Federal and City Relations
Justice Department Issues New Rules to Monitor Oversight of Police
The changes are meant to help minimize the costs of consent decrees to local jurisdictions and to avoid any conflict of interest among the monitors who oversee the reforms.
Behind Detroit’s Homegrown Campaign to Close the Digital Divide
To educate residents about the FCC’s broadband subsidy program, the city launched a hotline and a marketing campaign with TV ads featuring the city’s distinct neighborhoods and flyers to hand out at churches.
Only 11% in Rental Assistance Spent, Treasury Department Prepares to Reallocate Unspent Aid
State and local rental assistance programs have doled out little of the $46.5 billion in emergency rental assistance and jurisdictions that don’t disperse money soon could have to return it.
Using Federal Relief Funds to Ensure Equitable Recovery for Small Businesses
Governments can leverage American Rescue Plan dollars to help local companies impacted by the pandemic, including those owned by women and minorities.
White House Says CDC Eviction Ban Will Expire Saturday
President Biden said he would have supported an extension of the moratorium but the administration was bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Senate Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Infrastructure Package
The proposal has cleared a key procedural vote, which will allow it to advance.
States, Localities Distributing Rental Aid at a Quicker Pace
Emergency rental assistance programs have distributed about $3 billion since January, but that accounts for just 6% of the overall aid approved by Congress.
Infrastructure Proposal Faces Key Vote Wednesday
Sen. Chuck Schumer scheduled a procedural vote on the bipartisan infrastructure framework even as lawmakers scurry to finish a draft of the legislation.
How Localities and States Can Prepare for Broadband Expansion
Governments can use American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay for broadband infrastructure. Experts say local governments are in the best position to know what initiatives will work to connect residents.
Financing Plan for Infrastructure Agreement Called into Question
Finance experts say the plan to pay for the infrastructure proposal, in part by clawing back unspent Covid relief funds, is unlikely to cover the full cost.
How Governments Can Leverage Federal Funds to Partner With Local Nonprofits
The American Rescue Plan allows states and localities to funnel federal relief dollars to nonprofit organizations, which the National Council of Nonprofits says could be key to local economic recovery.
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