The first webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series, “Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Registration,” will be presented on Wednesday, February 17 at 2:00pm ET. Throughout…
A report by David Cooper of the Economic Policy Institute, titled Balancing Paychecks and Public Assistance: How Higher Wages Would Strengthen What Government Can Do, finds that raising the federal…
Revived and Discouraged: Evaluating Employment Barriers for Section 3 Residents With Criminal Records by Rebecca J. Walter, Michael Caudy, and James V. Ray explores the challenges Section 3-eligible…
The Oregon State Legislature recently convened for a 35-day session, and affordable housing advocates are at work to expand tenant protections and lift the statewide ban on inclusionary zoning…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for summer 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues, with…
The HUD Office of Community Development and Planning issued a Notice on January 28 outlining the timing for states and entitlement jurisdictions to submit their FY16 consolidated plans (ConPlan),…
On February 2, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution (File# 150822) committing to match all National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) dollars allocated to projects in San…
On February 8, the Department of the Treasury published a revised interim rule and a notice of funding availability (NOFA) for the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF). Established by the Housing and Economic…
CORRECTION: The webcast of HUD’s FY17 budget request will be tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10 (not today as we reported in this week’s Memo to Members). To join the 1 – 2pm ET webcast, go to http://…
In a sharp deviation from tradition, Senate Budget Committee Chair Michael Enzi (R-WY) and House Budget Committee Chair Tom (R-GA) Price issued a joint statement on February 4 announcing they will…
The House Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Barack Obama’s budget proposals for the Department of Treasury for FY17 on February 11. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will be the…
