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Congress Passes Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Spending Package
This week, House and Senate appropriators unveiled a $1.5 trillion spending package for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2016. The bill adheres to the parameters of the bipartisan budget deal passed by Congress this fall that raised previously imposed...
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House and Senate Approve Tax Extenders Bill
This week, the House and Senate approved a tax extenders bill, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (http://docs NULL.house NULL.gov/billsthisweek/20151214/R121515 NULL.006 NULL.xml) (H.R. 2029), that addresses 52 tax provisions and makes some tax credits permanent. The House passed...
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Webinar Recording & Slides: Regional Engagement for Green Infrastructure Decision Making & Implementation
On December 17, the NADO Research Foundation, in partnership with the University of Louisville Center for Environmental Policy & Management’s Environmental Finance Center (http://louisville NULL.edu/cepm), hosted a webinar titled Regional Engagement for Green Infrastructure Decision Making & Implementation. In cities,...
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Fiscal Year 2016 Spending Update: Congress Expected to Pass Another Short Term Continuing Resolution
Congress has been unable to complete a fiscal year (FY) 2016 spending deal this week. With the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expiring today, a stopgap measure has been introduced to continue funding for federal programs until December 16. (x-apple-data-detectors://1) The...
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Webinar Recording, Slides, and Comment Template: “Nuclear Plant Decommissioning: Host Community Engagement”
On December 9, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) hosted a webinar to highlight issues communities face when a nuclear plant closes. The webinar introduced participants to the closure and decommissioning regulatory process which currently lacks local influence in...
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Congress Approves Surface Transportation Conference Agreement; President Expected to Sign into Law
This week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a 5-year, $305 billion highway and transit reauthorization bill. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (http://transportation NULL.house NULL.gov/fast-act/) is the result of negotiations between House and Senate conferees charged with resolving...
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Congress Faces December 11 Deadline to Finalize FY2016 Spending Deal
One week remains until the current Continuing Resolution keeping federal programs operating expires. This week, House Republicans unveiled their omnibus spending proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2016, but it was quickly rejected by House Democrats because of the contentious policy...
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Webinar Recording & Slides: An Overview of Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches
On December 3rd the NADO Research Foundation hosted a webinar that showcased our new publication and online resource guide, Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches. The report summarizes the rapidly-growing body of research on...
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Surface Transportation Reauthorization Update: House and Senate Negotiators Reach Conference Agreement
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a 5-year highway and transit reauthorization package totaling $305 billion. H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, is the result of negotiations between House and Senate conferees charged with resolving differences...
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AICP CM Credits Available for NADO Annual Training Conference
Attendees at the 2015 NADO Annual Training Conference, held October 24 – 27 in New Orleans, who are certified through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) can now log Certification Maintenance (CM) credits for attending many of the sessions. ...