The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development held a FY19 budget hearing on April 18. HUD Secretary Ben Carson testified, defending his proposal to slash…
Senator Catharine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and thirteen other Democratic senators sent a letter on April 17 to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg urging him to ensure targeted advertising policies do not “…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing on April 17 to review legislative proposals regarding the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Members of the…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a hearing to review legislative proposals on “rent reforms” that would result in rent increases and benefit cuts to low…
A study published in Housing Policy Debate by Michael Smart and Nicholas Klein, “Complicating the Story of Location Affordability,” questions whether families in transit-accessible neighborhoods…
The Nebraska Legislature adjourned on April 18, after passing 24 bills on their final day, including a new policy to allow tax increment financing (TIF) for developing workforce housing in rural…
Current and former administration officials and others close to the White House have indicated the Trump Administration will propose cutting up to $60 billion from the FY18 funding bill passed by…
Following the retirement of Senate Appropriations Chair Thad Cochran (R-MS) at the beginning of April, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) was selected to serve as the new chair. As committee chair,…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a FY19 budget hearing for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Public and…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing on HUD’s FY19 budget request on April 18. Witnesses for the hearing…
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold an oversight hearing on the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The hearing will review legislative proposals to modify…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced on April 12 a nationwide initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. HUD and the…
