Talk of the Town
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NLIHC Congratulates Sister Lillian Murphy, RSM on her retirement from Mercy Housing
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) would like to congratulate Sister Lillian, RSM on her retirement from Mercy Housing. After many years of a ministry in health care, Sister Lillian’s community, the Sisters of Mercy, called on her to head their new venture into affordable housing. Since 1987 Sister Lillian has served as Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: Sequestration and Housing
Sequestration is the talk of the town this week in Washington, D.C. and much of the rest of the country as we close in on the end of the first week in this new federal budget environment. The New York Times predicted early this week that people living in poverty would be hit hardest by sequestration, Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: A Blunt Instrument
Something very serious is about to hit the United States, and it’s not a stray meteorite from outer space. It’s got the potential to impact the life of every American, but it’s going to hit low income people hardest. And as much as everyone wants to stop it, no one seems to know how. What’s Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: Passing the Buck
The National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association have a new report (PDF) out showing the strain federal spending cuts and increasing healthcare costs put on state budgets. In short, if the plan for deficit reduction was to pass the buck to the states, the message from the states is that it’s Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: Falling Off a Cliff
“A scary new world of higher taxes, reduced spending and austerity politics.” That’s what many say is in store if Congress and President Obama cannot come to an agreement on what to do about expiring tax cuts and sequestration, aka the fiscal cliff. The president released his plan for averting the fiscal cliff yesterday, which includes Continue reading
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