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The office also works to ensure that federal government dollars targeted to urban areas are effectively spent on the highest-impact programs; and to engage in outreach and work closely with state and local officials, with nonprofit organizations, and with the private sector, both in seeking input regarding the development of a comprehensive ...
A city government's orientation reflects both its leaders' aspirations and its tax-services balance. politics plays an important role in explaining the path and direction a city chooses. A city's economic development functions and for the political decision to mobilize public capital.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
The first phase was a call for proposals released in May 2010, resulting in 21 one-year Promise Neighborhoods planning grants to communities across the United States. [ 10 ] $10 million was allocated in fiscal 2010 to support 21 communities with one year of funding to plan for the implementation of "cradle-to-career" services. [ 11 ]
By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON – Black members of Congress pressed President Barack Obama Thursday for a greater focus on creating jobs in urban areas where unemployment is often highest. Obama said ...
Triumph of the City has become a seminal text in the field of urban economics and urban planning, influencing policy makers, city planners, economists, and social scientists worldwide. It is credited for bringing attention to the economic and environmental benefits of urban living and has inspired a reevaluation of policies that favor sub-urban ...
The Midwestern and Western United States became urban majority in the 1910s, while the Southern United States only became urban-majority after World War II, in the 1950s. [ 2 ] The Western U.S. is the most urbanized part of the country today, followed closely by the Northeastern United States.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday makes his first major appearance since leaving office.