Leominster mayor, councilors trade jabs over critical HUD report LEOMINSTER -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development several months ago issued a critical report of the way the city's Community Development Block Grant program is run, but is just now finishing its work monitoring the program's financial
June 12, 2013 - Sentinel & Enterprise
Housing authority sued, faces HUD sanctions in suit SHAMOKIN - Sanctions against the Shamokin Housing Authority (SHA) are possible over its refusal to provide federal housing subsidies to a tenant, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a letter last month. The tenant, Brenda
June 12, 2013 - The Shamokin News-Item
Housing Crisis: Widespread Discrimination; Little Taste for Enforcement by Nikole Hannah-Jones The results of Tuesday's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development national study on the persistence of housing discrimination are unlikely to shock: Racial and ethnic minorities continue to find themselves locked out of many housing opportunities. No, the more startling thing may be what HUD intends to do with its findings. HUD spent $9 million to contract with the ...
June 11, 2013 - ProPublica