In a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said that the nation will reach its debt limit on November 3, two days earlier than Treasury had recently…
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has proposed that Congress close the carried interest tax loophole in order to generate revenue needed to avoid damaging service cuts that could be forced by the budget…
Join organizations from across the country on October 19 at 3pm ET for a webinar on Spending Caps, Budget Negotiations, and the Impact on Housing and Community Development in Your Community. Offered…
The House Financial Services Committee will hold two housing related hearings during the week of October 19, the first in the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and the second in full Committee.…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing on USDA’s Rural Development on October 21 at 10am ET.…
The North Carolina General Assembly adjourned on September 30 following the longest session in more than a decade. Despite a difficult political climate, the North Carolina Housing Coalition (NCHC),…
A study from Arizona State University entitled, Affordable Housing and Walkable Neighborhoods: A National Urban Analysis, shows that 23% of all renter occupied housing in the United States is located…
NLIHC has officially launched its search to replace President and CEO Sheila Crowley, whose retirement was announced on September 22 (see Memo, 9/28). Crowley will retire in April 2016. The following…
Welcome to the following people and organizations who joined NLIHC in the third quarter of 2015:
Organizational Members
AAA Fair Credit Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT
Adams Construction, St.…
On October 2, two days after signing the Continuing Resolution (CR) keeping federal programs funded until December 11, President Barack Obama said he would not sign another “shortsighted spending…
A new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows that with Congress providing additional funding for vouchers in the last two years, “state and local housing agencies are…
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chair Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) introduced broad housing assistance reform legislation on October 7. The bill, H.R. 3700, the “Housing…
