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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

Though not a government entity or body politic, the original Ohio land bank laws were designed to: 1) allow municipal land banks to acquire properties through tax foreclosure at no cost after being exposed to sale without bidders and 2) to hold these properties real estate tax exempt until the land could be repurposed.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). The Guardian , 5 May 2020. Murray 2020. The Guardian , 25 August 2020 - and subsequent updates.

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Interesting study on litter focuses on the brand of the trash

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We used it to map the location, materials, type and, where possible, brands of 43,187 items of litter collected across the UK in 2020. This will require collaboration between companies, industries and governments. Our research was recently published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. of all items.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. He went on to promulgate a law, the Coronavirus Act of March 2020, that is perhaps even more 'extreme', although mitigated by its incomprehensibility. This document is periodically updated and the latest edition came out in 2020. State of the UK Climate 2020.

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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

AWS supports important resources for US citizens to register to vote; plus, government technology companies (GovTechs) use AWS to expand voting resources to Americans across the country. Supporting government voting registration and resource platforms through high demand. From registration deadlines to absentee rules to I.D.

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CONTRACTS: Emergency Orders and Delayed/Excused Action

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

Mayor’s Order 2020-054 (District residents must "stay in their residences except to perform essential activities, engage in essential business, provide or obtain government services, or engage in certain authorized recreational activities not involving close contact with other persons"); N.Y. Brown Amusement Co. , 366, 371, 601 S.E.2d

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

That’s because both are government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). The GSE Background Over a century ago, Congress began creating public-private hybrid corporations known as government-sponsored enterprises. government, allowing them to borrow at near-Treasury rates, lower than any regular private sector company or bank could.

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