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

Partnership for Public Service

The full House and Senate still need to consider and vote on these bills. These stopgap measures hinder innovations in technology, operations and staffing that our government needs to deliver services more effectively, forcing agencies to live with a fiscal uncertainty that prevents them from making long-term, strategic decisions.

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America is at a crossroads with its infrastructure future

American City & Country

Not only were the votes bipartisan, but even those who may not have been supportive in the past are now seeing the positive impacts on their constituents and their communities. Roads, bridges, water lines and other public infrastructure are a fundamental right, not a privilege, in a modern society. We desperately need to work together.

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Montgomery County Maryland Planning Board resigns

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The council, which appoints the board, voted unanimously in a closed session Tuesday to ask the entire board to resign, according to two people familiar with the vote. Those who didn’t resign would have faced a public hearing seeking their removal, the people said. We thank the commissioners for their service to our county.”

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Revisiting what I wrote about in 2010/2012 back to the fore: regional cultural funding in Greater Detroit

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I don't think I was aware at the time of the Denver Scientific and Cultural Facilities District , which operates at a multicounty scale. I am not sure it passed, because there is a vote in August on a property tax levy for the Detroit Institute of Arts. I mentioned the Regional Asset District in Pittsburgh as the primary example.

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The Benefits of Participatory Democracy

Social Pinpoint

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. One example is online participatory budgets , which enable citizens to vote for how they would like public spending to be allocated toward an initiative.

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The GSEs and the Incoming Trump Administration: Part 1 of 2 – Answering Ten Key Questions About Conservatorship Exit

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? Question #4: Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? The business model will be defined by how various aspects of the GSEs’ operations are structured.

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Ben Bishin: 2020 Election and A Divided Congress

Policy Chats

His interests include questions of democracy, representation, identity and ethnicity, public opinion, legislative politics, Cuban-American and LGBT politics. There are 28 states that have seen legislatures introduce bills that are attempting to restrict the ability of people to vote.