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Spotlight on Public Finance
Spotlight on Public Finance Fall 2016 Newslett er Featured Arti cle 1 Events 5 Practi ce Focus 3 Att orney Spotlight 6 Att orneys in Acti on 4 Did You Know? 7 FEATURED ARTICLE LEVERAGING PRIVATE SECTOR KNOW-HOW FOR SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC PROJECTS By Blakely Fernandez and Jane Macon Governmental enti ti es constantly struggle to address the competi ng demands of growing infrastructure needs, providing quality services and creati ng more economic growth opportuniti es, all while dealing with the reality of increased budget constraints. In the past decade, public-private partnerships (P-3s) have become a popular tool, at least in concept, to help governments balance these tensions. P-3s have been touted as the answer for infrastructure and services that governments don’t have the resources to address. But, any budget offi cer or other public offi cial who has looked closely at the private sector soluti ons knows that you never get something for nothing. The private sector might be willing to carry risk the public sector doesn’t want, or provide capital sooner than the public sector capacity allows, but these benefi ts come at a cost; and, someti mes, that cost is hard to measure. At the same ti me, there can be a real benefi t for early delivery of a project the public wants to see complete, and creati ng synergies with private development can build economic momentum, encouraging growth and investment beyond an initi al P-3. How then, does a public enti ty know when a P-3 is good deal? The fi rst and most important rule of thumb is that you can’t measure what you don’t understand. -
Romney Takes on Trump After Super Tuesday, Sanders' Supporters Go
blogs.lse.ac.uk http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2016/03/04/romney-takes-on-trump-after-super-tuesday-sanders-supporters-go-after-warren-and-job- growth-continues-us-national-blog-roundup-for-27-february-4-march/ Romney takes on Trump after Super Tuesday, Sanders’ supporters go after Warren, and job growth continues: US national blog roundup for 27 February – 4 March USAPP Managing Editor, Chris Gilson looks at the best in political blogging from around the Beltway. Jump to The 2016 campaign Super Tuesday The Democratic Candidates The Republican Candidates The 11th GOP debate The Obama Administration The Beltway and the Supreme Court Foreign policy, defense and trade Obamacare and health policy The economy and society The 2016 Campaign Welcome back to USAPP’s regular round up of commentary from US political blogs from the past week. The big news this week was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s Super Tuesday victories, bringing them one step closer to the respective Republican and Democratic presidential nominations. We’ll get in to more detail on the Super Tuesday results in a minute, but first, we take a look at commentary on the campaign in general. On Monday – ahead of Super Tuesday – FiveThirtyEight says that if we want to understand what’s ‘roiling’ the 2016 election, then we should pay Oklahoma a visit, given the populist enthusiasm of many of its voters. Credit: DonkeyHotey (Flickr, CC-BY-SA-2.0) For many, a Trump/Clinton showdown for the general election now seems to be inevitable. Political Animal gives some early thoughts on how such a race might run, writing that Clinton will be more than happy to go after Trump hard, unlike his GOP primary challengers. -
Governor Decision-Making: Expansion of Medicaid Under the Affordable Care Act
Governor Decision-making: Expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act By Robin Flagg A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services and Policy Analysis in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Ann C. Keller, Chair Professor William H. Dow Professor John Ellwood Professor Paul Pierson Fall 2014 Governor Decision-making: Expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act Copyright 2014 By Robin Flagg Abstract Governor Decision-making: Expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act By Robin Flagg Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services and Policy Analysis University of California, Berkeley Professor Ann C. Keller, Chair This is a study of factors that influence gubernatorial decision making. In particular, I ask why some governors decided to expand Medicaid under the Accountable Care Act (ACA) while others opted against it. Governors, like all chief executives, are subject to cross-pressures that make their jobs challenging. Budgetary pressures may differ from personal ideology and administrative infrastructures may not allow for decisive moves. Add to the equation political pressures – in particular the pressure to align with partisan positions – and a governor is faced with a myriad of opposing and interrelated factors, each requiring attention, when taking a particular position. The calculation required of a governor when deciding upon a salient issue is thus extremely complicated and nuanced. Although interesting in its own right, governor decision making is of additional significance because it may shed light on how the effects of increasing party strength and polarization are playing out at the state level. -
Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011 No. 114 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was other fees that pay for the aviation weather. We need that system. Well, if called to order by the Speaker pro tem- system. It is partially funded by the this impasse continues, we will not pore (Mr. MARCHANT). users of that system with ticket taxes have that system by next winter. f and such. That is $200 million a week. Now, who is that helping? Who are Now, what’s happened since? Well, you guys helping over there with these DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO three airlines, three honest airlines— stupid stunts you’re pulling here? $200 TEMPORE Frontier Airlines, Alaska, and Virgin million a week that the government The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- America—lowered ticket prices be- isn’t collecting that would pay for fore the House the following commu- cause the government isn’t collecting these critical projects, put tens of nication from the Speaker: the taxes. But the other airlines, not so thousands of people to work, and now WASHINGTON, DC, much. They actually raised their tick- it’s a windfall to a bunch of airlines. July 27, 2011. et prices to match the taxes, and But don’t worry, the Air Transport I hereby appoint the Honorable KENNY they’re collecting the windfall. Association says, these short-term in- MARCHANT to act as Speaker pro tempore on At the same time, their association, creases, that is by the airlines increas- this day. -
July 22, 2009 the Honorable Jan
July 22, 2009 The Honorable Jan Brewer Governor of Arizona The Executive Tower 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Re: Request to Amend the Call for Special Session to Address Issues Resulting from SB 1271's Passage Dear Governor Brewer: On behalf of the 43,000 plus members of the Arizona Association of REALTORS®, I appreciate the opportunity to present you with this letter and the accompanying information regarding the above-cited legislation. SB 1271 dramatically alters well settled Arizona law on the relationship between Arizona residential real estate owners and their lenders. The bill has far reaching effects, well beyond those testified to in committee. None of those effects are positive or helpful to restart the Arizona economy. Unfortunately, we did not fully recognize the impacts of the legislation when it was heard as a strike everything amendment on June 10 in the Senate Finance Committee. In reading the amendment and listening to testimony, the changes to AR.S. §33-814(G) seemed reasonable at the time. However, after researching the case law and reading the many hundreds of emails sent to us by people who will be personally impacted by SB 1271, the case law is clear and the consequences will be severe. Undoubtedly, those who voted in favor of this legislation could not have known about its far reaching legal and practical impacts. We respectfully request that you amend your Call for Special Session to permit the Arizona Legislature to reconsider these all1CncilTICnts to our laws. Lenders on Arizona residential real estate are entitled to foreclose on a home in a very short amount of time - 90 days from default. -
Kaplan V. S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P. 12-CV-09350-U.S. District Court
US District Court Civil Docket as of April 9, 2019 Retrieved from the court on April 9, 2019 U.S. District Court Southern District of New York (Foley Square) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:12-cv-09350-NRB-KNF Kaplan v. S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P. Date Filed: 12/21/2012 Assigned to: Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald Date Terminated: 05/12/2017 Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox Jury Demand: Plaintiff Related Cases: 1:12-cv-08466-VM Nature of Suit: 850 1:13-cv-05181-VM Securities/Commodities Jurisdiction: Federal Question 1:13-cv-00149-VM Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act Lead Plaintiff David E. Kaplan represented by Deborah Clark-Weintraub Individually and on Behalf of All Others ScottScott LLP Similarly Situated 500 Fisfth Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10110 (212) 223-6444 Fax: (212) 223-6334 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED James Craig McCarroll Reed Smith LLP (NYC) 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212)-549-0209 Fax: (212)-521-5450 Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jordan W. Siev Reed Smith LLP (NYC) 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 521-5400 Fax: (212) 521-5450 Email: [email protected] TERMINATED: 12/13/2016 LEAD ATTORNEY Christopher Chad Johnson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (NYC) 51 Madison Avenue 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 212-849-7000 Fax: 212-849-7100 Email: [email protected] TERMINATED: 09/22/2016 Emma Gilmore Pomerantz LLP 600 Third Ave, 20th Floor New York, NY 10016 (212) 661-1100 Fax: (212) 661-8665 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ethan David Wohl Wohl & Fruchter LLP 570 Lexington Avenue, 16th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 758-4000 Fax: (212) 758-4004 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Evan K. -
Lawyer Demographics Bracewell
Bracewell LLP (www.bracewell.com) Basic Information Compensation & Benefits 1445 Ross Avenue, Ste. 3800 Recruiting Contact: 2016 compensation for entry-level lawyers ($/year) 160,000 Dallas, TX 75202-2711 Ms. Leigh Burns Summer Compensation Coordinator, Professional Resources Organization Size: 360 2016 compensation for Post-3Ls ($/week) 3,077 Office Size: 33 1445 Ross Avenue 2016 compensation for 2Ls ($/week) 3,077 Hiring Attorney: Suite 3800 2016 compensation for 1Ls($/week) 3,077 Mr. Jonathan Leatherberry Dallas, Texas (TX) 75202-2711 United States Phone: (214) 758-1027 Partnership & Advancement [email protected] Does the firm have two or more tiers of partner? Yes How many years is the non-equity track? How many years is the equity track? Lawyer Demographics Partner/Member Associates Counsel Non-traditional Track/Staff Summer Associates Attorneys Men 12 9 3 0 1 Women 1 4 2 0 1 Total 13 13 5 0 2 Latinx Men 0 1 1 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 White Men 12 6 2 0 1 Women 1 4 2 0 1 Black or African American Men 0 2 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Men 0 0 0 0 0 Islander Women 0 0 0 0 0 Asian Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 Native American or Alaska Native Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 2 or More Races Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 Persons with Disabilities Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 LGBTQ Men 0 0 0 0 0 Women 0 0 0 0 0 For more details, visit www.nalpdirectory.com NALP Copyright 2021 Bracewell LLP (www.bracewell.com) Pro Bono/Public Interest Is the pro bono information indicated here firm-wide or specific to one office? -
The Tea Party, Social Media and the Emergence of Online Politicking 3.0
The Tea Party, Social Media and the Emergence of Online Politicking 3.0 Vincent Raynauld, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University André Turcotte, Ph.D., School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University Abstract This paper argues that the Tea Party movement (TPM), which emerged in early 2009 as an influential player in the U.S. political landscape, constitutes a sharp departure from the previously dominant bottom-up political mobilization model. In fact, it can be seen as the manifestation of a new form of politicking (online politicking 3.0) that is hyper decentralization and fragmented in nature. Several social and political movements closely mimicking the Tea Party blueprint have gained varying levels of traction in many national contexts since 2009 such as the U.S.-based Coffee Party movement, the transnational #Occupy movement, the student movement against tuition hikes in the Canadian province of Quebec, and the #idlenomore movement. This paper provides a quantitative content analysis of more than 1.7 million tweets with at least one #teaparty hashtag that were posted on Twitter by 79,564 unique tweeters between early December 2009 and mid-March 2011. The findings suggest that unlike previous populist political mobilization initiatives, the Tea Party movement is a hierarchically decentralized movement fuelled by a diverse range of formal and informal political players with often narrow preferences, interests, and objectives and focusing on a large number of social, political, and economic issues. KEYWORDS: Social media, online politics, Twitter, big data, United States, Populism, Tea Party Paper presented at a joint event of the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canadian Communication Association, June 4-7, 2013, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. -
Annual Report 2016
1 Building better cities. ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Annual Report 2016 2 Kinder Institute Founders Nancy & Rich Kinder KINDER INSTITUTE FOUNDERS NANCY & RICH KINDER n reviewing the accomplishments of the Kinder many parties involved as the primary source to under- Institute for Urban Research over the past year, it stand the issues and challenges facing our city as a result Iis clear the Institute has emerged as an important of the pension situation. force—and an honest broker—objectively capturing and We are grateful to Rice University for housing the analyzing urban issues in Houston. Kinder Institute and to Houston Endowment Inc. for The Kinder Institute released almost 20 reports last providing substantial support that has allowed the year. More important than the quantity, however, is the Kinder Institute to expand its scope and footprint in breadth and impact of the Institute’s work. Houston. We look forward to even greater accomplish- ments in 2017. In 2016, the Kinder Institute took on issues as diverse as urban education, housing and development, health in our neighborhoods, income disparity, building stronger Rich Kinder suburbs—and perhaps most significantly, the City of Advisory Board Chairman Houston’s pension crisis. Kinder Institute for Urban Research The Kinder Institute’s pension report, for example, Nancy Kinder framed the complex pension issue—articulately and im- Advisory Board President partially—and was used by the Houston Chronicle and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research Kinder Institute for Urban Research Kinder Institute Advisory Board 3 Advisory Board Members CHAIRMAN: John Mingé Rich Kinder, Kinder Morgan BP America, Inc. PRESIDENT: Nancy Kinder, Kinder Foundation Eric O. -
Tax Day Appendix.Pdf
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The Public Eye, Summer 2011
Tea Party, p. 3 TheA PUBLICATION OF POLITICAL R PublicEyeESEARCH ASSOCIATES Summer 2011 • Volume XXVI, No.2 Arizona’s Anti- Immigrant Law SB1070 Where Did It Come From, Where Is It Going? By Lauri Lebo isericordia .The word washes across Mthe congregation at the tiny church, carried by voices singing in Spanish. Mercy. b Young girls, their long, shiny black hair u h S covered in sheer white doilies, sit close to n e l l E each other in the pews at Surprise Apos - © tolic Assembly in suburban Phoenix, Ari - Boston demonstrators support Wisconsin public employees, February 2011 zona, chattering and giggling into their hands. Mothers and grandmothers, their hair covered in scarves of black lace, lean over and gently shush them. A handsome The Attack on Unions young man with baby-smooth skin and Right-Wing Politics and Democratic Possibilities glistening hair neatly parted at the side steps forward to the pulpit. Steve Montenegro, By Abby Scher servatives what they could do once they the youth minister, beckons to the con - The November 2010 Republican were in charge: how deeply they could cut gregation’s children, who gather at his Sweep government, and how successfully they feet. He praises the little ones for their inno - ore than a million people watched on could go after union “bosses,” even with a cence as their mothers snap photos from MYoutube as New Jersey Governor Democratic legislature. Elected only in the pews. Chris Christie sneered at a public school 2009, Christie quickly became an inspi - Steve’s father, José Roberto Montene - teacher who had the temerity to ask him at ration for the Right, as he went full throt - gro, the church’s pastor, delivers the sermon tle in blaming unions for the grossly a September 2010 town meeting how his SB1070 continues on page 12 policies would help the middle class when underfunded state pension system and the $11 billion deficit he inherited. -
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