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Take Part in Our Voterization Project!
The right to vote is not expressly guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Rather, voting rights have been handled at the state level with amendments to the U.S. Constitution seeking to prevent discrimination. The struggle for these amendments and universal suffrage informs a significant part of our civil rights history. African American men were only… Continue reading
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NLIHC Policy Team: What We Do
The Coalition’s Policy team keeps on top of our policy agenda, making sure that Congress understands what our priorities are and how only actions they take can make our agenda a reality. The Policy team tracks every bill that is introduced in Congress and pays attention to each bill that intersects with our mission to… Continue reading
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Project Spotlight: Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure
NLIHC is one of the leading organizations advocating for the rights of renters at foreclosure. Making permanent the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (PTFA) is a top policy priority for NLIHC. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANTForeclosures devastate families and neighborhoods and hamper economic recovery. As landlords have defaulted on their mortgages, renters in good standing have… Continue reading
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Summer Plans
Hi friends! Here at NLIHC, we have big plans for the summer… To share just a few of the projects we are busy with, NLIHC’s members and network can look forward to a new issue of Tenant Talk, the 2013 annual report, and exciting releases from our research team! In addition, we will be blogging… Continue reading
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Guest Blog: How Utah advocates used Out of Reach data to support legislation for raising the state minimum wage
Guest post by Barbara Stallone, Director of Policy and Public Relations, Utah Housing Coalition The Republican heavy legislature of Utah is not usually an arena that would be considered friendly to a conversation about the need for a living wage. However, during the recently ended 2014 legislative session, HB 73 Living Wage Amendments were sponsored… Continue reading
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