Tag: HUD

Biden Moves to Revive Obama Plan to Federalize Suburban Zoning Regulations

Buried in the nearly 18,000-word White House Fact Sheet on President Joe Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan” infrastructure bill is one paragraph that could turn the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) into a zoning commission for suburban America. “For decades, exclusionary zoning laws—like minimum lot sizes, mandatory parking requirements, and prohibitions…


HUD Secretary Endorses Democrats at White House Podium, in Possible Violation of the Hatch Act

The newly sworn-in secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development may have violated an ethics law by endorsing Democrat candidates in a Senate race. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge, a former U.S. representative, in her first press conference in office, told reporters on Thursday that she had two friends who were mulling running for the…


HUD Secretary Endorses Democrats at White House, May Have Violated Ethics Law

The newly sworn-in secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development may have violated an ethics law by endorsing Democratic candidates in a Senate race. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge, a former U.S. representative, in her first press conference in office, told reporters on March 18 that she had two friends who were considering running for…