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James Carras

@JamesCarras

Consultant/educator/facilitator - community and economic development finance.

 Fort Lauderdale
Joined November 2008
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For those attacking Dr. Fauci for invoking the 5th, a little consistency might be in order. Sen. Rick Scott, FL invoked the 5th 75 times in a deposition involving the hospital company he led as CEO. The company later pleaded guilty to bilking $1.7 billion in Medicare funds.
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Boston Celtics
@celtics18 Jun 2024
HOW WE FEELING, CELTICS NATION⁉️ #DIFFERENTHERE
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#FacultyTuesday: Affiliate @JamesCarras creates solutions for equitable community & #economicdevelopment opportunities. He teaches equitable development and housing policy at @Kennedy_School. #cityresearch #centerforcities #equity cities.harvard.edu/about/per…

James Carras - Bloomberg Center for Cities

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sannstanton@sannstanton3 Nov 2023
I asked Dukakis how he can continue to promote government service... “What’s the alternative?” he said... “If you want to live a meaningful life. We do it because we love it and we think we can make a difference. There’s no magic here.” ❤️ bostonglobe.com/2023/11/03/o…
Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement - The Boston Globe

Mike Dukakis, an exemplar of civic engagement - The Boston Globe

Through the decades, Dukakis has been a steady, spirited presence in policy circles, encouraging new generations of students to pursue public careers.

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Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why? bostonglobe.com/2023/11/01/r… via @BostonGlobe
Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why? - The Boston Globe

Fannie Mae keeps a secret condo blacklist. Why? - The Boston Globe

Won’t buy loans for these properties and forbids lenders from telling anyone. In October, 37 Massachusetts developments were singled out.

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Peter Gammons
@pgammo16 Oct 2023
Chris Young signed deGrom. He traded for Scherzer. He signed Eovaldi, who has a 2.70 lifetime post season ERA in 56.2 IP. He got Montgomery, 1.88 in 5 postseason appearances. The winning culture starts at the top.
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HKS’s @KhalilGMuhammad provides background on the history and legacy of redlining, a discriminatory practice that excluded people of color from receiving home loans. Watch now ⤵️ ken.sc/3PMFhQw
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Pleased to be speaking at IEDC’s conference in Dallas.
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State tweaks MBTA Communities housing law - CommonWealth Magazine commonwealthmagazine.org/hou…
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The Yankees were winning 7-3 going into the bottom of the 9th. Just time to shut it down.
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Jayson Stark
@jaysonst17 Jul 2023
"Those guys, there’s just a handful of them in baseball, they break all the rules about how you stand, how you grip. But they’re the best hitters in the league.” This is just wonderful work from Tyler, on a man who's a walking baseball history museum unto himself.
Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) profile pictureTyler Kepner@TylerKepner17 Jul 2023
A visit to Anderson, Indiana, to see 96-year-old Carl Erskine, who wins the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Award this weekend. (Listen to him play “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” on harmonica. It’ll make your day.) nytimes.com/2023/07/17/sport…
Honoring the Last of the ‘Boys of Summer’ (Published 2023)

Honoring the Last of the ‘Boys of Summer’ (Published 2023)

Carl Erskine was a champion with the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers, but what came after that is what will be celebrated with an award from the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Supreme Court decision results in shift to admission process emphasis for Essays, less on SATs.
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Why do professional offices, not retail, send notices that they are closed for a national holiday?
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The Florida House approved a bill preventing colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. #freedomtolearn day is also today. Which do you choose? Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/e…
Bill barring diversity, equity, inclusion spending at state colleges, universities passes

Bill barring diversity, equity, inclusion spending at state colleges, universities passes

Pro: “Diversity, equity and inclusion, like so many other terms adopted by the woke left, is being used as a club to silence things, to say that if you don’t agree with them, you are somehow racist...

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Pondering the meaning of one’s home. Is it your ancestors home? Is it where you grew up? Is it where you live now? @AlevScott Ottoman Odyssey is a timely read for this Greek Bostonian living in Florida.
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Stuck in Atlanta waiting to get home. #patience
Jackson Dill (@Jackson_Dill) profile pictureJackson Dill@Jackson_Dill13 Apr 2023
There's a reason why @FLLFlyer remains closed this morning and that's because much of the tarmac remains underwater, as captured by @WSVN 7Skyforce
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And yet again, Miami/Fort Lauderdale region is a dubious leader......drumroll......in exclusionary zoning.
Eviction Lab (@evictionlab) profile pictureEviction Lab@evictionlab17 Mar 2023
Replying to @evictionlab
The Zoning Restrictiveness Index indicates that exclusionary zoning isn’t just a problem of coastal metros like New York or Washington D.C., but also rustbelt metros like Milwaukee and Detroit. These are the most restrictive metro areas in our database: 6/9
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BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis says largest Buc-ee's will soon be constructed in Florida "We [will] have an opening of the third Buc-ee's in the state of Florida [...] It's gonna be 80,000 square-foot store. It's gonna have 120 fuel pumps and more than 720 parking spaces."
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Mel King was the leader in shaping the community development world in Boston and Massachusetts. He greatly influenced my politics, values and vocation. I last saw him five years ago and he was still “keeping on.” May his soul rest in eternity. #MelKing
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