NLIHC is pleased to welcome Althea Arnold as our newest Research Analyst. Prior to NLIHC, Althea was a research associate at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a think tank focusing on…
NLIHC is seeking applicants for the position of Executive Assistant, who supports the President and CEO by providing a full range of administrative services, including logistical support for the…
NLIHC officially launched the campaign to fund the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) through a modernization of the mortgage interest deduction on March 18 at its 2013 Housing Policy conference in…
Plenary speakers at NLIHC’s 2013 Housing Policy Conference offered attendees rich and substantive content that was inspiring, sobering, and motivating.Melissa Harris-Perry got everyone’s attention…
Two hearings on March 19 included important discussion about the continuing responsibility of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as their potential successor entities, to fund the National Housing…
The Tax Policy Center (TPC), a joint project of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, recently completed a new analysis for NLIHC to determine the impact of proposed changes to the…
On March 21, nearly six months into FY13, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. The bill containing the CR, H.R. 933,…
Senators Mike Johanns (R-NE) and Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced the Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act, S. 576, on March 14. The legislation would allow for greater flexibility from public…
Representative Patrick Meehan (R-PA) reintroduced legislation that would allow public housing agencies to divert voucher payments from landlords who are delinquent on local school or property taxes…
Hearing on Waste, Fraud at HUDThe House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an April 5 hearing on reports of waste, fraud and abuse at HUD. Hearing on Future of…
HUD and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) finalized a voluntary compliance agreement (VCA) on March 1, 2013 in response to public housing residents’ complaints regarding CHA’s failure to comply…
Representatives of 24 of NLIHC state coalition partner organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. March 16 and 17 for their semi-annual meeting, held in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Policy…
