People How Washington, D.C., Fought Housing Displacement Local leaders are taking bold action to address the housing affordability challenges in their communities. By Terrah Glenn / National League of Cities HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) Releases Its Biennial Report Source: HUD What Cities Can Learn From Burning Man Burning Man is a [...]
People HUD Makes Record $2.3 Billion Available to Support Thousands of Local Homeless Programs Source: HUD Will Up-Zoning Make Housing More Affordable? By J. Brian Charles / Governing.com The One Political Job Where Women Are Overrepresented By Emma Coleman / RouteFifty The FY 2019 CoC Program Competition is Now Open Source: HUD The 10 [...]
People The Future of Civic Engagement Source: John Kamensky / Excellence in Government House Panel Advances Spending Bill for HUD and DOT Programs Source: Bill Lucia / RouteFifty Seattle Advances Tax on Companies Like Amazon to Help Homeless Source: NBC News HUD Announces $10 Million in Sweat Equity Grants Source: HUD New Mexico Homeownership [...]
People The Glass-Half-Full Way to Prep for the State and Local ‘Silver Tsunami’ By Michael Grass / Route Fifty Promoting City Jobs Getting young people to consider city careers is not just a nice thing to do. It’s essential! Source: NLC HUD Joins Justice Department in Nationwide Initiative to Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing [...]
People At Least 12 States Plan to Sue Over Citizenship Question on Census Source: Governing.com I Have to Ask: BioTech Meets Local Government By Kent Wyatt / Engaging Local Government Leaders Bridging the Urban-Rural Economic Divide Source: Christiana McFarland / National League of Cities HUD Secretary Carson Launches New Financial Controls to Enhance Department's [...]
People Trump Administration Proposes 2019 HUD Budget Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing Source: HUD 56 AGs Join Forces Against Workplace Sexual Harassment Source: Natalie Delgadillo / Governing.com 'Federally Supported, State Managed, Locally Executed' Disaster Recovery FEMA wants state and local governments to play a 'larger role' [...]
People Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces 'What Works Cities' Certifications Boston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Louisville, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. recognized for their efforts Philanthropy News Digest How a College Addressed the Gender Giving Gap Chronicle of Philanthropy Cities Increasing Investment in Black Male Achievement, Index Finds Philanthropy News Digest [...]
People Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Reshape How Agencies Hire Some Employees By Eric Katz / Government Executive HUD Awards Record $2 Billion to Thousands of Local Homeless Assistance Programs Across U.S. Source: HUD Defying the FCC, New York's Governor Has Signed an Executive Order on Net Neutrality Source: i360SLGov.com A Three-Step [...]
People Cities May Be Facing a New Housing Crisis By J. Brian Charles / Governing.com How Data Visualization Can Help Cities Save Net Neutrality By Chris Bousquet Wilson / Data-Smart City Solutions Administration's Shift on Marijuana Could Imperil Banking Arrangements Source: Pew Charitable Trust With New Jersey's Pensions in Crisis, a Question of Fiscal [...]
People Days Before Net Neutrality Vote, Mayors Join the Fight They say their economies could suffer if the FCC repeals net neutrality regulations on Dec. 14. By Natalie Delgadillo / Governing.com In St. Paul, NLC Leaders Host Afterschool Symposium By Todd Wilson / Institute for Youth, Education and Families HUD Secretary Ben Carson Launches [...]