A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000
In A Rare Occurrence: The Geography and Race of Mortgages Over $500,000, the National Low Income Housing Coalition NLIHC (NLIHC…
Recognizing leadership and inspiring advocates to achieve are important parts of keeping the advocacy movement alive. Every year, NLIHC awards four honors: The Cushing Niles Dolbeare Lifetime Service…
Marla Newman, Chair
Winston-Salem, NC
Dara Baldwin
Washington, DC
Russell “Rusty” Bennett
Birmingham, AL
Emma "Pinky" Clifford
Pine Ridge, SD
Yanira Cortes
Toms River, NJ
Lot Diaz
Washington, DC…
President Barack Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) into law on November 2. The BBA provides relief from the Budget Control Act of 2011’s sequester spending caps for FY16 and FY17.…
Speaking at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ on November 2, President Barack Obama announced new actions to promote the rehabilitation and reintegration for formerly-incarcerated inmates. The…
On October 29, the Senate passed by unanimous consent the Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1731) that would preserve the eligibility of homeless veterans with “other than…
During the House of Representatives’ consideration of the six-year highway and transit bill (H.R. 22) on November 5, House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) offered an…
On November 5, the House Republican Conference approved Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) to be the new Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, replacing former Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) who became…
Voters in Maine and San Francisco approved ballot measures in support of expanding affordable housing on November 3. Maine voters approved a general obligation bond measure to fund $15 million in…
On November 2, Seattle, WA Mayor Ed Murray (D) and King County, WA Executive Dow Constantine (D) declared a homelessness state of emergency for Seattle and King County. On October 17, Hawaii Governor…
The Virginia Housing Coalition (VHC) and the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH), both NLIHC State Coalition Partners, are merging to form the Virginia Housing Alliance (VHA) for improved…
