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National Review Dubuque Paper Slams HUD, Says NR Is Right by STANLEY KURTZ January 18, 2016 Last week, when I published a sharp critique of the Obama administration’s outrageous takeover of Dubuque’s housing system, Dubuque city officials and a spokesman for HUD took me severely to task. I am pleased to report today that the Continue Reading
Our opinion: National Review right about HUD where we stand Though Stanley Kurtz’s article has inaccuracies about Dubuque, it’s right about the overreach of HUD. BY THE TH MEDIA EDITORIAL BOARD Sunday February 17, 2016 Stanley Kurtz’s depiction of Dubuque in an article last week in the National Review isn’t flattering. “Dubuque is … a Continue Reading
NATIONAL REVIEW How Obama Stole Dubuque: Local and Federal Officials Respond by STANLEY KURTZ January 15, 2016 On Wednesday I told the story of Obama’s outrageous takeover of housing policy in Dubuque, the most frightening example yet of how the administration’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule will actually work. Today’s Dubuque Telegraph Herald Continue Reading
What state is Dubuque in? If you answered Chicago, you are correct. Chicago’s no state, you say? Don’t be so 18th century — so “constitutional.” Dubuque is in Chicago, which is now a kind of state. Or to put it differently, the Obama administration is in the process of replacing our entire system of government Continue Reading
Proactive Douglas County, Colorado is seeking to resolve issues with HUD’s AFFH Assessment Tool. The county is one of 1200 entitlement communities that accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. From what we can tell, HUD is not acknowledging issues. On September 22, 2015 Douglas County Commissioners made requests to: Senator Cory Gardner’s Senator Michael Continue Reading
By Evelyn Zur Dear ELECTED OFFICIALS IN ALL OF DOUGLAS COUNTY Our 3 Commissioners: Dave Weaver, Roger Partridge, Jill Repella, and the Good Town Council Members throughout Douglas County. Douglas County has a HUD TARGET ON it’s back…This time around…the HUD grants we have become accustomed to come as wolves wrapped in sheep’s clothing. HUD’s Continue Reading
Click “Coercive Federalism” article, Weekly Standard, 26 October 26, 2015 By Terry Eastland Some 45 municipalities and communities make up Westchester County, the prosperous, heavily Democratic jurisdiction just north of New York City whose most famous residents are Bill and Hillary Clinton. Like many localities across the country, Westchester has long been a recipient of Continue Reading
County officials concerned about HUD rules This is a reply to the article; click “Douglas County divies up block-grant funds” (or http://wp.me/p6y1jc-fH), by Shanna Fortier. Let’s be clear, “receiving” grants from the county’s political perspective is all about helping the truly needy (arguably barely over 1.5% of the total grant); on the other hand “giving” Continue Reading