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2007 San Jose Ordinance 27980 Increasing Local Contract Authority

Type Ordinance

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Jose City Council

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

This ordinance increases the amount of funding city departments can appropriate in contract agreements and expands departmental authority over the scope and type of purchases they are permitted to make....

Helping Make Ends Meet: Increasing SNAP and EITC Participation Among Eligible Households in Hawai'i

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) Hawaii

Source Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

Hawaii has not only the highest cost of living in the country, but also the ninth highest rate of poverty, the second highest rate of homelessness, and the fourth heaviest tax burden on the poor. However, two major federal antipoverty programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

Model Green Building Ordinance For Municipalities Open for Comment

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy, Housing

In 2009, the residential and commercial building sector was responsible for more than 50 percent of total annual U.S. energy consumption, 74 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption, and 39 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There has been a growing movement to encourage...

New York City Local Law 59 Regulating Responses ICE Detainers

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City Council of New York City

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This local law amends the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained by the police department. In particular, the police department may only honor a civil immigration detainer by holding a person beyond the time when such person would otherwise...

Bernalillo County Policy Responding to ICE Detainer Requests and Bond Rules

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

This ordinance states that the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center will not detain any inmate and will not delay the otherwise authorized release of any inmate, as a result of detainer requests or administrative warrants received by ICE. An immigration detainer request...

Appliance & Equipment Efficiency Standards: A Roadmap for State & Local Action

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy

For decades, federal energy and water efficiency standards have demonstrably saved consumers money, reduced pollution, and increased grid reliability. Recently, however, the political winds have shifted. Immediately upon taking office, the Trump Administration refused to publish in...

2010 Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

The courts decided 37 cases under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in 2010. This report analyzes these cases and finds that defendants were much more likely to win in cases where an environmental impact statement (EIS) had been prepared than when these was no EIS....

Funding Local Government Acquisition of Open Lands in New York State Part I

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Arnold & Porter

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

As development pressures mount, local governments throughout the State of New York are searching for methods of retaining the open character of their communities. In most of these communities, the search for ways to preserve open lands includes an analysis of the extensive authority...

'American Electric Power' Leaves Open Many Questions for Climate Litigation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

This article explains this Supreme Court decision which ruled that federal common law nuisance claims could not proceed because the EPA possesses ultimate authority on the regulation of carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. From this decision, the author describes various questions...

Communicating During Contentious Times: Dos and Don’ts to Rise Above the Noise

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source PEN America

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

Misinformation often accompanies contentious events and conflicts, and local leaders may inadvertently repeat misinformation and cause harm. This brief outlines ways that community leaders can reduce the impact of misinformation, such as consulting with targeted communities to learn...

United States Congress Bill S.2747

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source United States Congress

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

Recognizing the barriers many voters face in accessing the poles, the United States Congress passed Bill S.2747 to strengthen voter rights by expanding voter registration and improve voting access through programs like vote-by-mail and early voting. ...

War Brought Us Here: Organizing for Sanctuary through an Anti-War Lens: A Toolkit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This toolkit is designed to help strengthen the sanctuary and refugee rights movements by providing a platform to look at and strengthen sanctuary campaigns and policies through an anti-war lens. The goal is to highlight the role of the U.S.’ actions in producing migration; the multiple...

The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Environment Law 2010

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Global Legal Group

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This legal guide provides a synopsis of U.S. Environmental law in 2010 oriented towards the international business community. It discusses a number of topics including, but not limited to, environmental policy and enforcement, environmental permits, waste, liabilities, and contaminated...

America's Forgotten Nuclear Waste Dump in the Pacific

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Johns Hopkins University

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Unknown to many specialists in the field, the United States built a repository in the late 1970s, filled it with plutonium waste, and walked away. It has no signs, guards, or fences and it is on an island threatened by the rising seas. The site is in the Republic of the Marshall Islands,...

Local Law Provisions for Climate Change Adaptation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In September 2014, New York enacted the Community Risk and Resiliency Act (CRRA), which requires in part that the New York Department of State and the Department of Environmental Conservation create model local laws relating to climate adaptation for use by local governments. The...

Localism in England Lessons for Lean Urbanism

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development

This is a case study of the Localism Act of 2011 in England, which affords a series of community rights to localities that self-organize. Rights include formulation of a separate development plan and building community facilities outside of the mandate of the federal government. This...

Regulatory Barriers to Home Construction and Rehab

Type -

Year 2021

Level -

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Housing

Regulatory barriers make housing less affordable to millions of households in the US and abroad. If regulatory barriers were reduced, small developers could provide housing at more affordable prices. This article assesses the current state of knowledge about the effects of federal,...

Lean Governing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development

Lean Governing is an action-focused exercise of collective will by local elected officials and citizens. It is a process of discovery, of robust experimentation and learning by doing. Lean Governing works through a network of distributed leadership among public entities, citizens...

The Detention Drain: How Immigration Detention Hurts New Mexico's Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New Mexico

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The criminalization of immigration through policies such as the “Zero Tolerance” policy has swelled the numbers of people in U.S. detention centers. Recent reports have exposed the inhumane conditions in these centers, including those that have caused dozens of deaths. Many people...

City Rights in an Era of Preemption: A State-by-State Analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League Of Cities

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

Our nation’s local elected leaders work tirelessly every day to reflect their city’s values and represent community members. These leaders represent the level of government closest to the people they govern, and they focus on the critical issues that matter to the people of this great...

Developing Municipal Wind Energy Ordinances in New York State

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy

A jurisdiction that seeks to enact a municipal wind energy ordinance must first delineate areas suitable for wind energy projects in its comprehensive plan. Then, the municipality must choose a legal mechanism to regulate wind energy projects within those areas. Lastly, the municipality...

New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2013

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

New laws were signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2013 regarding notice requirements in the Brownfield Cleanup Program, Bottle Bill enforcement, mercury thermostats, oversized lobsters, shark fins, and Eurasian boars, among other things. On the regulatory front, the state promulgated...

Equity New Orleans: The Road to Equitable Government

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Louisiana

Source Equity New Orleans

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education, Democracy & Governance, Health

EquityNewOrleans is a citywide initiative of the Office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In partnership with the Foundation for Louisiana, EquityNewOrleans assessed the role of equity in City government using a data-driven process that prioritizes stakeholder...

The Law on What Documents Scientists Must Keep and Disclose

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Recently, several climate scientists have received demands to produce their raw data, working notes, e-mails, letters, or other communications. These demands come in the form of subpoenas, U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests, or requests during litigation. This article features...

Lean Ethics: The Big and Small

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

Regulation and government programs are supposed to protect the consumers, but too often, they favor big, incumbent businesses at the expense of small consumers and small businesses. A permit fee that is the same for one house or a hundred will fall a hundred times harder on the builder...

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