By: @Ophelia Szigeti SLA, ZEV, and public works legislation move forward, while contracting restriction and gate regulation bills among those held under submission and dead for the session. On August 15, the Assembly and Senate Committees on Appropriations held their respective...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The U.S. House and Senate are in session this week. Following escalating tensions in the Middle East, the House will consider more than a dozen bills in the coming days regarding Iran and Israel. In light of this past weekend’s military action...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) prepared for CSDA members a Special Report Summary of the Recent FY 2024 Appropriations Acts (combined, the two measures fund the entirety of the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year)...
By @Ophelia Szigeti On March 14, Senate Democrats unveiled a fiscal strategy for 2024 and 2025 dubbed Shrink the Shortfall , aimed at swiftly addressing the looming budget deficit prior to the June 15 budget deadline. This plan aims to significantly reduce the anticipated deficit range of...
By @Kyle Packham and the National Special Districts Coalition CSDA is building a coalition letter in support of H.R. 7525, the Special District Grant Accessibility Act, to deliver to the California Congressional Delegation upon the return of the U.S. House and Senate from their...
By: National Special Districts Coalition In a major milestone for the nation's special districts, last week, the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee approved the Special District Grant Accessibility Act. The bill ( H.R. 7525 ), which is sponsored by Representatives Pat Fallon...
By: @Kyle Packham Fiscal Year 2024 marked the third appropriations cycle in the modern era of Congressional earmarks. Leveraging the history of the current programs and examining the trends over time, the National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) Advocacy and Grants Teams shared this past...
By: National Special Districts Coalition The United States House of Representatives is not in session this week. The Chamber is scheduled to return next Monday. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate gaveled in Monday afternoon and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has queued up several...
By @Ophelia Szigeti CSDA Chief Executive Officer Neil McCormick responded to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget proposal by stating, “We appreciate Governor Newsom’s proactive efforts to maintain the State’s commitments in the face of declining revenues. To succeed, it is all...
By: National Special Districts Coalition Over the weekend, congressional leaders reached agreement on overall budget levels for fiscal year 2024. The deal, which was negotiated by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), sets topline spending at...
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