Category: Public Administration

Conduct research into the proposal and processing of bills related to improving educational opportunities in urban areas.
Use the following databases to research bills submitted and processed in the House and Senate to address the policy area of their interest. Pay attention to the source of the Bill, the actions since it was first brought to the legislature (House/Senate), the committees informing the process, and the voting patterns by Representatives.
https://www.congress.gov/
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/navigate.cgi
Then, submit a report on research using the Policy Research Template attached. Finally, conclude with a summary of the stages and processes of public policymaking and how official and unofficial stakeholders can influence the policymaking agenda and policy choices.

Conduct research into the proposal and processing of bills related to improving educational opportunities in urban areas.
Use the following databases to research bills submitted and processed in the House and Senate to address the policy area of their interest. Pay attention to the source of the Bill, the actions since it was first brought to the legislature (House/Senate), the committees informing the process, and the voting patterns by Representatives.
https://www.congress.gov/
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/navigate.cgi
Then, submit a report on research using the Policy Research Template attached. Finally, conclude with a summary of the stages and processes of public policymaking and how official and unofficial stakeholders can influence the policymaking agenda and policy choices.

See Discussion Board Post Assignment Instructions via Files for full assignment details..
Write and post a briefing paper (approximately 300–400 words) that applies Cooper’s prescriptive ethical decision-making model to a case study in which there is a conflict of authority or conflict of interest. The case study can be well known or known only to a few. It may be an event that merited headlines, or it may be relatively unknown. What lessons can you, as a Graduate student, learn from this example? Provide references.

1. Explain bureaucratic discretion in relation to the term “street-level bureaucrat.” In this context, is bureaucracy an impediment to democracy? How so? Be detailed.
2. What role has the judicial branch played in addressing politics in the administrative state; cite TWO examples.
Comments from Customer
Public Administration: An Introduction Third Edition
Author: Marc Holzer And Richard W Schwester
Chapter 3:Politics and Public Administration

Questions to answer–in a section/paragraph for each one, please.
How are you and your organization using social media?
Any recent changes in use of social media or other IT resulting from the pandemic?
What are the risks in your professional and personal uses of social media?
How can you maximize social media to enhance public policy and public services in accordance with Biblical principles.
Please focus on policing as that is my organization.

Assignment: Provide at least a 2000-word document analyzing important concepts discussed during the course. Ensure your apply the discussion points and assume you are writing for an uninformed reader that knows nothing about the topic and has not read what you read. Provide an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Analyze and discuss the process of responding to disaster at the local level, and escalating the response to the state, and then, to the federal level. Analyze, discuss, and apply the following:
The local government’s response to a disaster. Discuss the local government’s responsibility during the disaster response. Discuss how interagency mutual aid agreements and the response by NGOs and/or community volunteer organizations factor into the local response. Discuss procedures to escalate the response when the local government is overwhelmed.
The state government’s response to a disaster. Discuss the state government’s responsibility during the disaster response. Discuss how interagency mutual aid (EMAC), the response from state assets (National Guard), and response by volunteer organizations factor into the state response. Discuss procedures to escalate the response when the state government is overwhelmed. Discuss the Governor’s procedures to request a declaration in accordance with the Stafford Act (§401).
The federal government’s response to a disaster. Discuss the declaration process. Discuss the federal government’s responsibility during the disaster response.
Discuss the consequences of the lack of interagency cooperation on comprehensive emergency management including preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery at each level of government.
DO NOT list out the topics or questions and answer them. Provided APA formatted headings. Ensure that you meet or exceed the 2000-word target, and that your paper meets APA presentation requirements. Save the Microsoft Word document as [yourlastnameWkX] (e.g. SmithWk5-6) and upload the paper to the assignment. Scroll down and hit ‘submit’.
References
9/11 Commission recommendations: Implementation status
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and FireEnduring Lessons for Fire Protection and Water Supply
The 1927 Great Mississippi Flood: 80-year retrospective
The 191819 influenza pandemic revisited
Building better resiliency-Together
Community emergency response teams: From disaster responders to community builders
Community Response to Hurricane Isabel: An Examination of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Organizations in Virginia
Crisis management: Lessons learnt from the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Oil.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Selected issues for Congress.
Disaster response in the United States of America: An analysis of the bureaucratic and political history of a failing system
EMAC
Emergency declarations and authorities fact sheet
Emergency management preparedness standards: Overview and options for Congress
Federal emergency management: A brief introduction
Federal emergency management policy changes after Hurricane Katrina: A summary of statutory provisions
FEMAs disaster declaration process: A primer
From dust bowl to dust bowl: Soils are still very much a frontier of science.
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
A guide to the disaster declaration process and federal disaster assistance.
The historical context of emergency management.
Industry perspective: The importance of public-private partnerships
Introduction to emergency management
Learning from the past to prepare for the future: Modeling the impact of hypothetical interventions during the great influenza pandemic of 1918
Lessons from the BP Oil Spill
Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906
Leveraging public-private partnerships to improve community resilience in times of disaster
The major hurricanes of 2005: A few facts
Mississippi River stories: Lessons from a century of unnatural disasters
National incident management system
National incident management system guideline for mutual aid
National prevention framework
National response framework (4th ed.)
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
On the cause of the 1930s dust bowl
Public and private partnership in disaster risk management
River activism, Levees-only and the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Special report on the Galveston Hurricane of September 8, 1900
Texas City, Texas Disaster April 16, 17, 1947
Texas City Disaster
The Texas City Disaster: A re-examination
Title VINational Emergency Management
What we learned from the dust bowl: Lessons in science, policy, and adaptation
Public-private Partnerships (PPP) in Disaster Management in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework

create a background and legislative history about clean energy in Washington DC that reviews and surveys pertinent resources.
The legislative history, in narrative format, should, at a minimum:
Explain the current status of a limited public sector problem and what has been done, or not done, to address the problem.
Identify and synthesize relevant laws, current and past legislation (including legislative initiatives that may not have passed), and administrative rulings about the defined problem.
Evaluate past efforts to resolve the issue

Using the case attached and at least two outside sources:
Please use this case for the essay: https://learn.umgc.edu/d2l/common/viewFile.d2lfile/Database/ODMyMzU2NDI/Bennett%20v.%20Metro.%20Gov%27t%20of%20Nashville%20_%20Davidson%20Cnty.%20(6th%20Cir.%202020).pdf?ou=929069
1. Briefly describe the facts of the case leading up to Bennett being terminated. While supporting facts are necessary for the story to flow, you should concentrate your efforts on the facts that are most important related to whether Bennett was retaliated against for protected First Amendment speech. 2. Using this case and at least two outside sources, thoroughly explain the balance between the public employee’s freedom of speech and the public employer’s right to require limits to that speech. Explain what this case tells us about the public employee’s rights related to free speech. 3. Finally, this case mentions the due process rights HCC afforded Bennett. Using our readings, explain why public employees like Bennett are afforded due process, where that requirement comes from, and what is generally considered adequate due process. Your paper should be double spaced with one 1” margins. There is no minimum or maximum page count. Your grade will be based on how well you explain the concepts and not how long or short your paper is. A complete and concise addressing of the points is welcome. Your reader should not need to be familiar with the case of have an advanced understanding of the law understand the principles you explain in your paper.
You should use the points to be addressed as headers in your paper.
Facts of the case
Balancing of First Amendment rights
What this case tells us
Due process for public employees please no plagiarism of any kind. feel free to use additional articles as references to support this paper. you must use the hyperlink found in the beginning of the article for all points. please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 5 Discussion – Local Power Meets International Governance
DIRECTIONS:
1. After reading the article “Polish Towns That Declared Themselves ‘L.G.B.T. Free’ Are Denied E.U. Funds,” how would you interpret the conflicts described in the article based on one of the themes mentioned in Chapter 8 of the textbook? For example, do you see global governance leading to a loss of sovereignty? Global power pushing against a rise in local populism? Global markets leading the way to cultural change? Or some other interpretation? Explain your interpretation, providing support from the textbook, the article, and other sources if desired.
2. Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.
3. Classmates Post: See below.
Sharon Barfield
Local Power Meets International Governance
Based on the article “Polish Towns That Declared Themselves ‘L.G.B.T. Free’ Are Denied E.U. Funds,” the conflicts described can be interpreted through the lens of democratization. The piece clearly demonstrates a clash between fundamental human rights and principles of equality supported by the European Union and discriminatory practices evident in Polish towns. Six Polish towns that have proclaimed themselves to be “L.G.B.T.-free zones” are not eligible for funds from the European Union (Pronczuk, 1, para. 2). This is an uncommon financial penalty imposed by a member state for matters pertaining to the equitable treatment of its residents (Pronczuk, 2). Although only small sums of money, ranging from $6,000 to $29,000, are being withheld, the municipalities’ removal from sponsoring a program that links local communities around Europe was meant to have a more profound symbolic significance (Pronczuk, 2). Therefore, an interpretation of this situation is the European Union showing their upholding of democratic values by punishing those with populist ideas.
At the same time, the conflicts described in the article also reflect a tension between global power and local populism. It is mentioned that both Poland and Hungary have been observed in condoning such populist tendencies. As a result, local populism can be seen as pushing the limits and asserting national sovereignty due to right-wing governments (Casaglia et al., 1). Lastly, in terms of global markets leading to cultural change, there is no explicit discussion of such an aspect. Nevertheless, the stance of the European Union shows the commitment to democratic values where all people rule. A government managed by the people and policies adopted by the citizens should be subject to some degree of public input and influence, which is the rule by the people (Straus and Driscoll, 3). The Union plays a crucial role in establishing the values and supporting the minorities.

Paper 3 Assignment:
In summary format, reintroduce your organization, the ethical challenge you are addressing, and the philosophical principles and obligations that you have stated stakeholders must consider. Refer to your first two papers for this requirement.
Explain with sufficient detail Steps 3–5 of Cooper’s model for ethical decision making:
Step 3: When considering the ethical decision, identify the possible solutions.
Step 4: Describe the likely outcomes for each of these options.
Step 5: Choose what you believe is the best option and, including ethical principles, justify the reason for your decision.
As you envision the implementation of your ethical decision, discuss the:
Obstacles you anticipate
Steps you can take to minimize those possible objections
Organizational structures, policies, or controls which are essential to ensure enactment of your decision
Integrate into your discussion how the decision you identified contributes to positive social change. That is, how does your solution contribute to the advancement of human rights and liberty? How does it contribute to justice and expand equity?
Add a conclusion that summarizes the key elements of your paper.