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June 24, 2024
Tried to do in new york was to leverage shared Regional Service providers to try to ensure that districts were able to get the students the services they needed in a sustainable way. But certainly, i want to make sure our teams connect on that and talk through that because we certainly want to be in the position of supporting districts and serving students with disabilities as well as possible. Thank you. And my final comment is that i hope you will have a listening session in a rural area. We t...
June 24, 2024
And the medias role in covering the president ial race. Washington journal, live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. March is womens history month. Were honoring it with a discussion with president ial historian Richard Norton smith. He sits down with cspans ceo susan swayne to discuss first ladies. Focusing on the unique partnerships and ambitions of the first ladies. Thats saturday at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. The future of Space Exploration was the focus of a discussion at the Nation...
June 24, 2024
This is of course one of the items that we have been working on together. Youre correct that we had a disclaimer in 2014 and in 2015. Im pleased to tell you that ginnie mae has been working. It has filled key leadership positions. It has revamped several of its processes. Improved the way that it does business. I also want to assure you that i have made it very clear to all of my staff that we take the recommendations of the Inspector General seriously. In fact, i know that yall are going to hav...
April 5, 2024
The City of Decatur and the Central Illinois Land Bank Authority, with grant sponsorship from the Illinois House Development Authority, sold its first rehabbed home. The home is at 439
April 3, 2024
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — After completing renovations in 2023, the City of Decatur and the Central Illinois Land Bank Authority (CILBA) recently sold their first Abandonment to Rehab Program home. The program rescues run-down, unoccupied homes from potential demolition and restores them into habitability. Two Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) grants and American Rescue Plan […]
February 7, 2024
Request for Proposals Division of Local Government Infrastructure and Strong Communities—Consultant Sought The Strong Communities Grant Program was created through Colorado House Bill 22-1304 and is funded by federal stimulus funds. It is collaboratively managed by the Department of Local Affairs Division of Local Government, Colorado Energy Office, and Department of Transportation. Funding for Strong Communities is appropriated from the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Cash Fund which or...
November 1, 2023
Compromise seems like a dirty word in the ugly partisan politics that dominates these days. But for me, it’s about keeping a promise to my constituents to find solutions and
October 27, 2023
The city of Macomb is expected to recieve another round of blight reduction to target abandoned properties, ultimately improving the community.After receiving $
October 3, 2023
The city may use a $5,000 downtown tax increment financing district grant to purchase temporary construction fencing for TIF-related construction projects around the courthouse square.
October 3, 2023
Before aldermen unanimously voted in favor of the resolution, Greg Fletcher (R-1) asked, “This removes Jim Baxter from anything to do with our insurance next year. Correct?”