Articles by: NADO Admin
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Congress Considers Omnibus Spending Bill and Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
This week, congressional appropriators are pushing forward on an omnibus spending bill, which if passed would set the budgets of U.S. Government departments and agencies all at once for FY2013. House and Senate appropriators continue to urge congressional leadership to...
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Debate Over the Fiscal Cliff Continues
As lawmakers returned this week from the Thanksgiving holiday, the debate on how to avoid the fiscal cliff resumes. Democratic leaders in Congress are pushing for a deficit reduction package that would raise taxes on top income earners, but resisting...
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In Case You Missed It: NADO 2012 Election Analysis Webinar
2012ElectionWebinar1 (http://vimeo NULL.com/53872645) from NADO (http://vimeo NULL.com/nado) on Vimeo (http://vimeo NULL.com). In case you or your staff missed NADO’s November 16 webinar on the 2012 Elections and the potential impact on regional development organizations and local governments, a recording of...
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Update on “The Fiscal Cliff”
Currently, Congress is on recess and many lawmakers are in full campaign mode in preparation for the November 6 elections. A lame-duck session of Congress is slated to begin on November 13, after the elections. One of the top issues...
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Update on the Transportation Alternatives Program in MAP-21
The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) was created in the new federal transportation law, MAP-21 (P. L. 112-141), which combines three previously separate programs—Transportation Enhancements, which funded bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and safety programs; the Recreational Trails program, and the Safe...
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Joe McKinney Named NADO Executive Director
...Following a nationwide search, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) is pleased to announce that Joe C. McKinney has been named the association’s new Executive Director. Upon the recommendation of the NADO Executive Committee, NADO’s Board of Directors approved
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EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance on Smart Growth Approaches
On September 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program will be offering free technical assistance to communities interested in implementing smart growth approaches. The program provides quick, targeted technical assistance using...
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FTA Schedules Environmental Justice Webinar
On Thursday, October 11, 1 – 3 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will hold the webinar “Environmental Justice: What does it mean?” To register for the webinar, go to: http://ftaenvironmentaljustice.eventbrite.com/ (http://ftaenvironmentaljustice NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/). For...
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OMB Directs Federal Agencies to Continue Normal Spending Despite Upcoming Sequester
On September 28, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to all federal agencies... directing them to plan for spending in FY2013 as if Congress will prevent or postpone the automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal
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President Obama Signs Six-Month Continuing Resolution into Law
On September 28, President Obama signed into law a six-month Continuing Resolution or “CR” (H. J. Res. 117), which will fund the federal government for the first half of fiscal year 2013—from October 1, 2012 through March 27, 2013. The...