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NADO Past President Speaks at Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Capitol Hill Briefing
On April 28, Tim Ware, Executive Director of the George Washington Regional Commission, NADO Past President and current board member, spoke on behalf of NADO at a Capitol Hill briefing on the importance of the HUD-CDBG Program to rural communities...
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House to Begin Consideration of FY2016 Appropriations Bills on Floor Next Week
This week the House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote two fiscal year (FY) 2016 appropriations bills: Energy-Water and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs. Both the Energy-Water and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills were funded above their FY2015 enacted levels, with Energy-Water receiving...
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FY2016 Budget Conference Agreement Expected on House Floor Next Week
The House is scheduled to consider a conference agreement on the FY2016 budget resolution next week. Both the House and Senate-passed budgets propose to eliminate the federal deficit within 10 years by cutting trillions in federal spending and not increasing...
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NADO Joins National Organizations to Call for Federal Transportation Funding to Meet Local Needs
This week NADO joined five other national organizations representing local transportation officials in sending a letter to transportation leadership in the House of Representatives and Senate asking them to direct a greater share of available transportation funds to local governments...
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NADO Announces Partnership with Software Training Website lynda.com!
NADO is pleased to announce that the organization has become a partner of lynda.com online training (http://www NULL.lynda NULL.com/?utm_medium=ldc-partner&utm_source=SSPRC&utm_content=10919&utm_campaign=CD18088&bid=10919&aid=CD18088), which offers video tutorials on software and technology tools, as well as creative and business skills. The library of courses include...
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House Appropriations Subcommittees to Begin Consideration of Fiscal Year 2016 Spending Bills Next Week
The House Appropriations Committee is set to begin work on their fiscal year (FY) 2016 spending bills next week with the Military Construction-Veteran’s Affairs and Energy and Water appropriations bills coming before their respective subcommittees for consideration. House Republican leadership...
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House and Senate on Recess Until April 13; Face Quick Action on Budget Conference Agreement Upon Return
The House and Senate are scheduled to return from a two-week recess on April 13. Before departing, both bodies passed their respective budget resolutions. Congress has a statutory deadline of April 15 to approve a budget conference agreement and so...
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Senior Administration Officials and KY Governor Steve Beshear Announce POWER Initiative
Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Jay Williams joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Jerry Abramson, Senior Advisor to the President Brian Deese, and Lillian Salerno, Administrator of USDA’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service,...
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Highlights from NADO’s 2015 Washington Policy Conference: NADO on the Hill
Over 250 regional development practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders participated in the 2015 Washington Policy Conference: NADO on the Hill from March 22 – 25. Over the course of the four-day event, attendees learned about the latest policy developments...
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U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Addresses NADO 2015 WPC Attendees; Announces NADO/NACo Innovation Challenge Winners
The Honorable Penny Pritzker, the 38th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, addressed attendees of NADO’s 2015 Washington Policy Conference on March 25. This marks the first time a sitting U.S. Secretary of Commerce has addressed the NADO membership. ...