United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Summary
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government. Although its beginnings were in the House and Home Financing Agency, it was founded as a Cabinet department in 1965, as part of the "Great Society" program of President Lyndon Johnson, to develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises.The department was established on September 9, 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment.
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Why an ‘average’ journalism grad’s salary might not be an average salary where you work
After I blogged Monday about a survey that said 2012 j-school grads’ average starting salary was $40,900, lots of Poynter readers took to Twitter or emailed me to complain about how out of line that number was with their … Read more.
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Romney campaign reverses position, allows press to cover fundraiser in Israel
CNN | The Wall Street Journal | NBC News | Newsweek The campaign of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney let reporters cover a fundraiser in Israel on Monday morning after first saying they wouldn’t be allowed… Read more.
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Housing Secretary applauds foreclosure deal but sees challenges
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan was one of several key negotiators of the historic $26 billion foreclosure settlement that a federal judge approved last Friday.
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T&G Building to Be Sold
The New York Times Co. , owner of the Telegram & Gazette, has agreed to sell the newspaper’s office building to a subsidiary of the Worcester Business Development Corp. , which intends to renovate the aging complex at 18-20 Franklin St. a. . .
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Fox Cites Ownership Of Appliances To Downplay Hardship Of Poverty In America
Fox News hosts are citing a Heritage Foundation report about the ownership of appliances among the poor in America to ask, in the words of Bill O'Reilly, "So how can you be so poor and have all this stuff?" In reality, the poor in America face hardships in areas that deeply affect their lives, such as health, education, housing, and access to healthy food and legal services -- regardless of their ability to purchase a microwave oven.
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Fox Backtracks On Latest Assertion That ACORN Received Federal Money
Fox & Friends promoted the claim that "ACORN" -- which no longer exists -- had received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding, despite the fact that a federal report noted last month that the amount in question actually had not been spent. Fox & Friends backed away from the claim later in the same show by reading a statement from a federal spokesman pointing out the money had been "de-obligated and recovered.
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Conservative Media Continue To Claim That ACORN -- Which No Longer Exists -- Is Getting Federal Funds
Fox & Friends and the Daily Caller attacked Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA) for receiving federal money, claiming that "ACORN" is receiving "taxpayer funds" -- despite also noting that the Government Accountability Office determined in September 2010 that AHCOA "is not an affiliate, subsidiary, or allied organization of ACORN. " In addition, ACORN no longer exists, having filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November 2010 and "clos[ed] up shop.
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Hyping Boehner's "150 Economists," Media Ignore That Many Have History Of Dubious And Extreme Claims
Several media outlets have reported on a letter sent by House Speaker John Boehner to President Obama signed by "150 economists" who support Boehner's spending cut proposal. But these media outlets have ignored that many of the economists who signed the letter have made baseless predictions in the past, some have endorsed dubious theories, and others have used extreme rhetoric to attack Obama and other Democrats.
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Right-Wing Media Trivialize, Dismiss Potential Effects Of A Government Shutdown
Right-wing media have recently trivialized or dismissed the potential effects of a federal government shutdown. However, a shutdown could disrupt the economy and many businesses, cause hundreds of thousands of workers to be furloughed, and disrupt numerous public services.
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This Day In Troubled Asset Relief Mythmaking
Another day, another article attesting to the glorious success that was the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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