The Economic Policy Institute’s annual report, “State of Working America Wages 2019,” examines hourly wage trends over the last 40 years. The report finds that, for most workers, wages have grown in…
NLIHC released on February 17 its winter 2020 edition of Tenant Talk, a publication by and for residents of public and assisted housing and those in need of such housing. This edition focuses on “The…
The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) released a “Fair Chance Ordinances: An Advocates’ Toolkit,” providing step-by-step guidance to creating such a local ordinance to provide a “fair chance” to…
Federal investments in proven affordable housing solutions benefit us all, but these investments have not kept pace with the need, and the Trump administration is again proposing big cuts. Advocates…
A national census is required by the U.S. Constitution once every ten years. A full and accurate 2020 census is critical to ensure that under-represented populations, such as extremely low-income…
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State-of-the-State address on February 19, focusing on the issue of homelessness. He discussed the housing investments proposed in his 2020-21 budget…
Online registration is open for the next NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTI) taking place in Los Angeles, May 18-22. The NTI offers nonprofit professionals courses and…
The following are some of the news stories that NLIHC contributed to during the week of February 23:
“Trump’s tax break promised housing opportunity but the ‘forgotten’ are still waiting,” AL.com…
NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel and other NLIHC staff will be speaking at the following events in the coming months:
American Legion’s 60th Annual Washington Conference, Washington, DC, March…
More than 4,700 organizations – including national, state, and local housing and community development, business, transportation, faith-based, disability, and civil rights organizations, as well as…
The House Financial Services Committee will vote – possibly on Wednesday of this week - on H.R. 5187, “The Housing Is Infrastructure Act,” which was introduced by Chair Maxine Waters (D-CA).…
