Report Highlights Areas for Improvement in Lead-Mitigation Programs
A recent report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office outlined a list of strategies for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to strengthen oversight and inspections.
Sacramento Sees ‘Impressive’ Results With Its Homeless Triage Shelter
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New concerns over the Bourbon virus in Missouri; S.D. hospital stops sending unregulated medical waste to city landfill … and a progress report for Baltimore’s big bus realignment.
Boston Tightens Regulatory Screws on Airbnb
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | San Francisco mayor’s election is resolved … St. Louis airport privatization … Alaska governor uses line-item veto … and a “funny looking” but dangerous foam in Michigan.
In No State Can Minimum-Wage Workers Afford a Two-Bedroom Rental
“This will be a problem for the foreseeable future,” said Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which released a new study Wednesday.
Seattle, Baltimore Take on the Housing Affordability Crisis
The former has houses selling for $820,000 on average, while the latter is saddled with about 16,500 boarded up homes.
Whether Opportunity Zones Help Low Income Residents May Fall On Mayors
City leaders are faced with how to prepare for a major economic development opportunity “with very few guardrails at the federal level.”
Federal Housing and Transportation Spending Bill Moves to Senate
Programs key to local and state government would largely see either steady funding or spending increases.
Housing Affordability Rises on the National Agenda
Corporations are teaming with mayors to boost the issue’s visibility.
Tech-Minded Colorado Has a Bay Area ‘Poaching Strategy’
Those scraping by on six-figure salaries in Silicon Valley may be enticed by this ad campaign.
Quest for Affordable Housing Drives People Away From the Coasts
San Antonio and Phoenix lead population gains between 2016 and 2017, the first time in more than a decade that New York City did not see biggest growth.
How N.Y.C. Is Forging Strategic Partnerships to Address Its Affordability Crisis
The city is already expanding access to computer science education and mental health treatment.
House Panel Advances Spending Bill for HUD and DOT Programs
Community Development Block Grants and "BUILD" infrastructure grants are among the programs the appropriations legislation proposes spending levels for.
Survey Finds Americans are Confident Home Prices Will Rise
The findings are part of Gallup's latest Economy and Personal Finance poll.
Boston Officials Propose 'A Better Deal' for Public Housing
The proposal plans to reinvest in public housing and the 2.2 million lowest-income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and other individuals who live in public housing.
After Public Fury, SoCal Official Says New Housing for Homeless Will Be ‘Beautiful’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Atlanta’s ransomware deadline ... prairie dog plague vaccine … Philly’s off-the-books rooming house problem … new Wash. state tsunami maps ... and N.Y. governor seeks “new expansive powers.”
Carson Says 'Opportunity Zones' Could Serve as CDBG Substitute
"I suspect we may be asking ourselves: 'How can we use all this money?'" Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said as he touted the program, created in last year's tax overhaul.
Tax Reform Hurt Affordable Housing. This Bill Could Bring Some Back.
“We all know that current federal funding comes nowhere close to meeting the demand,” said Eve O’Toole, Holland and Knight local government group co-leader. “And we’re seeing those costs shifted to local government.”
HUD Awards Local Grants to Make Public Housing Residents More 'Self-Sufficient'
How did states fare?
The Leading Challenge Many U.S. Mayors Say Their Cities Are Facing
Based on the latest Menino Survey of Mayors, it’s “not just a coastal problem, but a problem everywhere.”
Unanswered Questions Surround Work Requirements for Federal Housing Aid
New research highlights a lack of "systematic evaluation."
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