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House Budget Committee Approves FY2017 Budget Resolution
Last week, the House Budget Committee approved a fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget resolution that holds to the discretionary spending caps included in Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. That budget deal includes a $30 billion increase for discretionary spending in...
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Overtime Rule Sent to White House Office of Management and Budget; Overtime Legislation Introduced in Congress
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) sent its proposed rule (published in July 2015) on changes to the salary threshold for overtime exempt workers to the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Information and...
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House to Consider Older Americans Act Reauthorization This Week
The House is set to take up its version of legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act this week. The Senate approved the Older Americans Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 192) last July and the House version of the bill...
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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Approves EDA Revolving Loan Fund Reform Language
Recently, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the bipartisan Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2016 (https://www NULL.congress NULL.gov/114/bills/hr4487/BILLS-114hr4487ih NULL.pdf) (H.R. 4487). The bill includes language that authorizes the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to release the...
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FY2017 EDA Funding Support Letters Circulating in House and Senate
Letters are circulating in both the House and Senate in support of robust funding for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) in fiscal year (FY) 2017. These letters, written to the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on...
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NADO 2016 Congressional Partnership Award Recipients Announced
Recipients of NADO’s 2016 Congressional Partnership Awards have been announced. This award gives NADO Members an opportunity to recognize the outstanding leadership and commitment of members of Congress who consistently support the association’s legislative priorities and the work of regional...
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NADO Research Foundation to Host Upcoming Webinar on Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions
The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy source for jobs, a tax base, and sense of identity. In light of these changes,...
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Bipartisan Manufacturing Legislation Introduced in Congress Endorsed by NADO
Recently, a bipartisan group of Senate and House members introduced the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act (http://www NULL.gillibrand NULL.senate NULL.gov/newsroom/press/release/bipartisan-group-of-senators-and-representatives-introduce-new-legislation-to-create-regional-manufacturing-hubs-invest-in-manufacturing-jobs) (S. 2526 and H.R. 4505). This legislation would authorize the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (https://www NULL.eda NULL.gov/challenges/imcp/) program...
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Register Today: NADO Webinar on the President’s FY2017 Federal Budget Request; February 17
On February 17 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) will hold a special webinar entitled, An Analysis of the President’s FY2017 Federal Budget Request (https://attendee NULL.gotowebinar NULL.com/register/8242843332439580417). During the webinar, NADO legislative staff will provide...
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Webinar Recording & Slides: NADO Webinar on USDA’s Strategic Economic and Community Development Program and How Rural Communities Can Apply
On January 12, the National Association of Development Organizations in partnership with U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (http://www NULL.rd NULL.usda NULL.gov/) (USDA-RD) hosted an informational webinar on USDA’s new Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) program. Established under the...