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2005 HCD Model Universal Design Local Ordinance

Type Model Law

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source California Department Of Housing And Community Development

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This model establishes accessibility requirements for new construction and substantial rehabilitations for individuals with physical disabilities; and provides for exemptions from compliance where it would result in undue hardship, where the construction is a result of a natural disaster,...

A National Homes Guarantee

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level National

State(s) All States

Source People's Action

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

A Homes Guarantee outlines that everyone living in the United States should have safe, accessible, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing. This proposal outlines steps the federal government needs to take to eradicate housing insecurity and homelessness in America; these...

Falling Short: Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Compares Poorly with Other Midwestern States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

For more than five years, Michigan has had the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest. Despite this, Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) system compares very poorly with other Midwestern states in helping jobless workers as they look for work; this is due partly to its failure...

Saving Made Simple: An Evaluation of an Employer-Based Automatic Savings Program in Austin, TX

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Almost half of U.S. households do not save. This brief presents evaluation findings from a pilot program designed to help low- and middle-wage workers achieve greater financial stability through an employer-based automatic savings program. The program offers employees the opportunity...

2012 Madison Ordinance 96

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance requires landlords to provide new tenants with voter registration forms at the time the tenant begins their residency. This obliges landlords to make new residents to the area as well as new tenants who have previously not registered to vote aware of voter registration...

Connecticut’s Excluded Communities: Key Findings from a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) Connecticut

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Health

Connecticut’s Latinx and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) launched an impact survey to more fully understand key issues facing people of color and immigrants related to employment, housing, health,...

Coronavirus Relief Fund: Review of Federal Fiscal Assistance and of Innovative County Response Strategies

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Government Finance Officers Association

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) – part of the CARES Act – provided direct assistance to state, local, and tribal governments, and designated $150 billion for counties with populations of more than 500,000. Through an assessment of the CRF, this report evaluates the effectiveness...

2012 Seattle Ordinance 123939

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance establishes a variety of guidelines regarding the demolition of housing, location of accessory dwelling units, home occupations, and yards. In particular, no demolition permit for a structure containing a dwelling unit shall be issues unless certain requirements are...

Falling Short: Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Compares Poorly with Other Midwestern States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

For more than five years, Michigan has had the highest unemployment rate in the Midwest. Despite this, Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) system compares very poorly with other Midwestern states in helping jobless workers as they look for work; this is due partly to its failure...

2006 Nassau County Local Law 9

Type Ordinance

Year 2006

Level County

State(s) New York

Source Nassau County Legislature

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance creates the Commission on Human Rights that can refer complaints of discrimination in housing to administrative law judges employed by the county. The Commission staff enforces laws prohibiting discrimination in housing through investigations, conciliation, mediation,...

2020 Forces of Change: The COVID-19 Edition

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Association of County & City Health Officials

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Economic Justice, Health

In 2020, the Forces of Change survey was conducted to identify infrastructure challenges among local health departments (LHDs) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The data highlights the capacity, preparedness, and activities of LHDs in the first year of the pandemic, including trends...

2004 Tallahassee Ordinance 04-O-90AA

Type Ordinance

Year 2004

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source Tallahassee City Commission

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance provides real estate developers with incentives, such as density bonuses and flexibility in design, for providing units affordable to families making 70-100% of area median income....

2006 Baltimore Ordinance 07-474

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2006

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Baltimore City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance; mandates certain percentage of set-asides for affordable units for each projects receiving major public subsidies; provides for extra cash subsidies, exemptions, waivers, and modifications in certain situations; allows for certain developments to apply for a density...

Chronic Homelessness: Policy Solutions

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Alliance To End Homelessness

Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety

This guide explains chronic homelessness and describes how cities can help by providing access to permanent housing. Switching to policy strategies that emphasize access to permanent housing can significantly reduce the cost of providing services for homeless populations, and in many...

1989 Chicago Ordinance 1182

Type Act or Session Law

Year 1989

Level City or Town

State(s) Alabama

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance establishes a non-profit corporation in the form of a trust fund to address the permanent housing needs of residents whose income is at or below 50% of the median income....

2009 New York City Local Law 88

Type Ordinance

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance requires lighting systems to be upgraded and sub-meters to be installed in certain covered buildings based on square footage. It also requires that each tenant or subtenant within a covered tenant space that has a sub-meter to measure electrical consumption shall be...

Strengthening Communities Through Rent Control and Just-Cause Evictions: Case Studies from Berkeley, Santa Monica, and Richmond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Urban Habitat

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Rent control and just-cause eviction policies are essential to stabilizing communities, and protecting low-income and working-class people from unaffordable rents, poor housing conditions, and no-cause evictions. The goal of this report is to investigate and challenge common arguments...

Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period? Understanding the Importance of the Earliest years

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families

The first three years of life are the most sensitive for a child’s developing brain and body. Exposure to chronic stressors during these years can lead to physical, cognitive, and emotional health problems in the future that can be costly for families and society to navigate. This...

RI Women’s Well-Being Index Policy Briefs 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Health, Children & Families

The Rhode Island Women’s Well-Being Index provides a comprehensive, composite measure of how women are faring, broken down by city/town and county where data is available. The data and indicators used are a compilation of each dimension's policy briefs and show the latest statewide...

2010 Baltimore Ordinance 342

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Baltimore City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance extends the registration requirements for non-owner-occupied dwelling units to encompass vacant structures; modifies the information required for registration statements; modifies the fees for registration; modifies or repeals certain registration fee exceptions; modifies...

2008 Los Angeles Ordinance 179868

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance establishes the status of residential hotel units, regulates the demolition and conversion of these units to other uses, and establishes appropriate administrative and judicial remedies. This ordinance will minimize the adverse impact of the loss of residential hotel...

Small Business Relief Programs: Local and State Governments Have Marshalled $9.27 Billion for Small Business Relief, But Desperately Need More Funds

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Cities, counties, states, and community organizations have established more than 800 programs to provide financial assistance to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As these programs provided by local and state governments run out of funds, this report argues that additional...

St. Louis Ordinance 68715

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Missouri

Source St. Louis City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Education

The ordinance prohibits discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry in housing, employment, education, services, public accommodations, and real property transactions...

2013 Multnomah County Ordinance 1202

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) Oregon

Source Multnomah County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits public and private institutions and organizations from discriminating against individuals on the basis of any identity trait. This ordinance provides legal recourse for individuals who have been discriminated against and provides a specific listing of protected...

District of Columbia Unemployed Anti-Discrimination Act of 2012

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington, D.C.

Source Council Of The District Of Columbia

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This act declares that it is an unlawful practice for an employing agency to fail or refuse to consider an individual for employment because of that individual's status as unemployed. The act prohibits employing agencies to public advertisements or announcements for a vacancy that...

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