The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on June 27, “Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development,” with HUD Secretary Ben Carson as the sole witness. The hearing…
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF), a leading non-profit child advocacy organization and Steering Committee member of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign, affirms that greater investments in…
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted on June 26 to approve rent increases for nearly one million rent-stabilized tenants. Tenants & Neighbors, an NLIHC state partner, and the Rent…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of June 24.
“Op-Ed: FEMA's failing disaster victims who are still desperate for housing,” Orlando Sentinel,…
NLIHC welcomes three new staff members to the Coalition: Development Coordinator Catherine Reeves, Policy Analyst Sonya Acosta, and Housing Advocacy Organizer Justin Goddard.
As NLIHC’s new…
The Trump Administration released on June 21 a proposal for reorganizing and consolidating federal departments, including those that oversee and administer federal housing and community development…
by Sharon Cornu, consultant with Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
When you have something important to do, do you make a list? From buying groceries to running errands to…
On June 21, the House passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, more commonly known as the “Farm Bill,” by a vote of 213-211. If enacted, the Farm Bill would increase food insecurity…
The Senate rejected, by a 48-50 vote, the “The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act” on June 20. The bill would have cut $15 billion in previously approved funding, including cuts of…
The House Budget Committee passed, by a 21-13 vote, its FY19 budget resolution that would maintain the 2017 tax cuts that largely benefit corporations and the wealthy, while repealing the Affordable…
HUD released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on June 20, seeking public comment on possible amendments to HUD’s 2013 final rule implementing the Fair Housing Act’s…
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report evaluating HUD’s lead grant and rental assistance programs. The study found that HUD lacked standards and proper oversight for…
