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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday May 02, 2023 ( 2 items )  

AMERICAN RIVERS ANNOUNCES ELA DAM REMOVAL COALITION SECURED $4M FROM U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE TO COMMENCE RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT IN NORTH CAROLINA
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSgov) -- American Rivers issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: American Rivers announced that the Ela Dam Removal Coalition secured $4M IN FUNDING from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as an initial payment to commence deconstruction of the Ela dam in Western North Carolina. This is the second largest grant secured in the country for such a restoration project as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Once Ela dam is removed, 54  more

Leading Civil Rights and Housing Groups Support FHFA's Critical Updates to the Mortgage Pricing Framework
DURHAM, North Carolina, May 2 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following statement on May 1, 2023, with 10 organizations: * * * Leading civil rights and housing policy organizations issued the following statement supporting the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)'s pricing framework: We commend Director Thompson and FHFA for recent updates to the mortgage pricing framework that represent a critical first step in the journey to create a more equitable syste  more