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HUD announces $1.1B to fund tribal housing and community development

May 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate 1.1B, Affordable Housing, Announces, Community, Development, fund, Housing, HUD, Joe Biden, tribal, White House

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced that the Biden administration has approved a record $1.1 billion in funding for the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, and an additional $75 million funding opportunity for the Indian Community Development Block (ICDBG) program to “support housing and community development projects.” The [...]read moreHUD announces $1.1B to fund tribal housing and community development

2024 battleground state likely to be influenced by senior voters: AARP

May 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate AARP, Aging in Place, battleground, Donald Trump, influenced, Joe Biden, Pennsylvania, Senior, state, Voters

Older voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania are poised to make their presence — and preferences — felt in the upcoming fall elections that will determine control of the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Chief on their minds are issues that include Social Security and aging in place. [...]read more2024 battleground state likely to be influenced by senior voters: AARP

FTC bans noncompete clauses nationwide

April 24, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate bans, clauses, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Joe Biden, nationwide, noncompete

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday a decision to ban noncompetes nationwide, aiming to stop the practice of preventing a worker from immediately joining a rival company. The rule is designed to “[protect] the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation,” the FTC said in its [...]read moreFTC bans noncompete clauses nationwide

Nevada governor urges Biden to act on affordable housing

April 16, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate Act, Affordable, Biden, governor, Housing, Joe Biden, las vegas, Nevada, urges, White House

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has submitted a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to decrease federal spending and to take action on affordable housing issues. “A particularly acute concern to Nevadans is the housing market, which is reeling from the combined effects of high inflation and interest rates,” Lombardo said in the letter [...]read moreNevada governor urges Biden to act on affordable housing

Caregiving experts say aging in place will be ‘a challenge for generations’

April 12, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate aging, Caregiving, challenge, experts, generations, Joe Biden, Long-term care, place, White House

Experts from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Georgia are weighing in on recent federal attention that senior caregivers have received after President Joe Biden highlighted these issues in his State of the Union address last month. The experts say that adequately serving seniors who prefer to age in place will [...]read moreCaregiving experts say aging in place will be ‘a challenge for generations’

The Victims Of The Key Bridge Collapse Did More For America Than Any Conspiracy Theorist

Almost immediately after a cargo ship crashed into destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in the early morning hours of March 26, conspiracy theorists started spreading false information and asking dumbass questions about the disaster. On the other side of it, actual journalists have talked about the real logistics and the fallout of [...]read moreThe Victims Of The Key Bridge Collapse Did More For America Than Any Conspiracy Theorist

Pentagon chief says civilian death toll in Gaza ‘far too high’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Lloyd Austin tells Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that humanitarian aid reaching Palestinian enclave ‘far too low’. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that the civilian death toll is “far too high” in the Gaza Strip, a day after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution demanding a [...]read morePentagon chief says civilian death toll in Gaza ‘far too high’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Who is election disrupter Robert F Kennedy Jr? | US Election 2024

March 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments News disrupter, Donald Trump, election, elections, Features, Joe Biden, Kennedy, Robert, United States, US & Canada, US Election 2024

Robert F Kennedy Jr, scion of the most famous United States political dynasty, will announce his running mate on Tuesday as he competes as an independent candidate in the 2024 US presidential election. The odds are stacked against him as no third-party candidate has won the presidency in more than a century and a half. [...]read moreWho is election disrupter Robert F Kennedy Jr? | US Election 2024

Will the UN ceasefire resolution stop Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

After more than five months of fighting and five vetoed draft resolutions, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members on Monday successfully passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States abstained from voting while the remaining 14 UNSC members voted in favour of the resolution, which was [...]read moreWill the UN ceasefire resolution stop Israel’s war on Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

Marcia Fudge talks HUD departure, why it’s time ‘to go home’

March 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Real estate departure, Fudge, Home, HUD, Joe Biden, Marcia, Marcia Fudge, Talks, Time

Marcia Fudge is now the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), having served her final day on Friday, March 22, after announcing her resignation just 11 days earlier. Adrianne Todman now serves as acting HUD secretary. In a recently published interview with NPR, Fudge was asked why now is [...]read moreMarcia Fudge talks HUD departure, why it’s time ‘to go home’