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NADO Issues Action Alert on Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Click Here… to View the Full NADO Transportation Action Alert
SPECIFIC ACTION NEEDED:
Urge your Senators and Representatives to support the House language (included in H.R. 7) for state DOT “cooperation” with non-metropolitan local officials in the statewide transportation planning
NADO Issues Action Alert on EDA
Click here… to download a PDF of the NADO EDA Action Alert
ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representatives to vote “yes” on the Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) amendment to restore a proposed $38 million cut to the U.S. Economic Development Administration
Apply Now for a 2012 NADO Innovation Award
NADO sponsors two annual award programs to nationally recognize the impressive efforts of regional development organizations. The Innovation Award honors significant advances in community and economic development, including but not limited to small business finance, energy and infrastructure projects, housing…
NADO Recognizes Excellence in Regional Transportation Award Winners
The NADO Research Foundation and RPO America have announced the 2012 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award-winning projects. This is the sixth year that the program has honored projects for their innovation, effectiveness, and impact on communities throughout the nation. The…
Past President Mazer Testifies on Rural Development
On April 25, Leanne Mazer, Executive Director of the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, and a Past President and Board Member of the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), testified before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research,…
House and Senate Leaders Name Conferees to Negotiate Surface Transportation Legislation
ACTION NEEDED:
Please continue to urge your Senators and Representatives to support the House language for state DOT “cooperation” with non-metropolitan local officials in the statewide transportation planning process (including the establishment of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations for areas outside…
House Committee Examines Challenges Facing the Workforce Investment System; WIA Reauthorization Proposal Introduced
Since the start of the 112th Congress, the House Education and the Workforce Committee has been holding a series of hearings to examine and address the continued challenges facing the workforce investment system.
On April 17, the Committee, chaired by…
NADO Issues Action Alert on Upcoming House-Senate Conference of Surface Transportation Reauthorization
SPECIFIC ACTION NEEDED:
Urge your Senators and Representatives to support the House language for state DOT “cooperation” with non-metropolitan local officials in the statewide transportation planning process (including the establishment of Regional Transportation Planning Organizations for areas outside of MPOs),…
House Clears Another Short Term Extension of Surface Transportation Programs, Paves the Way for Possible Conference with Senate
On April 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed another 90-day extension of surface transportation programs (H.R. 4348) which House leaders plan to use as a vehicle to begin a conference committee with the U.S. Senate, which has already approved…
FY13 Appropriations Process Moves Forward as Subcommittees Begin to Markup Bills
This week the House and Senate have begun to hold appropriations “markups” at the subcommittee level of several key FY2013 appropriations bills. A markup is the process by which a U.S. congressional committee debates, amends, and approves proposed legislation.
These…