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Senate EPW Committee Releases Outline of Surface Transportation Legislation
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), led by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), has released an outline of the Committee’s long-term surface transportation reauthorization measure, “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21). The outline broadly describes...
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Congratulations to the 2011 NADO Award Winners
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the NADO Innovation Award and the Excellence in Regional Transportation Award! Click here for the list of Innovation Award winners (PDF) Click here for the project descriptions and contact information of the Innovation Award ...
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Rural-Urban Connections in the Sacramento Region
To view a recording of the webinar, click here. (http://www NULL.ruraltransportation NULL.org/uploads/sacog NULL.wmv) On Tuesday, July 12, NADO Research Foundation sponsored “Rural-Urban Connections in the Sacramento Region,” a webinar exploring how the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is addressing...
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NADO Joins Letter to Support Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
On June 28, NADO joined 43 other organizations in urging Senate leaders to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) along with staff from the offices of Senators Murray (D-WA), Harkin...
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Rural Development in a One America Policy
By Matthew Chase, Executive Director National Association of Development Organizations (Reprinted from AgriPulse blog (http://www NULL.agri-pulse NULL.com/Opinion_Matthew_Chase_06282011 NULL.asp)) What do the White House, Council on Foundations, Farm Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative have in common? All of these prestigious...
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EDA Reauthorization Bill Fails in Senate
On June 21, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a cloture motion on a five-year reauthorization measure (S.782) for the Economic Development Administration (EDA). Needing 60 votes for passage, the motion was defeated on a 49-51 vote with four Democratic...
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EDA Reauthorization Bill Faces Major Hurdles on Senate Floor
Due to several unrelated amendments, the Senate’s five-year reauthorization bill (S. 782) for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is facing major hurdles on the Senate floor next week. The EDA reauthorization bill has been on the Senate floor for...
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NADO Leads Coalition Letter on EDA Reauthorization
On June 3, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) led a coalition letter signed by the American Planning Association, American Public Works Association, the Association of University Research Parks, the Educational Association of University Centers, the International Economic Development...
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Legislative Update: Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
On May 13, the House Appropriations Committee released the subcommittee draft of the FY2012 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The legislation was marked-up in subcommittee on May 23 and is among the first Appropriations bills to move through subcommittee this year. ...
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Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
On May 12, the House Appropriations Committee released the subcommittee draft of the FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which was subsequently marked up in the Agriculture Subcommittee. The agencies and programs in this bill will receive a total of $125.5 billion...
