Confronting Deregulation : As the Trump Administration's attack on the "Administrative State" (i.e. the federal government) continues, we are tracking emerging threats and sharing advocacy resources - with a particular focus on our primary areas of work in housing, education and environmental health. See our page on Civil Rights in the Deregulatory State, including a short … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 13, 2017): New P&R, confronting deregulation
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PRRAC Update (June 22, 2017): Regulatory havoc continues
Responding to regulatory "reform": We submitted coalition comments in response to a HUD Notice titled "Reducing Regulatory Burden; Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda", seeking suggestions for regulations to eliminate or streamline, pursuant to two Trump Administration Executive Orders. Our comments pointed out, inter alia, that HUD was not legally authorized to eliminate … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 22, 2017): Regulatory havoc continues
PRRAC Update (June 9, 2017): Trump’s education budget; MTW; Loving!
PRRAC is hiring! See the announcement for our Law and Policy Fellowship here. Trump's education budget - choice or segregation? Apropos of this week's budget hearings, PRRAC's Kim Hall and Mike Hilton comment in the Philanthropy News Digest's blog. MTW expansion: We submitted comments on the need for transparency and civil rights monitoring in HUD's … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 9, 2017): Trump’s education budget; MTW; Loving!
PRRAC Update (May 18, 2017): The Color of Law; housing mobility; protecting the administrative state
The Color of Law : Please join us for an important book talk in DC on Thursday, June 8th - the Economic Policy Institute and PRRAC present Richard Rothstein as he discusses his new book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Ted Shaw of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) will … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (May 18, 2017): The Color of Law; housing mobility; protecting the administrative state
PRRAC Update (April 27, 2017): Recommended reading for new HUD staff; and p.s. please call Congress
Time to call your congressperson: Today would be a good day to call your representative and senators to support a reasonable HUD budget - see these talking points from CarsonWatch, and please take a few minutes to make those calls. To contact your members of Congress, call the congressional switchboard toll free at 202-224-3121 or visit the House website and enter your zip … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (April 27, 2017): Recommended reading for new HUD staff; and p.s. please call Congress
