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HUD Awards $472 Million to Public Housing Authorities to Help Keep Residents Housed Source: HUD

Data Shows Where Government Work Has Grown, Decreased Which states have shed the most public employees? Which have added the most? And what types of jobs are leading the pack? New numbers from the Census Bureau help to illustrate the big picture. By Ben Miller / Government Technology

Why Federal Aid Remains a Tough Sell for States and Localities By Alan Greenblatt  Senior Staff Writer / Governing.com

Cities Take Different Approaches for Mask Giveaways “We got you covered,” the City of Moreno Valley’s website reads above a schedule of mask giveaways over the rest of August. By Jason Axelrod/ American City & County

Economists Agree: Aid to Local Governments is Essential to Our National Economic Recovery Source: National League of Cities

How Public Procurement Can Better Prepare for the Next Unpredictable Crisis By Jean Clark  / American City & County

HUD and Census Bureau Report New Residential Sales in June 2020 Source: HUD

Pandemic Acts as Trial Run for Many Emerging Technologies Will a newfound open-mindedness last? Source: Government Technology

What Local Leaders Are Saying About Lack of Local Government Aid in the Senate’s Coronavirus Relief Package Source: National League of Cities

U.S. Department of Transportation Launches $3 Million Public Safety Campaign to Prevent Child Heatstroke Deaths in Hot Cars Source: US DOT