A proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule cleared the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 18. The proposed…
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to review Martin v. Boise on December 16, upholding the Ninth Circuit Court ruling that people experiencing homelessness cannot be criminally punished for…
Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the “Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act” on December 18. The bill would create an additional 500,000 housing vouchers…
Congress announced a tentative final spending deal on December 12 for fiscal year 2020 (FY20). The House plans to begin voting on the series of spending packages, known as minibuses, starting on…
HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) posted two new features on the website of the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) demonstration, both in response to…
Affordable homes are built with ballots every bit as much as they are built with beams and drywall! Low-income renters need to vote, and candidates for elected office must be engaged on affordable…
New data analyzed by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) found that one in three adults had trouble paying for usual household expenses in the last seven days; the difficulty is…
Looking for a way to be involved in the upcoming elections? Hoping that low-income renters have a strong turnout in early voting and on Election Day? Sign-up to volunteer as a phone-banker to call…
Vote Early Day 2020, a national initiative to encourage early voting, is on Saturday, October 24. Organizations can register to be partners for Vote Early Day 2020 by filling out an online…
Join today’s (October 19) national call on coronavirus, disasters, housing, and homelessness, at 2:30-4 pm ET. We will discuss the National Innovation Service’s Marginalized Communities Briefs for…
NLIHC hosted a webinar, “Election Day! Getting Out the Vote,” on October 15 as part of the “Third Thursdays at Three” Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 webinar series. The session explored the most…
