Author: rtamblyn
December 9, 2013....Will It Go Down In Weatherization History As The Day That Changed The Future?
--By Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- "Weatherization Drives New Technology and the Home Performance Industry," hosted by NASCSP, brought a full house of movers and shakers to the White House to demonstrate WAP’s technical innovations, leadership in the home performance industry, and role as a go-to partner for utility and other partnership projects. Brad Penney, on behalf of NASCSP, opened
READ MORELegislative Update: Initial Comments on Limited Budget Agreement
-- By Brad Penney, General Counsel -- As many of you have seen reported in the media, the Congressional budget negotiators have reached a limited agreement to partially repeal sequestration and fund the government through FY 2015. While this is the first budget deal in three years, it still must be approved by the full Congress. Since the limited agreement does not deal with entitlements,
READ MORE2013 CSBG Annual Report Featured in Community Action Partnership's "The Promise" Magazine
Did you catch NASCSP’s article on the 2013 CSBG Annual Report in the latest edition of the Community Action Partnership’s The Promise magazine? Check it out below! The CSBG 2013 Annual Report is Here! By Rae Tamblyn And just in time too! All over the country, there’s unprecedented need as the recession wreaks havoc on vulnerable communities. Local Community Action Agencies know this
Hamilton Project Paper Release Leads to Spirited Discussion on Tax Code Reform
-- By Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- Coffee in hand and Twitter open on my phone, I sat down to listen to former Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin open the Hamilton Project’s newest release of working papers. As he prepared to turn the discussion to Melissa Kearney and Lesley Turner of the University of Maryland on their working paper proposing tax reforms, he concluded by noting there is “a
Data, Outcomes, and a Pumpkin Bagel at Half in Ten Report Release.
--by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant-- Earlier this week I took a break from my usual duties to attend the Half in Ten Annual Report release. With a pumpkin bagel and a cup of coffee in hand, I settled in my chair to listen to some inspiring speakers discuss the poverty debate and how to renew our commitment to shared prosperity. Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress,
