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Senate Approves Continuing Resolution Through April 28, Avoiding Government Shutdown
On December 9, the Senate approved by a vote of 63 to 36 a measure to extend current government funding levels for most federal agencies through April 28. A continuing resolution (CR) was set to end at midnight on December...
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House Votes to Extend FY2017 Continuing Resolution through April; Action Stalled in Senate with Threat of Government Shutdown Looming
This week, the House approved by a vote of 326 to 96 a measure to extend current funding levels for most federal agencies through April 28. The government is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR) that ends today at...
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FY2017 Spending: Congress Plans to Extend Continue Resolution Through April
House and Senate Republican leaders are moving forward with a stopgap spending measure that would extend current federal funding levels through April. This is a month later than originally proposed, reflecting a request from the Senate for additional time. The...
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NADO Submits Comments on EDA’s Proposed Reforms to the Revolving Loan Fund Program
On October 3, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (http://www NULL.eda NULL.gov) (EDA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) recommending changes to the regulations governing the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program. Most notably, the NPRM proposes the establishment of the...
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NADO Legislative Priorities for 2017 Available
NADO’s legislative priorities document for 2017 has been finalized. These priorities will guide NADO’s legislative advocacy efforts in the coming year. Click here to view the legislative priorities....
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Recording Available for NADO Webinar on the 2016 Elections and the Impacts on Regional Development Organizations
In case you or your staff missed NADO’s November 16 webinar on the 2016 elections and the impact on regional development organizations and local governments, a recording of the webinar and presentation slides are now available. Click here (PDF) to...
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Economic Development District Training Program Graduates 10 Participants: Pilot Program Serves Five-State EDA Southwest Region
2016 EDA Austin Emerging Leaders Class, left to right: Kyle Ingham, Panhandle RPC (TX); Michael Ryburn, South Western Oklahoma Development District; Jorge Ayala, EDA Austin; Vickie Williamson, Ark-Tex COG (TX); Evan Williams, Northwest New Mexico COG; Ron Garza, Lower Rio...
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It’s a Wrap! 2016 NADO Annual Training Conference
With over 600 attendees from 40 states and the District of Columbia representing 188 organizations and two federal agencies, the 2016 Annual Training Conference: Taking a Stand for Regional Development had a broad range of economic development practitioners, planners, and...
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Register for November 16 NADO Webinar on the 2016 Elections and the Impact on Local Governments
Join the NADO advocacy team on November 16 from 2 – 3 p.m. ET for a webinar (https://attendee NULL.gotowebinar NULL.com/register/3862316445780653315) on the outcome of the 2016 elections. The webinar will provide comprehensive analysis of the results of the 2016 Presidential,...
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Second Round of POWER Funding Announced this Week; Recipients Include NADO Members and NADO Research Foundation
This week, the Obama Administration announced the second round of grants (https://www NULL.whitehouse NULL.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/26/fact-sheet-administration-announces-additional-economic-and-workforce) awarded as part of the POWER Initiative’s “POWER 2016” funding opportunity that invests in economic revitalization and workforce training in coal communities across the country. The...