Librarian.net

JANUARY 30, 2023

. – Article V – Makeup of the Executive Board in the absence of Council, what representation was the optimal makeup and who votes for them. (I I voted for the original Forward Together suggestion) – Article VI – Does Council maintain policy-making power or are they advisory? Longer report: [link] Action items.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

And whether you mailed in your ballot, voted early or are still undecided as you listen to this episode, we know that our guests today are going to provide sage wisdom on all things elections, voting and why it’s important to advocate at the federal, state and local level. Congress in a few months.

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Librarian.net

JULY 15, 2023

not vendors, corporate members, free attendees) All votes passed. Blockson – Reports from the Budget Committee, the Committee on Accreditation, the Committee on Committees and the International Relations Committee, Committee on Legislation, and the Freedom to Read Foundation – Resolution objecting to the IFLA location in Dubai.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In a state where the recent population growth has been almost entirely made up of minority residents, the state's congressional and legislative maps presented to the court did not add more majority-Black districts. congressional maps presented to the court dilute and diminish the Black population's voting power in the Atlanta area.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 29, 2023

The Post is acting like the Takoma Park resident who wrote a letter to the editor stating he'd be voting against all the politicians in office because of the failures in building the Purple Line, even though all the failures are basically the fault of the former Governor, not local elected officials, not state legislators. -- " Takoma Park resident (..)

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GovLoop

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Future Is Bright Pandemic-era funding helped set up the system, Sanders explained, but the program also got a vote of confidence in Ohio’s most recent biennium budget, when state legislators approved funds to continue providing devices.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 22, 2025

Even though the Office of Planning made a reasonable proposal which would only increase height by 25% (I think it could have been higher), the City Council did not vote in favor of considering a change.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 23, 2024

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.

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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. 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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Librarian.net

JULY 10, 2021

The treasurer’s report was a lot more optimistic than it’s been in the past few meetings and we made a vote to have ALA ‘s bylaws amended to allow for electronic meetings and voting which was an easy pass (we’d been doing it under some sort of emergency allowance but now it’s part of the organization’s structure).

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

AUGUST 2, 2023

In response, Democrats in California and Massachusetts, Republicans in Utah and Montana, and city governments across the country have enacted legislation designed to address the barriers that restrict new housing development. “This is a moment of ferment—and experimentation—in land use policy,” writes Noah M.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

23 There has even been legislation proposed in Congress to legally require the tri-merge report, 24 overriding the FHFA’s proposed reform. ” Two, as several government officials told me, issues related to subverted price competition in housing and mortgage markets generally have little, if any, impact on election voting outcomes.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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.

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Policy Chats

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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.

Public Policy 52

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zencity

MARCH 20, 2023

Democratically elected governments utilize their power and authority to legislate away or weaken democratic norms, institutions, protections, and rights. They have municipal elections, voting on bonds, laws, and referendums. Making democracy its own biggest enemy. But this is not enough in order to preserve democracy.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 19, 2023

I am not sure it passed, because there is a vote in August on a property tax levy for the Detroit Institute of Arts. Also see " As millage vote looms, lawmaker and DIA spar over finances " from the Detroit Free Press. I still think the best approach is regional, although it's hard to pull off. From the article: Democrat Rep.

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Librarian.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This is not my usual ALA report because the Council meetings at LibLearnX were brief and I was occupied with some legislation I’d been working on. This still needs to get voted on by membership at ALA but should pass. Here are some important notes for those who are interested in ALA topics.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

-- " Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill ," CNN I haven't written a blog entry on this, just comments, and comments on Washington Post article. I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. So, rather than attacking President Biden and Congress for likely blocking the D.C.

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Librarian.net

MAY 31, 2023

I want to live in a country where every person gets a vote and every non-person gets no votes.” It has to stop. And it’s a Vermont issue. Nearly one fifth of Vermont towns have passed resolutions at town meeting (over a decade ago) affirming that they feel money is not speech and corporations are not people.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 21, 2025

The statutes legislative history is important for understanding its language. According to the 1979 Legislative Study Commission that recommended (a)(4)s original statutory language, the purpose of this subsection was to protect contacts with public groups by a business that is considering locating or expanding in a jurisdiction.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JANUARY 7, 2025

Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? Question #4: Will GSE reform, including conservatorship exit, be accomplished through congressional legislation? When might we learn what Trump II has actually decided about its position on GSE conservatorship exit?

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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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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Using an expert analysis of Senate-recorded floor votes from the first two years of the last six presidential administrations, we found that: The Senate votes much more on nominations than before. Those votes never made up more than 14% of all votes during the first two years of the Obama, George W. Bush presidencies.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The outcome of the upcoming midterm elections and whether Democrats or Republicans control the Senate will likely have a major impact on the Biden administration’s ability to enact its legislative agenda, but it is unlikely to have an impact on the overall pattern of a growing confirmation timeline for positions in the executive branch.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Advocates for what may be the largest voting block supporting Trump II – non-college-educated households (“working families”) – who will seek to protect their access to the affordable GSE 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. [3] 9] ) Congress passed legislation in 2012 that included a 0.10

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The recent vote by the House of Representatives extends Trump tax cuts which will lead to massive budget cuts in areas where people really need the services currently provided (" House Passes G.O.P. The nearly party-line vote of 217 to 215 teed up a bitter fight within the G.O.P. But it makes the argument that many of us have.

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Poverty & Policy

JUNE 8, 2017

If the House and Senate can then agree on a resolution, the actual spending and/or tax cuts need only a majority vote in the Senate. What matters more here is legislative strategy — not, one notes, an expertise our President brought to the White House or seems to be learning. Government 101 than perhaps any of you need.

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