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Correctional History Preservation Presentation

iGrantWriters

Nearly 50 years later and NIC continues to provide services to corrections, facilitating a safer, more humane, and effective criminal justice field for officers, staff, and supervised populations. They include former and current staff, members of the NIC advisory board, contractors, former students, and legislators.

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Coping With Confusion: Tips for New Hires

GovLoop

“The government is just this incredible and complex mechanism, and [you] need to understand how to navigate your bureaucracy,” said Dave Uejio, Acting Associate Director for Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Another consequence of the legislative process is the possibility of shutdowns.

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Why States Need Stronger Statutes about Animal Cruelty

Barrett & Greene

I have spent a good part of my legislative career pointing out this link between animal cruelty and future violent behavior towards people. When I was in the Connecticut legislature, I had some success passing legislation that addresses the issue. Society’s reaction to such acts of violence against animals?

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In response to that growing criticism plus how much has changed in markets, legislation, and regulation during the 90-plus years of the FHLBanks’ existence, its regulator – the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) – announced in 2022 that it would undertake a review of the entire System.

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FEDERAL TORTS CLAIMS ACT: Feres Doctrine Cracked? Opening of Pandora's Box or Further Encasement in Stone?

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

This legislation included a substantial "crack" in the over 70-year-old, court-imposed Feres doctrine, which barred tort claims by military members against the United States for injuries incurred incident to service. Trish Sifka , Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Group.

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