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Chicago Housing Authority CEO hire sparks housing advocates" lawsuit threat
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (445+ words) Groups allege "deceptive" process, as board defies mayor Chicago's already fraught public housing leadership battle is heading to court. A coalition of housing advocates plans to sue the Chicago Housing Authority over its surprise vote last month to install a…...
HUD rescinds "politically motivated" probe into discrimination at Texas General Land Office
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (266+ words) Ruling dropped a Biden-era probe into how the state agency distributed disaster funding to different communities A federal civil rights investigation launched by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development into whether Texas state officials steered federal disaster relief grants…...
HUD investigating Boston's housing policies, alleges reverse racism
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (259+ words) Part of agency's larger anti-DEI campaign The Trump administration is targeting a prominent city with a Democratic leader for allegedly discriminatory housing policies. Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development informed Boston Mayor Michelle Wu of an investigation…...
HUD watchdog audits Chicago Housing Authority on eligibility checks
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (322+ words) Federal review targets immigration status and criminal screening, as Trump administration tightens oversight of public housing The Chicago Housing Authority is under the microscope, as federal watchdogs dig into how the agency vets tenants for immigration status and criminal backgrounds,…...
Developer moves to evict Al Sharpton's National Action Network for One45 project
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (687+ words) Bruce Teitelbaum looking to make way for long-awaited Harlem apartments Developer Bruce Teitelbaum wants Rev. Al Sharpton out." Attorneys for an entity tied to Teitelbaum filed a petition to evict Sharpton's National Action Network from its headquarters on 145th Street in…...
Dallas scrambles to keep AT&T from bolting to "burbs
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Dallas is doing damage-control as AT&T weighs a possible move of its global headquarters out of downtown. City Manager Kimberly Tolbert told the Dallas Economic Development board this week that officials are "actively working to ensure that the future…...