by Frank J. Thompson, Academy Fellow and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Through legislative and executive initiatives, the Biden administration has successfully bolstered federal programs to preserve and expand
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Many Americans struggle with the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Acts, funding has
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By Jim Cook, MITRE Vice President for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships Our nation currently faces a cybersecurity and technology workforce gap that impacts the public and private sectors alike. The
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Originally written by Brad Riley, former Academy Intern, and revised by James Higgins and Miles Murphy Since the onset of the pandemic, Congress has provided an unprecedented $5 trillion in
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Academy Fall Meeting 2021 West Coast Region – November 2021 By Rich Callahan, Academy Fellow Ongoing discussions in Congress and the White House across the range of pandemic and economic
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On November 15th, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA is an investment in America’s infrastructure that will provide $550 billion in new investments
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This is a repost from the Brookings Institute, written by John D. Ratliff. Read the original article here. Download the full report here. Federal, state, and local policies profoundly affect
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Mark Funkhouser is president of Funkhouser & Associates, LLC, an independent consulting firm and is also a NAPA Fellow. Communities across the country are intensifying their conversations about the status
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This is an excerpt from an article written by Dan Charles for NPR. Read the entire article here for free. The fight against climate change may be taking a striking
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Few republics in the history of human civilization have ever come so close and fallen so far from the ideal of “liberty and justice for all” as the United States.
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Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman, a Democrat and chief majority whip, successfully shepherded legislation in 2020 requiring pharmacists to honor 12-month doctors’ prescriptions for birth control pills, over the objections
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Jamie Boex and Sonja Walti While the number of women elected to the U.S. Congress and state assemblies is on the rise, there continues to be a clear gender gap
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