Welcome to these new members who joined in September 2013:Diane Eaton, Columbia, MDBetty Jackson, Canton, OHJohn Malone, Honolulu, HIRuthella White, Gresham, OR
We have updated our Policy Fact Sheets for key issues for October. The Policy Fact Sheets provide broad overviews of issues related to key housing topics like appropriations, public housing, project-…
Today, the U.S. government shut down for the first time in 17 years as a result of Congress failing to agree on FY14 spending levels. This failure to act by Congress marks another missed opportunity…
Today, the first United for Homes road trip kicks off in the state of Michigan. National Low Income Housing Coalition President Sheila Crowley and Outreach Associate Joe Lindstrom will travel…
NLIHC President Sheila Crowley and Outreach Associate Joe Lindstrom will travel through the state of Michigan from October 1 to October 4 for a series of eight events to highlight the United For…
One day prior to the start of FY14, Congress has not passed appropriations bills for any department and is not close to reaching agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) to continue to fund the…
While the CR drama dominated budget issues last week, advocates continued to press for strong HUD funding in a final FY14 budget. NLIHC joined national, state, and local members of the Preservation…
FHA Commissioner Carol Galante sent a letter to the Senate Banking Committee on September 27 requesting $1.7 billion in additional mandatory funding for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in…
The Continuing Resolution (CR) appropriating funds for FY13 included a $103 million voucher renewal set-aside for certain circumstances and created a new use for the set-aside, allowing a public…
Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 3145, legislation to permit students who were formerly homeless, including formerly homeless veterans, to live in LIHTC housing. Mr. McDermott…
On September 26, 2013 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued two important decisions affecting affordable housing. One court decision upholds New Jersey’s Mount Laurel doctrine, which requires every…
