Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (Texas Housers), an NLIHC state partner, released a report on January 25 titled “Fair Housing and Balanced Choices: Did Texas Reduce Government-Funded…
The National Housing Law Project will hold a webinar on HUD’s final rule implementing the housing provisions of the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013” (VAWA) rule (see Memo, 10/31/…
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a guide for researching federal legislation and regulations. Although written for Congressional staff, the guide is a useful resource for advocates…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 12:
“Low-income housing advocates see threats ahead,” Scotsman Guide, February 16 at: http://bit.…
Statement by National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Sheila Crowley on Swearing in of Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
Today the Federal Housing Finance…
“People say that being an advocate on behalf of the poor means taking the long view. My response is that it is easy for me to take the long view because I don’t have to live day to day with…
Funding for affordable housing, community development, and transportation programs is under attack. Contact Congress today and tell them to protect the federal spending needed to ensure families and…
Thirty Democratic Representatives led by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) will send a Dear Colleague letter this week to the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking…
The second webinar in a series for United for Homes (UFH) campaign endorsers was held on Wednesday, February 8, 2 pm ET. The webinar focused on best practices for media strategies to promote…
Source: Dawkins, C. & Miller, M. (2017). The characteristics and unmet housing program needs of disabled HUD-assisted households. Housing Policy Debate.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted guidance for implementing Executive Order (EO) 13771 that requires federal agencies to repeal at least two existing regulations for each new proposed…
White House Spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on February 9 that the Trump Administration will submit a budget blueprint to Congress “within a few weeks.” Lawmakers and other observers had…
