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Voters in Lawrence, Kansas Approve $10 million for Affordable Housing Trust
January 29th, 2018Voters in Lawrence, Kansas approved reallocating 1/20th of a penny of city sales tax to an affordable housing trust fund on November 7, 2017, providing…...
Historic Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Passes in Los Angeles
January 29th, 2018With an historic vote in December, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a linkage fee that is the first dedicated revenue source for affordable housing…...
Governor of California Signs Historic Housing Package, Dedicated Revenue for Housing Trust Fund
October 24th, 2017At what he called “probably the biggest bill signing” he’s ever seen, Governor Jerry Brown signed 15 bills into law on September 29 to address…...
Detroit Establishes Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Fund
October 24th, 2017On September 19, the City Council of Detroit established the Detroit Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Fund as part of a new inclusionary zoning policy. …...
Resident Organizing Gains Victory in California, Attention from Other States
October 24th, 2017The power of organized affordable housing residents together with staff of non-profit services and housing developers is getting attention from other state advocacy groups. With…...
Louisville Commits $9.6 Million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund
August 8th, 2017Louisville Metro Council passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 that includes $14.5 million for affordable housing, of which $9.57 million will be allocated to the…...
Housing Trust Fund, Home-Sharing Surcharge to House Chicago Families Experiencing Homelessness
August 8th, 2017The City of Chicago and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless launched a new initiative, Housing Support for CPS Families in Transition (FIT), to provide…...
Hood River Sixth Oregon Jurisdiction to Enact Construction Excise Tax to Fund Housing
August 8th, 2017In late July, the City of Hood River, Oregon became the sixth jurisdiction in the state to impose a Construction Excise Tax to generate local…...
Vermont Passes Budget With Historic Affordable Housing Investment
August 8th, 2017After a contentious budget fight, in late June the Vermont Legislature passed and Governor Phil Scott signed a budget that included an historic investment of…...
Minnesota Legislature Passes Legislation Encouraging Local Housing Trust Funds
August 8th, 2017The Minnesota Legislature included provisions that encourage local communities to establish housing trust funds in a Jobs and Economic Development omnibus bill that passed during…...