settled in the 1860s. 1257 courtesy of Cornell Law Institute). If that law is federal, then the U.S. 482, 488 (1976).

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Policy Chats

DECEMBER 1, 2023

About Grace Garner : Grace Garner earned her Bachelor of Arts from the Pitzer College in Political Studies and Gender/Feminist Studies before receiving her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

JULY 30, 2024

The size of the proposed Dollar General store far exceeded the maximum square footage allowed for a small business to operate in an A-1 Agricultural area with a conditional use permit. In addition, Hartley argued that the Board failed to take into account the required factors set out in Virginia Code §§ 15.2-2283 2283 and 15.2-2284

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 6, 2024

The study offers policymakers, operators and transport planners, powerful insights into what motivates a person’s transport decisions within and between cities. While sustainability factors may not drive how people travel – only an important factor to 14% – the research does show that respondents back green legislative interventions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Adopting powerful technologies like generative AI must align with principles contained in the GC’s Responsible use of AI of lawful, ethical data usage and explainable outcomes to impacted individuals. Globally, AWS aims to power all operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. The maximum discount is 15% of total spending.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts. Additionally, other recommendations were made to update aspects of how the FHLBanks operate to reflect the current environment rather than what existed many decades ago.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 17, 2022

Only the General Assembly is authorized to create property tax exemptions, and when that legislative body creates exemptions they must apply uniformly across the state. That question is one of policy, not law, and the School of Government is neutral on issues of policy. See this blog post for more on local acts.)

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These 421-a-eligible projects capitalized on a 2024 amendment to New York State law, which extended the construction completion deadline to help them stay on schedule and remain financially feasible. In April 2024, the New York State Legislature amended the law to extend the construction completion date by five years, to June 15, 2031.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 8, 2023

Town hall meetings are a great way for local and national politicians to meet with constituents to hear their opinions on topics they are interested in or to discuss upcoming legislation. In a direct democracy, citizens are responsible for voting directly on policies and laws.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

Changing behaviours such as these have influenced how attackers operate. Further, we’re seeing similar moves being made by other professional advisory and legislative bodies across the globe that are equally raising their expectations of organisations in deploying appropriate technical measures.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 10, 2024

North Carolina property tax law, nicknamed the Machinery Act, contains many dozens of full or partial exemptions for property as diverse as free drug samples, uranium 233, and Loyal Order of the Moose clubhouses. While this exclusion is not very popular across the state, each year there are legislative proposals to expand its reach.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

History suggests that any proposed changes to single-family zoning, whether related to MH or not, will be hard-fought, both at the local level and also at the state level when legislation is proposed to override local zoning. I also note the recent failure of legislation overriding local zoning in New York State. [20]

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Post-Helene, there is not a moratorium on summary ejectment proceedings, although activists and at least two legislators have called upon the legislature, the chief justice, and the governor for such action. There is no case law interpreting G.S. 42-42(8) ). 42-12 to guide judicial officials on its enforcement.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, cybercriminals can enter the network from an IT environment (through a work computer, let’s say) and move laterally to the operational technology (OT) or industrial control side and then misuse system vulnerabilities or exploit hidden security gaps within systems. What is the impact of an attack on public services?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

6 ) Nevertheless, all newly built MH units, even those with the very low cost, meet the building standards established by HUD, including energy efficiency (which leads to lower monthly operating costs). However, the concept of “quality” is somewhat vague – often meaning mainly on-the-surface finishes (e.g.,

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 21, 2024

This growth in the IT and HR fields occurred partly because the Biden administration supported surge hiring across major agencies so they could implement important legislation such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 1, 2025

Many cities have bike rental operations (there is a loosely affiliated group called "Bike and Roll" operating in many cities). Kendall Green at Gallaudet was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Preservation Action is a 501(c)4 advocacy group that advocates for specific legislation and is also a membership group.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JULY 30, 2024

I have also written on the inherent design flaw in F&F and the other GSEs embedded in their congressional legislation: see [link] and [link]. ]] For many years, this was considered the responsibility of Congress, which had established the GSEs by legislation – but Congress has never come close to agreeing on what changes would be needed.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Republicans have a supermajority in the Legislature and zero compunction against preemption of local governance, so it's a slam dunk the law will pass. The project, called Move Culver City , was a 1.3 mile pilot project, quickly built for relatively low cost with paint, removable planters and plastic bollards. And maybe UDOT will buckle.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This allowed its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – which declared itself to be their conservator – to operate the companies in lieu of their stockholders and boards. Congress, over time, has created through legislation these two major targeted access-to-credit programs.

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