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COOP HOUSING LAW ALERT
December 7, 2018, 10:04 am
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HOUSING COOPERATIVE POLICY ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA USE AFTER PASSAGE OF MICHIGAN PROPOSAL 1 PENTIUK, COUVREUR, & KOBILJAK Vol 1. Issue 1. As you are already aware, Michigan Proposal 1 passed and legalized, with limitations, the possession and use of marijuana for recreational purposes on November 6, 2018. The recreational proposal as written generally permits the […]
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Read MoreLuxury Development is Making Our Housing Crisis Worse
November 30, 2018, 5:54 pm
Category: News
Developers tout increased building as a salve for rising rents, lining their pockets while driving cycles of displacement. RESEARCH & COMMENTARY NOVEMBER 04, 2018 by Amee Chew Rent control. It’s on the ballot in California this November, as tenant campaigns pick up steam across the country and revive an old refrain: “The rent is too […]
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Read MoreTwo grants boost support for business ownership transitions in rural Maine
November 30, 2018, 5:50 pm
Category: News
The Cooperative Development Institute has received two grants totaling more than $400,000 in public and private funds to support business ownership transitions in rural Maine. National studies show the largest single source of avoidable job loss is from business closings due to owner retirement, and the annual rate of retirement is projected to double over […]
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Read MoreAn Update from our Friends at the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada: Vision for the Future of Co-op Housing Panel
November 30, 2018, 2:33 pm
Category: News
Play the video At CHF Canada’s 50th anniversary AGM in Victoria, BC, the Vision Panel, sponsored by Vancity Credit Union, was a special exploration of Canada’s urgent housing needs. Watch highlights from the panel here: https://youtu.be/w_DnphUgkh0 Moderated by co-op member Darrah Teitel from Abiwin Housing Co-op in Ottawa, it featured panelists Margaret Pfoh (Aboriginal Housing […]
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Read MoreCDF announces 2019 inductees to the Cooperative Hall of Fame
November 26, 2018, 12:56 pm
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Four outstanding cooperative leaders will receive the cooperative community’s most prestigious honor on May 8, 2019, when they are inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame. The inductees are: Terry Appleby, retired General Manager of Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society; Richard L. Ensweiler, retired president and CEO of Cornerstone Credit Union League; Anne Reynolds, former Executive […]
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