Governor Rick Scott (R) released his budget proposal on November 14 that would take $92 million away from the state affordable housing trust fund to help pay for $1.4 billion in investments for…
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló sent a letter and a 90-page plan to President Donald Trump on November 13, requesting $94.4 in additional disaster aid to help the island rebuild and…
The following is a review of additional housing recovery developments related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the California wildfires since last week’s Memo to Members and Partners…
Discussions are underway between members of Congress and the administration to formulate a bipartisan spending deal that would raise the Budget Control Act limits on discretionary spending by more…
The House Financial Services Committee unanimously passed the “Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Act” (HR 4258) on November 14. The bill, introduced by Representatives Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Emanuel…
A study published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, “Comparing Opportunity Metrics and Locational Outcomes in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) Program,” finds that…
A report by G. Thomas Kinsley from the Urban Institute, Trends in Housing Problems and Federal Housing Assistance, finds that the population of low income renters with housing needs grew by 24%…
Source: Water, R., Wang, R., Jones, S. (2017). Comparing opportunity metrics and locational outcomes in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Journal of Planning Education and Research: http…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of November 12:
“A Provision Buried In The House Tax Bill Could Slow Affordable Housing Construction,”…
NLIHC welcomes Debra Susie as our new disaster housing recovery coordinator. In this position, Debra will spearhead NLIHC’s disaster housing recovery efforts, as well as those of the Disaster…
NLIHC is accepting nominations to fill several upcoming vacancies on its board of directors. To be considered for board membership, one must be a current dues-paying NLIHC member. NLIHC’s Board…
NLIHC is accepting applications for the position of housing advocacy organizer. As a member of the NLIHC field team, the housing advocacy organizer mobilizes NLIHC members on federal policy advocacy…
