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

Partnership for Public Service

A Senate report found that shutdowns in 2013, 2018 and 2019 cost taxpayers nearly $4 billion due to back pay to furloughed federal workers, extra administrative work, lost revenue and more. The way forward Several legislative reforms would help put a stop to these troubling developments.

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Community radio as an element of local cultural planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

While it is a pathbreaking initiative, at the same time, it's static in that it is a funding source extremely difficult to modify for supporting "new" programs, because it requires the State Legislature to change the enabling legislation. A loss for community-based radio programs.

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Options for Expanding Property Tax Relief for Lower Income Homeowners

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Only the General Assembly is authorized to create property tax exemptions, and when that legislative body creates exemptions they must apply uniformly across the state. In 2013, the General Assembly took a similarly restrictive approach when it wanted to remedy what it viewed as a defective 2011 reappraisal in Mecklenburg County.

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Covered California provides affordable healthcare access, powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2013, more than 17% of Californians did not have health insurance. Before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented, purchasing insurance in the individual market proved challenging for those without employer-sponsored health benefits. This was particularly true in California, where more than 39 million people live.

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Federalism and the Detroit Bankruptcy Case

Public Policy Blog

Since then, there’s been a flow of federalism or states’ rights cases heading to the Supreme Court, on a regular basis” (Bomboy, 2013). 2013, July 18). 2013, July 27). 2013, July 30). 2013, July 18). 2013, July 19). 2013, July 17). 2013, July 23). 2013, July 23). Retrieved from [link].

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Federal government research hub development initiative

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The legislation also called for spending $10 billion to create 20 Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs over the next five years that would research, develop and commercialize a wide range of advanced technologies. The funding for the hubs comes from last year’s $54.2 billion CHIPS Act. manufactured semiconductors.

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I can't help but laugh. DC Mayor's third term as a platform for transformation

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And I "argued" with her about various legislative initiatives that at the end of the day, had no impact, because they provided no additional remedies to give citizens the power to respond to and potentially stop things they didn't like, by providing a process for review and participation.