Washington, DC - The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released the “Reforming the Mortgage Interest Deduction: How Tax Reform Can Help End Homelessness and Housing Poverty” report today…
Advocates in 28 states and the District of Columbia hosted more than 60 local “Our Homes, Our Voices” Week of Action events during the week of July 22-29, uniting in a collective call for increased…
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to approve its FY18 spending bill for affordable housing and community development programs. While the bill significantly increases funding over the…
Members of Congress – representing districts and states across the country – participated in the “Our Homes, Our Voices” National Housing Week of Action activities, calling for increased investments…
Despite the difficult budget climate on Capitol Hill, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) spending bill that increases funding for…
A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Do People Respond to the Mortgage Interest Deduction? Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Denmark, indicates that the mortgage interest…
President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13805 on July 19 establishing a 15-member Advisory Council on Infrastructure. Members, to be appointed by the president, will represent various…
After a historically-close procedural vote to allow debate on legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Senate failed to pass any of the several legislative proposals repealing the…
Congressional Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), unveiled a new economic policy agenda called “A Better Deal” on July 24. “…
Prosperity Now (formerly CFED) released its 2017 Scorecard on financial well-being, On Track or Left Behind: Findings from the 2017 Prosperity Now Scorecard. While unemployment declined in 2016 to 4.…
The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved an ordinance on July 18 to address homelessness over the next three years. Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development authority, will issue a $26…
