FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy News 1. Breaking News: Victory on Eviction Moratorium 2. Northern Virginia leaders highlight affordable housing, transportation in Forum 3. FEMA overhauls the National Flood Insurance Program with Pricing 2.0 4. Transit is Ready for Recovery 5. Virginia Tech shares more details of its $1B innovation campus ahead of fall groundbreaking

Included this Week: 1. Litigation Ongoing for CDC Eviction Moratorium 2. Arlington Sign Permits, Fence/Wall/Retaining Wall Permits and Administrative Change Applications Move Online 3. Request for Proposals: Nearly $2.5M Available to Acquire, Develop and Rehabilitate Fairfax County Affordable Housing 4. Loudoun Community Encouraged to Participate in Regional Hazard Mitigation Survey 5. Metro will expand service and reduce fares starting Sept. 5

Welcome to FIVE FOR FRIDAY: A weekly roundup of Public Policy Issues and Headlines 1. Maryland board approves first contract for American Legion Bridge, I-270 2. A Decade of Population Change data from the 2020 Census 3. Fairfax Redistricting Committee Seeks Public Input 4. Local Governments Urge Use of Resources for Rent Relief 5. How the General Assembly Plans to Spend $4.3 Billion

Metro and Arlington County are seeking the public’s feedback on a second entrance to Crystal City Metrorail Station.

NAR needs your help to educate lawmakers and their staff about 1031s. It is not a tax loophole for the wealthy; it is a tax tool that has brought immeasurable revenue, jobs, investment, and economic benefit to the U.S.

The Northern Virginia Association of Realtors hosted Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43) and Fairfax County Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) for a conversation about issues impacting Southeast Fairfax and the entire Northern Virginia region.

Springtime is budget season across Northern Virginia. While government resources are spread thin due to the ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, local governments throughout the region voted to either lower or freeze real estate tax rates – the primary revenue source available to localities in the Commonwealth.