28 Jul 2003 Uncategorized SECTION 8 ADD-ON The House narrowly passed an amendment to its bill funding Section 8 vouchers next year that added $150 million. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
21 Jul 2003 Uncategorized MENTAL HEALTH BLOCKS Parents of more than 12,700 children handed them over to government custody in 2001 in order to get mental health care for them, according to the GAO. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
21 Jul 2003 Uncategorized WASTED FUNDS Councilmember Alan Gerson panned yesterday the mayor’s plan to generate affordable housing in his lower Manhattan district. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
21 Jul 2003 Uncategorized LANDER MOVING ON Fifth Avenue Committee Executive Director Brad Lander is leaving after ten years at the organization’s helm. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
21 Jul 2003 Housing and Homelessness NYCHA VOUCHER MATH President Bush’s proposal to block-grant Section 8 will cost the city 4,000 vouchers, the IBO says. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
14 Jul 2003 Uncategorized CLOSED FOR BUSINESS Mayor Bloomberg signed legislation yesterday closing down the city’s Department of Employment and folding its functions into other agencies. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
14 Jul 2003 Uncategorized IT'S TANF TIME Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley’s staff has begun circulating a TANF reauthorization plan. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
14 Jul 2003 Uncategorized FOLLOW THE MONEY Today’s the deadline for candidates to file campaign finance disclosure statements covering the last six months. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
14 Jul 2003 Uncategorized VOUCHER SHORTAGE The House has begun work on its HUD funding bill for 2004. Advocates say the White House proposal shortchanges vouchers by more than $1 billion. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
14 Jul 2003 Uncategorized HOPE NOT The House’s funding bill for HUD all but zeros out the HOPE VI program. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
