On September 17, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary again postponed the mark-up of the “Stop Sanctuary Cities Act” (S.1814). During the mark-up, Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Senator…
Two bills concerning the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, were introduced in the Senate last week. The first bill would suspend pay hikes for the CEOs of Fannie…
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on September 15 that examines fragmentation and overlap of rental assistance programs on the federal, state, and local levels, the extent of…
Housing Action Illinois, an NLIHC State Coalition Partner, released a new report about the impact that the current Illinois budget impasse could have on critical housing and homeless service programs…
New data from the U.S. Department of Education show that the number of homeless children in public schools reached 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, an increase of 8% from 2012-2013 and more…
The U.S. Census Bureau released data on September 16 that show no significant change in the official poverty rate or real median household income between 2013 and 2014. Income and Poverty in the…
Study Finds Housing Discrimination against People in Wheelchairs and People who are Deaf
A report by the Urban Institute, Discrimination in the Rental Housing Market against People Who Are Deaf and…
NLIHC has updated its Congressional District and State Housing Profiles with Out of Reach 2015 data. The profiles are one-page snapshots of affordable rental housing and affordability in each of the…
National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is Tuesday, September 22. NVRD, coordinated by Nonprofit Vote, is a day of coordinated action to help millions of Americans register to vote.
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pHave you ever wanted to make a difference in the world, to join a cause for social justice? Here at the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), we want everyone to realize the power and…
Pressley Harrison is the Fall Communications Intern at NLIHC. She is working to earn a B.A. in Organizational Communications at Pepperdine University and is spending her fall semester in D.C. as part…
