All the city news you can use. By Jeff Wood - Feb 6th, 2021 02:29 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Marcia Fudge. (Public Domain).
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An “Activist HUD”: Housing and Urban Development Secretary nominee
Marcia Fudge has decades of experience and a vision for the department to focus on universal housing vouchers to increase section 8, breaking down systemic discrimination based on race and income and home buying credits for historically disenfranchised buyers. Opponents believe these moves make for an “Activist HUD”. But first up, however, is tackling the looming eviction crisis. (