Articles by: NADO Admin
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House Passes a Disaster Aid Bill
On August 2, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a stand-alone disaster aid bill (H.R. 6233) by a vote of 223-197, which would provide $383 million in assistance to farmers and ranchers across the country affected by drought, wildfires, and...
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White House Proposes Creation of National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
The White House introduced a new proposal for FY2013 to create a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to help accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies with broad applications, and to support manufacturing technology commercialization by bridging...
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Postal Service Legislative Update
On August 1, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officially defaulted on a $5.5 billion dollar payment to the U.S. Department of Treasury toward retiree health benefits. The USPS stated the default will not have any immediate effects on the service’s...
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House Leaders Pull One-Year Farm Bill Extension from Agenda
After planning to move a one-year farm bill extension this week that also included drought aid, House Republican leaders changed course and pulled the bill from the floor schedule, signaling that they did not have the 218 votes needed to...
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NADO Hosts Webinar with Bipartisan Policy Center on Sequestration
NADO Webinar on Sequestration (http://vimeo NULL.com/47607198) from NADO (http://vimeo NULL.com/nado) on Vimeo (http://vimeo NULL.com). Click here... to view the Power Point slides On August 13, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (http://bipartisanpolicy
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Congress Reaches Agreement to Avoid Government Shutdown
On July 31, House and Senate leaders announced a bipartisan agreement, with support from the White House, on an outline for a six-month stopgap spending measure (also called a “continuing resolution” or “CR”) to continue funding discretionary spending of the...
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USDOT Announces $17 Billion for TIFIA Loans
On July 27, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of up to $17 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for critical infrastructure projects across the country. These funds were made available through the...
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Rural Jobs Accelerator Winners Announced
The U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, today announced the winners of the Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge. The winners are: Alaska: Bristol...
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Federal Resource Guide of Programs to Assist Rural Communities Now Available
A collaborative effort of U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the “Federal Resources Guide for Sustainable Rural Communities” highlights federal resources that rural communities can...
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NADO Executive Director Matthew Chase Named New Director of National Association of Counties
On July 16, Matthew D. Chase, Executive Director of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), was named as the new executive director of the National Association of Counties (NACo) during a vote of NACo’s board of directors. Chase has...