NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell thanking her for recent changes making disaster assistance easier to access and requesting a meeting on…
The continuing resolution (CR) passed by Congress on September 30 included $28.6 billion in disaster relief supplemental appropriation. The funding had long been pursued by elected officials in…
The Supreme Court ruled on August 26 to end a temporary stay by a lower court that had slowed legal challenges to the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Congress passed and the president signed a continuing resolution (CR) on September 30 extending current funding levels for the federal government until December 3, 2021, avoiding a government…
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced on September 24 the “Affordable Housing Opportunities Made Equitable (HOME) Act,” which would address the nation’s housing…
President Biden and congressional leaders are crafting an agreement with moderate Democrats to drastically cut the “Build Back Better Act” economic recovery package. The Washington Post reported on…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Entergy New Orleans, the local power company, failed to restore power to more than 80% of residents within the first week after the storm. The power…
Chrishelle Palay, NLIHC board member and director of the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity (HOME) Coalition, will co-host “But Next Time,” a limited-series podcast airing next month. The series…
NLIHC released the fall 2021 issue of Tenant Talk on September 30. The semi-annual newsletter aims to engage residents in housing advocacy and to highlight innovative approaches and recent housing…
An article in American Sociological Review, “Racial Discrimination in Housing: How Landlords Use Algorithms and Home Visits to Screen Tenants,” explores how racial discrimination affects landlord…
The Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign released an updated national policy agenda to reflect racial equity more strongly within the campaign’s policy priorities. The…
