Articles by: NADO Admin
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House Passes $50 Billion in Sandy Disaster Relief
On January 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a supplemental spending bill providing relief funding for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The House bill, H.R. 152, contained two amendments containing funds for hurricane relief. The first amendment, offered by...
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House Passes First Installment of Hurricane Sandy Disaster Aid Funding
On January 4, the U.S. House passed its version of the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Assistance (H.R. 41) by a vote of 354 to 67, which temporarily increases the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for carrying out...
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Congress Passes Agreement to Avoid Fiscal Cliff; Delays Sequester Cuts and Extends Farm Bill
On January 1, Congress passed a last minute deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. The agreement, known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act... (Senate amendment to H.R. 8), includes tax rate increases for families who earn more than $450,000 and
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FY2013 Omnibus Spending Bill Unlikely
According to key congressional appropriators, Congress is unlikely to move any FY2013 spending bills by the end of the year, which could lead to the federal government operating under a continuing resolution (CR) for the entire fiscal year. Currently, the...
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NADO Government Relations Department Hires New Director
NADO welcomes Craig Whitham, who will join the staff as Director of Government Relations and Legislative Affairs. Currently, Craig serves as Senior Appropriations Advisor for Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA). In this role, he handles a legislative portfolio of transportation, defense,...
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EDA Announces Application Package for FY2013 Economic Development Assistance Programs
On November 26, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced information about the FY2013 grant application process for the Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs. Application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov (http://grants NULL.gov/). The applications can either be...
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In Case You Missed It: NADO Webinar Addressing the Fiscal Cliff
In case you or your staff missed NADO’s December 11 webinar addressing the fiscal cliff and the potential impact on regional development organizations and local governments, a recording of the webinar and presentation slides are now available. View the slides...
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House Republicans Offer Fiscal Cliff Plan
On December 3, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) offered a $2.2 trillion deficit reduction plan which would include $1.4 trillion in savings over 10 years. The plan does not raise taxes on high income earners, but includes $800 billion...
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White House to Request $60 Billion for Hurricane Sandy Cleanup
The White House is slated to request about $60 billion for cleanup efforts related to Hurricane Sandy. Congressional leaders said they believe the aid would have to be offset or paid for by finding alternative savings elsewhere in federal spending....
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Farm Bill Update
This week, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee leaders indicated they hope the Senate-passed version of the farm bill (S.3250), which includes $23 billion in mandatory savings, could be used as part of an overall debt savings deal to avert the fiscal...