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The National Conference of Black Mayors received a request from the White House to attend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Implementation Conference.  Chaired by Vice President Joe Biden, the conference provided an opportunity for select groups to meet with key members of President... Read More →

HUD Secretary, House Speaker Senior Advisor, Congressional Leaders provide key insight on stimulus funding, guidelines and implementation On March 17th, the National Conference of Black Mayors convened its 2009 Legislative Policy Summit at the U.S. Capitol, gathering more than 150 member mayors and... Read More →

(US News & World Report/March 27, 2009)-Walking a tightrope between keeping its environmental pledges and trying to help struggling U.S.automakers, the Obama administration announced today the first increase in fuel economy standards for cars in more than 25 years. But to the dismay of environmentalists,... Read More →

(The New York Times/March 27, 2009) - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Thursday ordered the slate cleaned for hundreds of youths who had been sentenced by a corrupt judge. The young people had been sent to privately run detention centers from 2003 to 2008 as part of a judicial kickback scheme that... Read More →

(Portland Press Herald/March 27, 2009) - Lawmakers are preparing to consider a bill that would let communities choose to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in municipal elections. Proponents argue that letting non-citizen immigrants vote on local issues would include them in the community and provide incentive... Read More →

(The Plain Dealer/March 26, 2009)-The Ohio Housing Finance Agency will roll out a new program Monday, in an effort to provide low to middle-income buyers with up-front money for a down payment and closing costs. The Homebuyer Tax Credit Advantage Program offers a 15-year loan that defers mortgage principal... Read More →

(USA Today/March 24, 2009)-Schools are moving to four-day weeks, shortening the school year, staggering start times and making other schedule adjustments to save money. Some altered schedules to fill budget holes for this year. Others are planning for next year but don’t know how much their budgets... Read More →

(CongressNow/March 24, 2009)—Leading insurance companies today reached out to key Senators in a bid to find a compromise on a national health care system overhaul with hopes of avoiding the creation of a solely government-run program. In a letter, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and America’s... Read More →

By Christopher Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institute (The Sacramento Bee/March 18, 2009) - It is hard to find good news these days, especially coming from Sacramento, the capital of one of the most hard-pressed states in the country. Yet an evolving model of development... Read More →