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How AWS supports the 10th anniversary of National Voter Registration Day with digital tools for civic engagement

AWS Public Sector Blog

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday. Read on to learn more about how organizations use AWS to make it simple to register to vote.

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The White House’s Focus on Closing Costs: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

” 4 Starting nearly half a century ago, antitrust law in the U.S. Unusually, the industry’s regulator, the Appraisal Foundation, was established by the industry itself and then, in 1989, designated by Congress as its regulator. In other words, vote totals in the next election are now visibly in play.

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The Importance of Thoroughly Screening Election Poll Workers

American City & Country

At the heart of our democracy, election poll workers serve as the guardians of the voting process. A proven track record with following local, state, and federal CRA (Consumer Reporting Agency) laws and regulations. Sterling is not a law firm. How quickly can they return results? What kind of checks should you consider?

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Getting Ready for Grants, Part 3: Writing Compliance into Your Programs

ResourceAssociates

These documents relate to the instructions, rules and regulations connected to a grant award: The Request for Proposal. 45 CFR 75.113 – Disclosures re: Violations of Criminal Law. Auditors use their own regulations to test grant expenditures for compliance and assess risk. Grant Application. HHS Grants Policy Statement.

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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

Growth vs. shrinking | young vs. old | urban vs. suburban | historic preservation vs. limited building regulation. Another area that I would chalk up to a failure of planning leadership is the discussion of proposed changes to the height limit law. I chalk that up to a failure of leadership and approach. The Height Limit discussions.

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20th anniversary of the blog| Urban revitalization systems thinking's greatest hits: Part two -- not transportation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Rather than adamantly saying "no," I came to realize that since advocates mostly lose out on such initiatives--except if the city or state requires a public vote--we should be focusing on mitigating the problems from such facilities and increasing the benefits. I and many activists were against public funding, but it happened anyway.

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Policy Minute: Eliminating Minimum Parking Requirements

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

New York City zoning laws require minimum off-street parking in many areas, which often results in an oversupply of parking spaces where market demand for off-street parking is relatively low. COYHO is aimed at easing New York City's housing shortage by updating zoning regulations to encourage more housing development across the city.

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