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Sweeping federal investigation finds City of Houston’s housing segregation violates Civil Rights Act
Despite repeated warnings from fair housing advocates, the mayor of Houston moved last year to block the city’s first public housing development in a high opportunity neighborhood. Now a federal investigation has found the City of Houston in violation of the Civil Rights Act. Please read Mr. Henneberger’s explanation of what the findings mean and… Continue reading
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President Obama’s move to commute prison sentences highlights affordable housing needs of people with criminal records
November 9, 2016 By Jacob Schmidt, NLIHC Policy Intern President Obama and his administration have led the charge in pushing for criminal justice reform and has commuted a total of 872 inmates since 2014. He granted clemency to another 98 inmates at the end of last month and has now commuted more individuals than the past… Continue reading
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The Changing Post-Election Landscape for Affordable Housing
President and CEO, Diane Yentel, presented an overview of the work needed to move affordable housing policy in this new political landscape. Read more about what to expect under the new Administration here: http://bit.ly/2g3chEt View the webinar here: http://nlihc.org/events Continue reading
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The Changing Post-Election Landscape for Affordable Housing
Dear NLIHC friends, allies, members and partners, The stunning election results are still sinking in, and there remain more questions than answers to what it all means. In all the uncertainty, this much is clear: Donald Trump is our next president, he’ll be working with a Republican-led Senate and House of Representatives, and they will… Continue reading
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What Will President Trump Mean for Affordable Housing?
With last week’s historic election, Donald J. Trump will become our nation’s 45th President. As he begins his term in office, he will have the support of a Republican-led House and Senate, giving him and his party a significant opportunity to enact their legislative priorities in the 115th Congress. The threats to federal affordable housing… Continue reading
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