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Post columnist Colbert King says the DC Council needs to do more oversight

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I've written about this over the years, " Continued musing on restructuring DC's City Council (mostly) " (2013), is probably the most complete summation of recommended changes. But again, the Executive Branch doesn't seem to want to engage with it, and the Council doesn't push.

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to a new report by the Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University, poverty, rates of people without health insurance, educational attainment, job opportunities and overcrowding all worsened in those neighborhoods between 2013 and 2021.

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Big data/Machine Learning/AI as a policy savior

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In fact, now it's slated for closure. -- " A positive deviance failure in Boston: Timilty Middle School ," 2022 What an incredible waste. Like my frustration with DC Government. After two terms, eight years, the reelected mayor is looking for innovative ideas? -- " I can't help but laugh.

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November 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2022. This policy was implemented to give admins better control of this transition, particularly for older versions of SharePoint 2013 on-premises deployments. Updated October 6, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85629. Thank you for your patience.

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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In the near term, we are supporting returning customers with more rapid social media engagement, and extended customer service hours Monday through Friday 7 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.

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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

During the study period, answering rates—or the rate at which tenants appeared in response to court filing—increased dramatically throughout the city, likely due to citywide outreach and tenant engagement. As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court. Background.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Common Securitization Solutions (CSS), a joint Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae venture launched in 2013, supports a cornerstone of the American economy: home ownership. Born in the cloud Development of the CSP began in 2013 to provide a modern, single-family securitization infrastructure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. million from launch.

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