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Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills to reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the 1970 statute that has long empowered opponents of development to delay or block new ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg is the first city in Florida to adopt the “Yes In God’s Backyard” (YIGBY) housing policy, allowing churches and other places of worship to build affordable ...