Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), a cofounder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, introduced a bill that would eliminate nearly all federal affordable housing programs by consolidating them…
The Arizona state housing trust fund, one of the oldest housing trust funds in the nation, will soon double its funding as a result of the passage of HB 2666, the “Governor’s Economic Opportunity…
The final webinar in NLIHC’s 2016 Voterization series is “Mobilization: Getting Out the Vote.” The webinar will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 2:00pm ET and will provide attendees with the…
NLIHC’s Out of Reach 2016 report has received major media coverage since its release on May 25, being cited in more than 100 news stories in the national and local media in just over a week.…
In our final 2012 issue of Tenant Talk, readers can find articles on:Election wrap-up: What's next for housing in 2012?Editorial: A resident's perspective on the national housing trust fund by Daisy…
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) published a paper, “National Housing Trust Fund: Promoting Fair Housing in State Allocation Plans,” providing guidelines to ensure that states…
NLIHC released its Out of Reach 2016 report on May 25. This year the national two-bedroom Housing Wage, the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment…
HUD’s Economic and Market Analysis Division released special tabulations of the American Community Survey (ACS). This newly released resource provides the number of households with a housing problem…
The House Committee on Appropriations approved its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill by a voice vote on May 24. As we reported last week,…
The House Budget Committee held hearing on March 25 to renew its efforts to reform the congressional budget process. The hearing, the first in a series, was marked by disagreement between the parties…
The House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on May 24 titled “Moving America’s Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity.” A number of witnesses…
