The U.S Senate and House of Representatives are still trying to negotiate a final FY16 omnibus appropriations bill, but controversial policy riders remain the sticking point. After seeing an omnibus…
Four housing bills were included in a sprawling highway bill passed by the House and Senate on December 3 and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. The housing bills, each of which passed…
The House Committee on Financial Services will mark up H.R. 3700, the “Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2015,” on December 8. The bill includes reforms to voucher inspections,…
Housing advocates in Pennsylvania have much to celebrate after securing an ongoing source of revenue for their state housing trust fund. On November 4, Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed legislation to…
A report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that raising the federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020 would increase the wages of 35.1 million workers. The “Raise the Wage Act of…
The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2010-2014 five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates on December 3. The ACS is an annual nationwide survey of approximately 3.5 million households that…
AARP, AARP Foundation, Home Matters® and Wells Fargo Housing Foundation announced on December 4 a new nationwide design challenge entitled “Re-defining Home: Home Today, Home Tomorrow.” The…
Nonprofit VOTE will hold an hour-long webinar on Thursday, December 10 at 2pm ET to discuss their new report entitled Engaging New Voters: The Impact of Nonprofit Voter Outreach on Client and…
The Search Committee of the NLIHC Board of Directors has set December 11 as the deadline for applications from candidates for the position of NLIHC President and Chief Executive Officer. Interested…
NLIHC is accepting resumes for winter/spring 2016 internship positions. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff work. We seek students passionate about social justice issues,…
The Senate started and then stopped consideration of an FY16 THUD appropriations bill during the week of November 16. With increased spending caps provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act, Senate…
On November 17, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation that would ensure that families and youth who are at risk of…
