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House Approves Rep. Calvert’s Regulatory Streamlining Amendment to the Highway Bill

Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) offered an amendment to the highway bill that was approved by the House of Representatives via voice vote. The amendment would expand a pilot program that eliminates duplicative regulatory reviews of highway projects

State, federal agencies to map and protect cold water refuges for fish in Columbia...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work with NOAA Fisheries over the next three years on plans to locate, protect and restore zones of cold water habitat for fish in the Columbia and lower Willamette Rivers

Bishop Response to WSJ Editorial on the Land and Water Conservation Fund

House Committee on Natural Resource Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to an editorial in the Wall Street Journal. “One of the harshest things that a government can do is to take away a citizen’s land and home. The fact that for 50 years the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been misused to jeopardize private property rights, a cornerstone of American freedom and prosperity, is a gross injustice.

State-Local Investment Initiative to Benefit Rutland County

State and local leaders today announced a major financial boost to improve housing stock in Rutland County. State Treasurer Beth Pearce was joined by Rutland Mayor Chris Louras and Ludy Biddle of NeighborWorks of Western Vermont in announcing the availability of $1.75 million in lending capital for home rehabilitation loans and home purchasing assistance financing.

Governor Wolf Kicks Off the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Season

As part of an ongoing widespread investigation into wage theft at public works projects in New York City, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark G. Peters today announced the conviction and sentencing of Jagdish Singh and Navico B & S Construction Corp. (Navico) for underpaying wages and benefits to 5 workers at a publicly-funded New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) construction project in Queens by requiring wage kickbacks from employees. Singh, 57, was sentenced on his plea of Failure to Pay Wages

A.G. Schneiderman Announces Convictions Of Two Former Group Home Workers For Endangering The Welfare...

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that James P. Brown, Jr., a former Direct Service Assistant at the state run group home Melville Estates in Melville, was found guilty of violently punching a 53 year-old, severely impaired, intellectually disabled resident of the home in the face in February 2014. Melville Estates is a group home for developmentally disabled adults in Melville, NY. In a separate prosecution arising out of Melville Estates, Allexy Chambers admitted that in February 2014 while he was

Volunteers, Donations Needed to Help Homeless

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 3, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Volunteers and donations are needed for the upcoming Project Homeless Connect, which helps thousands of...

Statewide Energy Efficiency Awards to be Presented at the 2015 Innovators Summit

Gil C. Quiniones, New York Power Authority President and CEO, Richard Kauffman, Chairman, Energy and Finance, Office of the Governor, and John Rhodes, New York State Energy and Research and Development (NYSERDA) President and CEO, will announce the winners of the BuildSmart NY Innovators Awards and the Operations and Maintenance Acceleration Program (OMAP) Grant Competition

Christie Administration Announces Housing Recovery Information Session in Monmouth County to Assist Homeowners Hard...

The Christie Administration today announced that the 29th Housing Recovery Information Session will be held Monday, November 2, 2015, in Neptune City, Monmouth County, to provide personal assistance for storm-affected homeowners participating in the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation (RREM) Program and LMI Homeowners Rebuilding Program.

tatement on Building Collapse Incident and Manhattan Construction Safety

Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer issued the following statement on the building collapse incident at 25 West 38th Street earlier today

Murray, Constantine, City Council Declare Emergency, Announce New Investments to Respond to Homelessness

Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine have declared emergencies, and joined by Seattle City Councilmembers Mike O'Brien, Sally Bagshaw and John Okamoto, outlined new investments to respond to the growing crisis of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Seattle and King County.

Monthly Online Auction for Adjudicated Properties on Wednesday

The City of New Orleans will host its fifth in a series of online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., subject to a rolling close in the case of last-minute competitive bidding. The City is scheduled to sell 49 properties throughout the community, where winning bidders will receive full ownership and title insurance for each property.

Quigley, Durbin Announce Housing Grants for the Fifth District

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, announced over $14 million in vital urban housing development grants to Illinois’ Fifth District and the greater Cook County area. The grants will provide funding for shelters for homeless individuals and expand the supply of affordable housing options for low-income individuals

Cantwell and Colleagues Call for Swift Action to Improve Columbia River Treaty Tribal Housing...

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined by Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy expressing concern about current living conditions at Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Sites in the Columbia Gorge and seeking a fair, sustainable, and timely solution to improve the conditions

Philadelphia to Host Urban Land Institute’s 2016 Spring Meeting, Set for April 19-21

The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use and creating thriving, sustainable communities, will hold its 2016 Spring Meeting April 19-21 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia

Norton Outreach Requirements Yield Construction Jobs for D.C. Residents at Some Federal Projects

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced new statistics showing District of Columbia residents employed and D.C. small businesses contracted at federal construction projects in the city that were achieved through Norton’s legislative work.  The new numbers reflect resumption in construction at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters at St. Elizabeths as well as other new projects that are underway. 

FORMER NEWS BOYS’ HOME IN ST. LOUIS RECEIVES NATIONAL TRUST/HUD SECRETARY’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE...

When Father Dunne’s News Boys’ Home and Protectorate was founded in 1906, it served as a refuge for orphaned or abandoned boys, many whom worked selling newspapers on the streets of St. Louis. For more than a century, the three-story building at 2010 Washington Avenue provided a home for those experiencing homelessness and after renovation in 1970, it became the Harbor Light Center serving persons struggling with chronic substance abuse and various disabilities.

Commission accepts power sales agreement between Idaho Power, Gooding hydro project

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is approving a power sales agreement between Idaho Power Company and the developer of a 1.3-megawatt hydroelectric project near Gooding

Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns Soliciting Grant Applications for Fiscal Years 2017, 2018

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns, Grants Management Division, announced that all qualified private non-profit and for-profit organizations providing or planning to provide services and programs in the areas of social welfare, youth services, alcohol and substance abuse, homelessness, youth centers and other public service programs within Maui County are invited to submit an application for grant funds for Fiscal Year 2017 and Fiscal Year 2018. Deadline to submit applications is December 15, 2015.

NATIVE PLANT ENTHUSIASTS INVITED TO ANNUAL ARBOR DAY PLANT SALE ON KAUA‘I

The public is invited to an Arbor Day plant sale on November 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife baseyard and nursery at 4398-D Pua Loke St. (follow the palm trees past the Dept. of Water and Dept. of Agriculture offices).

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Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

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