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Park Service to Conduct Historic Landmark Study on Medgar Evers Home
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today announced that the National Park Service will conduct a special resource study on the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers to determine its potential for designation ...
Michigan to receive $74.5 million to help families stay in their homes, cities to...
Efforts to eliminate blight and provide mortgage and property tax assistance in Michigan’s cities can now continue to help families and communities in need thanks to $74.5 million in funding approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury under its Harde...
Veterans at Grand Rapids Home deserve higher standards of care
Residents at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and their families deserve higher standards of care, Gov. Rick Snyder said today, and changes are being made to address concerns released in a report today by The Office of the Auditor General.
Attorney General Morrisey Files First Briefs against Power Plan at D.C. Circuit Court
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas led 29 states and state agencies Friday in filing opening briefs in their challenge of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Power Plan.
Attorney General Morrisey Files First Briefs against Power Plan at D.C. Circuit Court
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas led 29 states and state agencies Friday in filing opening briefs in their challenge of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Power Plan.
Building Industry Sponsored Non-profit Approves First Three Housing Projects to Support Homeless Shelter and...
Next Step Shelter is an emergency and transitional shelter located in Kaka’ako. Next Step houses up to 297 unduplicated clients in any given month, including children and families. In addition to safe shelter, Next Step provides residents with meals,...
CORKER SAYS CONCERNS ABOUT FANNIE, FREDDIE CAPITAL NOT A REASON TO RETURN TO FAILED...
In response to a speech today by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, said concerns about capital at government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddi...
REED REDUCES LOCAL TAX BURDEN
Tom Reed was joined this afternoon by the superintendents of the Gowanda, Lake Shore, Salamanca and Silver Creek school districts to announce that those four districts will collectively receive more than $6 million in Federal Impact Aid in 2016. Impact...
Cicilline, Langevin Announce Nearly $9.7 Million in Hardest Hit Funds, Encourage Rhode Islanders Facing...
Building on their strong record of helping families who are facing the threat of foreclosure, U.S. Congressmen David N. Cicilline and Jim Langevin today announced that Rhode Island will receive almost $9.7 million in new federal funding from the U.S. D...
TENTH ROUND OF VOLUNTARY HOUSEHOLD TEST RESULTS FROM SEBRING ALL BELOW FEDERAL ALLOWABLE LEVEL
In an effort to keep families in their homes and minimize foreclosures, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced an additional $9.68 million in foreclosure prevention funding will be coming to Rhode Island from the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) program at the U...
TENTH ROUND OF VOLUNTARY HOUSEHOLD TEST RESULTS FROM SEBRING ALL BELOW FEDERAL ALLOWABLE LEVEL
Ohio EPA received another round of test results today from homeowners in the village of Sebring who asked to have their tap water tested and all 28 samples were below the federal allowable limit for lead. Ohio EPA ordered the village of Sebring on Janu...
$500,000 CDBG funds awarded for water/wastewater projects
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) today awarded $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to the Village of Clearwater and City of Edgar to pursue projects in the Water/Wastewater category
Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1...
A non-profit provider of supportive housing for the City’s Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) overbilled the agency by $1 million according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOHMH’s weak oversight...
20 More Days of Dove Hunting Tops Slate of Proposed Regulation Changes
Texas dove hunters would get an additional 20 days this fall under proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation for Migratory Game Birds up for public comment.
COMPTROLLER STRINGER AUDIT REVEALS CITY OWNS MORE THAN 1,100 VACANT LOTS THAT COULD BE...
With a housing affordability crisis that includes thousands of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters, an audit released by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer revealed that New York City owns over 1,100 vacant properties that could be used to site t...
Maria Juncadella to Lead Commercial Realtors
The Realtors Commercial Alliance of the MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) has elected Coral Gables Realtor Maria G. Juncadella, CCIM, MBA, as its 2016 president. She and the entire Board of Directors were installed Feb. 12 at MIAMI’s Annual Ina...
Crapo to Honor Idahoan Helping Homeless Vets; Note Teen Dating Violence Awareness Efforts
A Treasure Valley businesswoman who has helped homeless veterans and immigrants with critical housing needs will be presented the Spirit of Idaho Award by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo this Friday. Joy Schweitzer, the daughter of a World War II veteran, h...
Governor Charlie Baker Appoints Michael Case As Board Chair At Holyoke Soldiers’ Home
Governor Charlie Baker today visited the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home to tour the facility and swear in Michael F. Case as the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Baker was joined by local legislators and visited with residents to discuss the administr...
Walz Visits School Sisters of Notre Dame Solar Farm
U.S. Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) toured the School Sisters of Notre Dame solar farm located atop Good Counsel Hill and discussed how important investing in renewable energy is to meeting America’s energy demands, creating jobs and addressing the threats pos...
Grijalva Congratulates Tohono O’odham on $7M in Grant Awards
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement congratulating the Tohono O’odham tribe for receiving two grants totaling more than $7 million dollars. On Friday, the T.O. received $2,750,000 million in the Indian Community Deve...
Three Prince George’s County Defendants Indicted in Foreclosure Prevention Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday against Rene de Jesus de Leon, age 47, and his wife, Pedrina Rodriguez Bonilla, age 37, both of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Ana Maritza Gomez, age 43, of Hyattsville, Maryland, on charges aris...
Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Receives Federal Certification of Effectively Eliminating Veteran Homelessness
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the federal government has certified Connecticut as having effectively ended homelessness among veterans. Just the second state in the nation to accomplish the milestone, Connecticut has implemented a com...
Fix My Streets Financing Working Group to Hold Third Public Meeting
On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, the Fix My Streets Financing Working Group will hold its third public meeting to begin the process of finding solutions to address New Orleans’ long-term infrastructure needs.
COMPTROLLER STRINGER AUDIT REVEALS CITY OWNS MORE THAN 1,100 VACANT LOTS THAT COULD BE...
With a housing affordability crisis that includes thousands of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters, an audit released by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer revealed that New York City owns over 1,100 vacant properties that could be used to site t...
Somerset County Startup STOPit Receives National Recognition for Giving Students Power to Report Bullying
Bedminster-based technology company STOPit is receiving national attention for its technology platform that lets people report bullying, both traditional and cyber, and other forms of inappropriate behavior in schools, universities and places of empl...
CalHFA Comments on Moody’s Ratings Upgrade
The California Housing Finance Agency is pleased to announce that Moody's Investor Service has raised CalHFA's Issuer Rating from 'A3' to 'A2,' with a Stable Outlook
Dingell Calls on MDEQ to Finalize Stricter Dioxane Cleanup Standards, Safeguard Ann Arbor Water...
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today sent a letter to Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Director Keith Creagh urging the state to take long-overdue action to finalize stricter cleanup standards for 1,4-dioxane that will bring th...
CORKER SAYS CONCERNS ABOUT FANNIE, FREDDIE CAPITAL NOT A REASON TO RETURN TO FAILED...
In response to a speech today by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, said concerns about capital at government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddi...
AGUILAR CONVENES VETERANS ADVISORY BOARD TO TACKLE VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
Aguilar Convenes Veterans Advisory Board to Tackle Veteran Homelessness
Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar convened another meeting of his Veterans Advisory Board. The committee of local veterans, veteran assistance non-profit organizations, and local housing ...
Kirkpatrick secures $1.7 million for Arizona flood-control projects
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., has secured $1.7 million in funding in the president’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget for three flood-control projects critical to rural Arizona
