April 8, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released an updated report looking at 13 housing, health and social services block grant programs finding that the median funding from each program’s inception has decreased by a quarter. The Labor Department’s most … Continue reading
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April 7, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The Brookings Institution released a report finding that concentrated poverty has increased since the Great Recession across the United States, from 5.2 million to 14 million living in extremely poor neighborhoods. The National Housing Conference and Children’s HealthWatch released a … Continue reading
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April 6, 2016
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Social Networks and Housing Markets, Michael Bailey, Ruiqing Cao, Theresa Kuchler & Johannes Stroebel. Externalities of Public Housing: The Effect of Public Housing Demolitions on Local Crime, Danielle H. Sandler, US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-16-16. … Continue reading
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April 5, 2016
Tuesday’s Regulatory & Legislative Roundup
Mayor Martin Walsh of Boston announced $28 million in funding for the creation maintenance and preservation of affordable housing in Boston. Governor Cuomo signed $15 minimum-wage law and 12-week paid family leave policy into law this week.
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April 4, 2016
Monday’s Adjudication Roundup
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. settled with a Barclays unit for claims that the lender lied about the quality of $175 million in residential mortgage-backed securities. A New York court dismissed case against Deutsche Bank AG for $330 million in … Continue reading
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April 1, 2016
Friday’s Government Reports Roundup
HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research released A Qualitative Assessment of Parental Preschool Choices and Challenges Among Families Experiencing Homelessness. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report finding that the 2017 House Budget would cut $150 … Continue reading
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March 31, 2016
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Roundup
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released The Gap: The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis 2016, finding that there is a 7.2 million shortage of affordable rental units.
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