2010 Midterm Elections

• Putting a Face on the Budget Cuts

  “When you have a key that you can put in the door, it gives you the chance to control your destiny” says Almon Hubbard, a formerly homeless veteran in…

  By Melissa Boteach  ·  May 4, 2011

• Unpopular Budget Cuts Could Create an Opening for Advocates

  As the recession continues and new members of Congress take their seats following the midterm election, it is clear our new lawmakers are taking the nation in the wrong direction.…

  By Liz Hersh  ·  March 23, 2011

• Breaking Down Walls: Who’s on First on the Banking Committees?

  This entry is the third in a series of attempting to demystify the “new” Congress. My last two entries looked at the membership of House and Senate housing and community…

  By Barbara Burnham  ·  March 17, 2011

• The Impact of the 2010 Mid-term Elections in Georgia: An Atlanta Perspective

  The election returns last November generated a bit of discussion among community developers in Georgia last fall for a few reasons. There were certainly implications due to the definitive results…

  By Andy Schneggenburger  ·  March 17, 2011

• Reckless Budget Targets Our Most Vulnerable Neighbors

  There are few greater obligations that we share as a nation than to support our servicemen and women when they come home “to care for him who shall have borne…

  By Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ)  ·  March 15, 2011

• Breaking Down Walls: Senate Appropriators

  Last week we looked at the House appropriators, this week we are moving across the Hill to the Senate appropriators who oversee funds made available to housing and community…

  By Barbara Burnham  ·  March 8, 2011

• Congress: Breaking Down the Walls

  Washington is a really confusing town in good times and an almost indecipherable town in surreal times like these. In order to make sense of the work that I do…

  By Barbara Burnham  ·  February 28, 2011

• Five Hidden Opportunities in the 2010 Election Results

  The 2010 midterm elections have certainly made many community developers anxious for our communities and our field—and with good reason. The Republican Party’s agenda of draconian spending cuts has the…

  By Joseph Kriesberg  ·  January 31, 2011

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