Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Last month, we witnessed history as the Great American Outdoors Act was officially signed into law. This legislation will definitively fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). What securing full and permanent funding of LWCF means for park and recreation projects in Denver.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In 2023 so far, at least 27 states and territories have pursued more than 80 bills related to AI, including legislation to study, restrict or prohibit its use. A new Connecticut law , in particular, zeros in on agency AI dependence. Among other objectives, the working group will make recommendations for additional AI legislation.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 16, 2023

Like in many states, a mix of ineffective laws, partisan divisions, and the allure of maintaining the status quo made reforming this local process difficult. Then, I heard that New York was exploring legislation to allow municipalities and counties to create land banks. What the heck is a land bank ?”

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

Government agencies have masses of personally identifiable information (PII), such as Social Security numbers, health records and financial details, at their disposal, and they need effective ways to gather, manage, store and secure it. Government Regulation The federal government has some laws related to sector-specific data privacy.

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GovLoop

APRIL 29, 2024

Recognizing that legislators and executive leaders have little appetite for sweeping modernization plans, many agencies are opting for a more targeted approach, focusing on initiatives that deliver tangible benefits. 2 – CAPTURING MORE REVENUE Legislators often question what return on investment modernization projects will deliver.

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Policy Chats

MAY 25, 2023

Learn more about Sharon Oselin via [link] [link] Podcast Highlights: “With growing public awareness and legislators' awareness about some of the harms of mass incarceration in particular.

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Policy Chats

MAY 25, 2023

Learn more about Sharon Oselin via [link] [link] Podcast Highlights: “With growing public awareness and legislators' awareness about some of the harms of mass incarceration in particular.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 16, 2024

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

Where previously nefarious actors had been primarily focused on targeting networks by devising ways to overcome security solutions such as firewalls, they are now targeting individuals and endpoints much more frequently. The UK Telecommunications Security Act is a prime example. It’s a logical approach for them to take.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes $10 billion in grants that primarily flow through states, is just one of the funding sources.

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 19, 2024

Heyman Service to America Medals ® program demonstrated innovative strategies for implementing large-scale federal legislation. This year, two finalists for the Partnership for Public Service’s 23rd annual Samuel J. In under a year, the team grew to more than 100 employees.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

In response to that growing criticism plus how much has changed in markets, legislation, and regulation during the 90-plus years of the FHLBanks’ existence, its regulator – the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – announced in 2022 that it would undertake a review of the entire System. This works as follows.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). Civil protection, when it works, is a form of participatory democracy, in which the citizen has an active stake in his or her own safety and security.

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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. Security Deposit Act. Tenants may sue for violations of the Security Deposit Act, G.S. 42-50, -51. See Borders v.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

loans secured only by an MH structure, excluding the underlying land, and which I will sometimes refer to as structure-only loans) by making them eligible for routine purchase. This effort will also require effective targeting to attract the necessary legislative support for new zoning to be adopted. This is further discussed below. [19]

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Simon Chassar, CRO at Claroty, discusses why cyber-physical systems security is so integral to government in the modern era Digital transformation allows state and local government agencies to better and more efficiently serve the public. Why is securing cyber-physical systems a priority for the government?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

.” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. 23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. This type of proposal for legislation is often a direct outgrowth of industry lobbying, so it is not unexpected.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

loans secured only by the MH structure, excluding the underlying land); and second, look to the states to override what is characterized as unjustified and unfair zoning and other land use rules that restrict MH structures generally and MH communities (MHCs) more specifically. 28 This market is unique to first-lien residential mortgages.

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 12, 2022

Last year, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. Among other important measures this piece of legislation seeks to fund critical programs to drive economic recovery and to make the temporary fixes permanent through investment in modernization.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. Advancing data governance and stewardship practices to build trust and enable secure data sharing between departments, including safeguarding privacy.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MARCH 23, 2022

Security’ involves protection against major threats, such as terrorist activity. Every country needs a basic law that establishes its civil protection system and specifies in broad terms how the system functions. Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. The state 3.1

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Summary of federal and state law considerations Below is a summary of the major points from this post. Emergency loans for construction of new housing are authorized by the Housing Authorities Law (G.S. 1] Local government legal authority to offer home repair loans is limited under state law. 42 USC 5301(c). 570.200(a)(3).

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 1, 2017

The Washington Post recently published a long article on Social Security Disability Insurance benefits in small rural communities. And bad because you’re tarred with accusations of fraud The program isn’t fraud-free, but two former Social Security Administration officials put the rate at less than 1%. Hence this post.

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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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