A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on flooding in Kentucky in July 2022 finds that floods exacerbated affordable housing shortages and pre-existing weaknesses in local labor markets.…
Following the signing into law of the continuing resolution passed on September 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will resume funding for more than 2,400 projects across the country…
Since catastrophic wildfires swept through Maui in August, thousands of displaced residents of the Hawai‘ian town of Lahaina and of other communities impacted by the fires have been residing in hotel…
As part of ongoing efforts to support community-led organizations working to advance disaster housing recovery in Maui in the aftermath of recent catastrophic wildfires, the NLIHC-led Disaster…
Congressional and National Updates
During the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit meeting at the White House on September 25, President Biden renewed the national commitment to enhancing the U.S.’s…
Following the signing into law of the Continuing Resolution passed on September 30, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will resume funding for more than 2,400 projects across the country…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…
A government shutdown on October 1 is looking more and more likely due to stalled negotiations in the U.S. Congress over the appropriations bills that fund government operations, including those of…
Congressional and National Updates
Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada on September 16 after shifting from a Category 5 hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone. A hurricane watch and tropical storm…
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing, “FEMA: The Current…