An exceptionally large rainfall that began on July 28 has resulted in historic levels of flooding in eastern Kentucky. As the rain began to subside last week, responders and residents started…
National Updates
Congress
The U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report on July 28 with findings from its year-long investigation into the eviction…
FEMA
Recent announcements by FEMA suggest the agency may utilize additional funding to protect communities from extreme heat and dangerous climate impacts via its Building Resilient Infrastructure…
HUD released an economic justice agenda on August 4 outlining actions the department will take to help low-income renters develop credit, save resources for homeownership, access housing counseling,…
The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign released a new podcast episode, “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.” The thirty-ninth installment in OSAH’s podcast series, the new episode features a…
The nonpartisan Our Homes, Our Votes: 2022 webinar series features experts with frontline election experience to walk through every step of voter and candidate engagement activities and support…
Heat is the leading cause of weather-related death in the United States. A new paper published in Housing Policy Debate, “Housing and Urban Heat: Assessing Risk Disparities,” finds that households in…
Source: Occupational wages from May 2021 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS, adjusted to 2022 dollars. Housing wages based on HUD fair market rents.
The City of Eugene, Oregon, approved an ordinance (No. 20670) on July 11 to establish a series of new tenant protections and support services. The measure passed the Eugene City Council by a 6-2 vote…
NLIHC’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the Nevada Housing Coalition and Community Development Network of Maryland as the newest partners in NLIHC’s state and tribal coalition. These…
NLIHC seeks an executive assistant who will be responsible for providing administrative and support services to the President and CEO and the Chief Operating Officer (COO) to assist in the effective…
The following are some of the news stories to which NLIHC contributed during the week of July 31:
“Advocates urge Congress and Biden administration to help tenants facing rising rents” MarketWatch…
