WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11744) on Feb. 28, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Authorization During the 118th Congress, the Economic Development Reauthorization Act (EDRA, P.L. 118-272) reauthorized seven federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) and established two new FRCAs--the Mid-Atlantic  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11396) on Feb. 28, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Operations The federal regional commissions and authorities are ten congressionally-chartered, federal-state partnerships that were developed to address economic distress in targeted geographic regions. With congressional authorization, new regio  more