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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing prices have increased far faster than incomes (Miller 2015), making affordable homeownership inaccessible for many aspiring homeowners (Hackett et al. Inclusionary zoning or LIHTC units only provide below-market housing for a fixed period (Miller 2015), and Housing Choice Vouchers become more costly as rents rise.

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What @sog_ced is reading online: June 2023

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

link] DFI in the news: In 2015, the City of Kannapolis partnered with DFI to revitalize its half vacant downtown. In Nebraska, the School District runs a store (with student clerks), the local government owns the building, and the District and a local non-profit helped w/ financing. Report finds 7 in NC. May 2023

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

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. And in " Outline for a proposed Ward-focused (DC) Councilmember campaign platform and agenda " (2015), I suggest more tools for ward-specific oversight. More of that, please."

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Remote workers: When do they count for local economic development incentives?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

And for local governments engaged in business location incentive negotiations with private employers, the prospect of remote or hybrid workers must now be explicitly addressed. Local government elected officials and all attorneys have sworn an oath to uphold the state constitution, which is the supreme law of the land.

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4 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

We'll be featuring many of the most creative and innovative local government leaders from across the country! Last year NRC engaged at our 2015 conference (and is a sponsor of the 2016 conference). This year’s “unconference” featured innovators in local government who pioneer best practices in data-based initiatives.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

Pahlka served in President Obama’s administration as the deputy chief technology officer from 2013-14, where she worked on initiatives to modernize government technology and improve digital services. In 2015, Pahlka founded Civic Hall, a collaborative workspace and community center for civic tech innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs.

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Google Public Sector announces Board of Directors

Google Public Sector

federal, state, and local governments, and education institutions. Army Medical Command from 2015 to 2019, where, among other duties, she provided advice and guidance to the Army Chief of Staff on all Army healthcare matters. Since then, Google Public Sector has furthered its work to accelerate the digital transformation of U.S.