by Jim King
on March 27, 2018
The Latest President signs FY2018 federal budget that generally increases investment in our region; big increase for rural broadband Congress is home for recess for a couple of weeks, visit them! Senate passes rollback of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act Longer Term USDA Secretary Perdue supports single rural definition at 75K people The [...]
by Jim King
on March 13, 2018
The Latest Federal budget – make those appropriations requests if you haven’t West Virginia teachers reach agreement. What does the strike mean? An Appalachian election decided tonight: Southwestern PA’s 18th Congressional District Longer Term All short term this week The Latest The federal budgeting news is quiet, but representatives are preparing [...]
by Jim King
on February 27, 2018
Fahe Advocacy Update February 26, 2018 The Latest Federal budget updates West Virginia statewide teacher strike Longer Term Opioid demand interventions needed New book seeks to refute popular myths about Appalachia The Latest Following up on the last Tuesday’s Member Connection call, we sent out an update Friday about the [...]
by Jim King
on February 13, 2018
The Latest Congress’s budget deal The President releases his 2019 budget The President’s infrastructure plan Longer Term National broadband policy is hotly debated in early 2018 HUD to increase rents Opioid crisis turf wars The Latest Last week, Congress voted to keep the government open through March 23 and passed a two-year $300 [...]
by Jim King
on January 30, 2018
Fahe Bi-Monthly Update January 30, 2018 The Latest Proposals for Housing Finance in Congress December 2017 tax law creates “Opportunity Zones” The government is open for another few weeks Longer Term It’s all the latest this week! The Latest Proposals for Housing Finance in Congress The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has [...]
by Jim King
on December 5, 2017
The Latest Tax Bill – Senate bill passes, conference committee set FY18 Appropriations – Congress must act this week Longer Term Medicaid work rules The Latest The Senate passed its tax bill, 51-49, on Saturday, December 2nd and now the chambers are set to resolve differences between the two bills via a conference [...]
by Jim King
on November 28, 2017
The Latest New Congressional Budget Office report says the Senate Republican Tax Bill on its face will hurt middle income and poor – **Take Action! End of Year Legislative Agenda USDA State Directors for Rural Development Announced Longer Term – this week is all short term as we wrap up the year! [...]
by Jim King
on November 21, 2017
The Latest Tax Bill – You are leaders in your community and it will matter for Congresspeople in district on Thanksgiving recess to hear from you! Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac re-enter LIHTC market Federal Flood Insurance Bill passes House Longer Term Map of rural broadband access The Latest Both House [...]
by Jim King
on November 14, 2017
The Latest Tax Bill update – write/call your elected reps if you have not Sign-On Letters Longer Term Homelessness among Veterans Demographic Shift in Rural The Latest Tax reform continues to be the central focus in Washington D.C, with the House continuing moving forward on its bill (a floor vote could come [...]
by Jim King
on November 7, 2017
The Latest Tax bill Longer Term Opioid Crisis: Final Report from the President’s Commission on Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Article examines the workings of USDA The Latest Congress continues to work on a tax bill. The House bill (H.R. 1) revealed last week would retain the Low Income Housing [...]