The Biden administration announced on October 27 new actions to support the conversion of high-vacancy commercial buildings to residential buildings, including through new financing, technical…
After three weeks of infighting, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives coalesced around Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA), electing him as the new Speaker of the House on October 25. With…
NLIHC convened its second annual Collective Retreat (previously known as the Tenant and Community Leader Retreat) on October 6-9 in Albany, Georgia. This year, NLIHC returned to the sacred grounds of…
In partnership with the National Association of Counties (NAC), National League of Cities (NLC), National Association of Counties (NCA), and Enterprise, NLIHC sent a letter to congressional…
National Updates
An artificial intelligence system for automating urban building evaluation using Google Street View images and deep learning is in development, led by University of Florida…
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter led by the Union of Concerned Scientists urging senators to vote against an amendment to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill that would undermine voter access…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) issued Notice PIH 2023-29 on October 12, providing a streamlined process for public housing agencies (PHAs) to request Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)…
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a Federal Register notice on October 25 announcing that public housing agencies (PHAs) in 41 metropolitan areas must use Housing Choice…
An article published by EdSurge shares the story of Carrie Rodgers, a long-time educator in Eagle County, Colorado, who has struggled to stay stably housed in her rural community. The article…
An article published in Plos One by researchers from the Spokane Predictive Analytics Group evaluates the efficacy of using utility billing data to predict first-time homelessness. Previous efforts…
Tenant leaders and advocates in Louisville, Kentucky, introduced the “Anti-Displacement Fair Housing Ordinance,” also known as the “Historically Black Neighborhoods Ordinance” (HBNO), in August 2023…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of October 22:
“The Hourly Income You Need To Afford Rent Around The U.S.” HuffPost, October 15 at: https://…
