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The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) offers tools and resources to help regional development organizations stay current on legislative and policy action in Washington, DC and become informed active advocates on behalf of their local communities.
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Sequester Cuts Likely to Take Effect March 1
This week, Congressional leaders have given little indication that Congress will prevent or postpone the automatic, across-the-board sequester cuts to federal spending scheduled to occur on March 1, 2013. Under current law, sequestration would cut spending by $85 billion starting...
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Senate Passes Bill Suspending Debt Ceiling until May
On January 31, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 325, commonly known as the No Budget, No Pay Act, which extends the federal debt limit through May 19, preventing any threat of a government default before that date. Extending the debt...
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NADO Supports Made in America Manufacturing Act Introduced in the House
This week, NADO is pleased to announce that Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) recently introduced the NADO supported Make It In America Manufacturing Act (H.R. 375), a House companion bill to the Made in America Manufacturing Act introduced last week by...
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Funding Available to Build Economic Security for Low-Income Families and Individuals: The Assets for Independence Program
The Office of Community Services at the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is now accepting applications for funding for the Assets for Independence (AFI) program (http://www NULL.idaresources NULL.org/page?pageid=a047000000DegF5). The 2013 grant application deadlines are...
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House Passes Bill Suspending Debt Ceiling until May
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 325, commonly known as the No Budget, No Pay Act. Most importantly, the bill extends the federal debt limit through May 19, preventing any threat of a government default before that...
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NADO Supports Made in America Manufacturing Act
NADO is proud to support the Made in American Manufacturing Act, recently introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). This legislation would create a public-private partnership between the federal government, states, regions, the private sector, higher education, communities, and other critical...
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President Obama’s 2014 Budget and the Debt Ceiling
On January 14 the White House sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan stating that the president’s FY2014 budget will not be submitted by February 4, as required by law. The White House has indicated that the...
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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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NADO Participates in Transportation Research Board Conference
On January 13 – 17, NADO Associate Director Carrie Kissel participated in the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (http://www NULL.trb NULL.org/AnnualMeeting2013/AnnualMeeting2013 NULL.aspx). The conference attracted over 11,000 individuals to Washington, DC for information and networking on a...
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Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design Issues RFP for Rural Communities
The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design... (CIRD), a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (http://www NULL.nea NULL.gov/) and USDA (http://www NULL.usda NULL.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome), has issued a request for proposals to rural communities facing design challenges to host local workshops