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Affordable housing investment in 2026: Growth, opportunity, and change
We discuss how legislative and regulatory issues are impacting upper-tier affordable housing investors. The affordable housing investment landscape is experiencing something it hasn't seen in years: genuine momentum. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program just secured its most significant expansion in history—a permanent 12% increase in each state’s 9% credit allocation, alongside a reduction in the bond-financing test from 50% to 25%.
Famous fractured fantasy brought to life in Midway
The drama department at Boundary Central Secondary School in Midway recently presented "Into the Woods Jr." to three packed houses. Comprising mostly of junior students and directed by Sarah Tripp, the Steven Sondheim musical was lovingly brought to life by a talented cast and skilled technicians.
Joint agencies rescind 2023 final CRA rules
Alert / Community Development Finance April 16, 2025 By rescinding 2023 CRA rules, federal agencies will revert to pre-2023 regulations, and future regulatory changes are expected. What’s the impact? The decision to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act rules marks a significant development in the ongoing efforts to modernize the CRA regulations.
I Know Firsthand Why Unions Should Endorse Bernie
Photo credit: Max Goldberg / Wikimedia Commons / cc One late summer evening in 2000, my home phone rang in Moretown, Vermont. “Can you please hold for Congressman Sanders?” the voice on the line asked. At the time, I had been doing what union organizers do when they’re not knocking on doors, going to shift change or running meetings: I was calling workers.
I Know Firsthand Why Unions Should Endorse Bernie
Friday, Feb 14, 2020, 11:59 am BY Andrew Tripp I’ve seen Bernie Sanders stand with Vermont workers for 20 years. It’s time for unions to back him. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) One late summer evening in 2000, my home phone rang in Moretown, Vermont. “Can you please hold for Congressman Sanders?” the voice on the line asked. At the time, I had been doing what union organizers do when they’re not knocking on doors, going to shift change or running meetings: I was calling workers.
Shaping up to be a perfect summer
There’s nothing quite like a leisurely float along the Rock Creek section of the Kettle River to remind one of the quietude of life in the Boundary, thankfully far removed from the turmoil in other parts of the world.
Aftermath of fire lingers as anniversary approaches
As the bucolic rhythms of another Boundary summer settle in, residents can but reflect with emotion on last year, which offered up a dry spring, followed by scorching heat and tinder-dry conditions. Those conditions helped make 2015’s wildfire season one of the toughest on record, sparking, among others, the Rock Creek/Westbridge blaze, which resulted in the destruction of 30 homes.
WI awards calendar proceeds
The Rock Creek Women’s Institute, currently celebrating its centenary, provided refreshments, snacks and lunch for a large crowd of West Boundary residents who attended a FireSmart orientation. All unused food was donated to Vivien Browne and the Food Share program. (From left) Judy Watson, Vivien Browne, Mary Cannon and Brenda Schmalz. The Rock Creek Women’s Institute (RCWI) assembled at the home of Judy Watson for its monthly meeting on Feb. 17, with 12 members present.
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