Senate leadership has released its full committee assignments for 2017. Subcommittee assignments in the Senate and full committee assignments in the House have not yet been released.
Members of the…
HUD issued a policy memorandum clarifying that certain noncitizens who are “battered or subject to extreme cruelty” by a spouse or parent who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (LPR) has…
HUD published a final rule requiring installation of broadband infrastructure at the time of new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily housing that has more than four rental units…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released the 2016 edition of Housing Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors: A State and Local Law Compendium. The compilation describes state and local laws…
Over 2,300 individuals, elected officials and organizations have endorsed the United for Homes (UFH) campaign to make modest reforms to the mortgage interest deduction (MID) to provide tax relief to…
The National Alliance to End Homelessness and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council will host a national advocacy call on January 11 to educate homeless service providers and stakeholders…
The next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) will take place in Seattle, WA, the week of February 20-24. The NTI offers more than 100 courses in affordable housing development and financing,…
Here are some media stories NLIHC contributed to in recent weeks:
“How Ben Carson Could Undo a Desegregation Effort,” The New York Times, November 23, 2016 at: http://nyti.ms/2ft3ABG
“The Future…
Submit your nominations for the 2017 NLIHC Annual Organizing Award. The Organizing Award recognizes outstanding achievement during 2016 in state, local and/or resident organizing activity that…
NLIHC is relaunching the United for Homes (UFH) campaign calling for a rebalancing of federal housing investments through mortgage interest deduction (MID) reform. NLIHC will host a webinar at 2 pm…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2016-29 stating that the IRS Code does not require or encourage state agencies allocating Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to reject…
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Ben Carson to serve as the HUD secretary. Given HUD’s critical role as part of the federal safety net for some of America’s most vulnerable households,…
