Urban Affairs
Jan 18th, 2013 |
By Emily L. Modlin
Washington D.C.’s CFO discusses how the District regained its AAA status and moved from deficit to surplus
Posted in Labor & Finance , Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: capital funds , CFO , deficit , District of Columbia , federal government , income tax bonds , Mayor Adrian M. Fenty , Mayor Tony Williams , Municipal CFO Series , Natwar M. Gandhi , recession
Jan 16th, 2013 |
By David Spearman
The CAO of Los Angeles sheds light on the realities of municipal deficit reduction.
Posted in Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Affordable Housing , Asset Management , California , Community Development , Cost of Living , Deficit Reduction , Economic Development , Infrastructure , Labor Unions , Law Enforcement , Los Angeles , Miguel Santana , Municipal CFO Series , Police , public safety , public-private partnerships , tax policy , Urban Policy
Jan 15th, 2013 |
By Britta Glennon
A broadband expert discusses the National Broadband Plan two years out
Posted in Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Blair Levin , broadband , FCC , Internet , internet service providers , John Mayo , Lightsquared , National Broadband Plan , secondary spectrum markets , spectrum crunch , spectrum sharing , Technology , unserved
Jan 14th, 2013 |
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In this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, David Levine sits down with Lois Scott, the CFO of the City of Chicago, to discuss solutions to Chicago’s infrastructure problems.
Posted in Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Chicago , Illinois , Infrastructure , infrastructure banks , Municipal CFO Series , public finance
Jan 10th, 2013 |
By Sarah Sibley
The Acting Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration discusses agency reform
Posted in Law & Justice , Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: corporate America , deficit , FEMA , government , government services , GSA Disaster Relief Program , Hurricane Sandy , Obama Administration , U.S. General Services Administration , Western Regions Conference
Jan 9th, 2013 |
By Jennifer Lyons
Nick Rabkin discusses the benefits and costs of the new Chicago Cultural Plan and its relevance for the city’s residents
Posted in Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Art , Chicago , Chicago Cultural Plan , Culture , Harold Washington , Mayor Emanuel , National Writers' Museum , Neighborhoods
Jan 8th, 2013 |
By Zachary Trout
A new study examines the prevalence of eviction in the lives of low-income women living in Milwaukee.
Posted in Child & Family , Labor & Finance , Research in Brief , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Chicago , Desmond , Eviction , low-income communities , Matthew Desmond , Milwaukee , Urban Policy , Urban Poverty , women
Dec 6th, 2012 |
By Jennifer Lyons
A new examination of the Moving to Opportunity study uncovers previously unexplored effects of housing vouchers on residents’ well-being.
Posted in Research in Brief , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: anti-poverty , HUD , income gap , income segregation , Moving to Opportunity , Poverty , public housing , Vouchers
Nov 21st, 2012 |
By Philip Sung
Bob Greenstein talks about tax policy, the recession, and what to expect from the fiscal cliff
Posted in Labor & Finance , Policy in Practice , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: Affordable Care Act , Bush tax cuts , Center on Budget and Policy Priorities , child tax credit , deficit , Earned Income Tax Credit , low-income families , Medicaid , Medicare , Robert Greenstein , Social Security , tax policy
Nov 19th, 2012 |
By Chicago Policy Radio
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On this week’s episode of Chicago Policy Radio, Claire O’Hanlon sits down with Geoff Garin to talk about the results of the 2012 presidential election, the changing demography of the electorate, third parties, and how polling has changed over the course of Mr. Garin’s career.
Posted in Law & Justice , Policy in Practice , Uncategorized , Urban Affairs |
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Tags: 2012 presidential election , campaign strategy , campaigns , Elections , political parties , polling , voting