Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour won't let calls from housing advocates and lawmakers deter his plans to divert $570 million of federal hurricane recovery funds from a housing program to the expansion of the Port of Gulfport. More...
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Results tagged “affordable housing”
A recent study found that housing costs for both renters and homeowners in New Orleans was less affordable than for the nation as a whole. More...
Last week a UN special rapporteur on racism offered recommendations to the United States to address ongoing issues of racial discrimination, including the treatment of Katrina survivors. More...
In a matter of days, thousands in the Gulf Coast will face eviction from their FEMA trailers. Advocates are now calling on the federal government to intervene and extend the deadline, and uphold its promise to rebuild the Gulf Coast. More...
The Galveston Housing Authority is making plans to demolish two public housing developments even as public housing residents struggle to find affordable places to live. More...
Some of the nation's first black fighter pilots will have a chance witness the first black President take his oath. More...
The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) is under fire once again this week. In a report released Friday federal auditors report finding poor conditions in New Orleans housing developments. The auditors also raised serious questions about the ability of... More...
Obama's pick for HUD secretary wins kudos from affordable housing advocates, who offer the incoming administration a plan to help the nation out of the current crisis. More...
As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, housing advocates in New Orleans point to human rights violations here at home. More...
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