What is happening? Washington State Legislature is considering raising the debt limit to issue $4billion in bonds to address affordable housing shortage and homelessness. Access to more affordable housing is being talked about across states- red, blue, and purple. Why is this important? The Governor says this level of funding will be a serious step […]
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Affordable Housing Funding Increases
What is happening? This past November voters in Colorado and 9 cities across the country approved millions in affordable housing funding. There’s also bipartisan Congressional support for increasing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, supporters include Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy. Why is this important? Housing experts say voters approval of affordable housing coupled with […]
Property Owners v. Investor Property Owners Regulation Pathway
What is happening? Housing Affordability is in the headlines a lot. One of the questions is how do regular home owners buy property when they’re competing with investors who are snapping up single family properties. Turns out, governments are making rules about this sort of thing. In Cincinnati, the Port of Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority is […]
Follow Historic Eminent Domain Use
What is happening? Remember when we talked about how Manhattan Beach in California was taken by eminent domain back in the day from Black property owners. In the COVID- BLM world, local governments began correcting historic eminent domain use that impacted BIPOC communities and Manhattan Beach was returned to the original land owners, who are […]
Right to Farm in Texas
What is happening? For the 2023 Legislature, the Texas Farm Bureau identified 3 top issues: (1) protect property rights in a growing state; (2) protect the right to farm from local governmental ordinances that infringe on agriculture; and (3) truth in meat labeling. We see you non-meats and non-dairy and your labels that hide who […]