December 29, 2004  Volume 19, Number 22

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• President's Forum: The latest on the new operating fund; HAs are well-advised to plan, but need more information to plan well

• PIH notice addresses 2005 voucher implementation issues

• Human Rights Watch reports on criminal records and public housing

• HUD final rule addresses over-income families

• PHADA analyst receives $25,000 grant from HUD

December 15, 2004  Volume 19, Number 21

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• President's Forum: Looking back on 2004

• 2005 appropriations bill underfunds program needs

• GAO reports on HA admin fee reserve calculations

• Fannie Mae Foundation addresses abandoned properties

December 1, 2004  Volume 19, Number 20

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• President's Forum: PHADA Wants You! Help determine our own fate

• Section 8 restructuring topic for discussion in 2005

November 17, 2004  Volume 19, Number 19

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• President's Forum: What do the election results portend for HAs and our programs?

• PHADA charter member dies

• HUD studies handicapped population in Section 8

• PACE program permits elders to age in place

• Focus on Asset Management: How to prepare for switch to project-based funding

• New Yorkers conduct legislative, media briefing

November 3, 2004  Volume 19, Number 18

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• President's Forum: 2005 appropriations high on Congress’s agenda – PHADA members should register positions with lawmakers

• Cisneros and Kemp call for a bipartisan housing policy

• Senator introduces bill to change student's eligibility/treatment of financial assistance

• Lawsuit challenges HUD on admin fee recaptures

• PHADA alliance with HDS continues to benefit members

October 20, 2004  Volume 19, Number 17

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• President's Forum: Nonprofit organizations: The future of PHAs and the IG's report

• PHADA Board endorses recommendations on rent reform

• HUD issues final '05 FMRs

• PHADA members can still encourage participants to vote

• Senate bill would bar HAs from doing voter registration

• Preliminary reaction to the Senate VA/HUD appropriations bill

October 6, 2004  Volume 19, Number 16

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• President's Forum: Inspector General's report could stifle innovation, entrepreneurialism; PHADA working to correct some misconceptions

• Senate Appropriations Committee passesVA/HUD bill

• "A Post-Mortem Account of the Operating Fund Neg-Reg Process" -- Part III

• Income, rent and the Medicare drug benefits

• HUD portability notice acknowledges problems

September 15, 2004  Volume 19, Number 15

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• President's Forum: Ethics: A reminder of its importance in our professional environment

• HUD issues 2005 FMRs for comment

• "A Post-Mortem Account of the Operating Fund Neg-Reg Process" -- Part II

• PHADA Position Paper on the FY 2005 VA/HUD & Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill

• PHADA leadership has maintained strong representation on Hill

August 11, 2004  Volume 19, Number 14

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• President's Forum: House VA/HUD bill woefully inadequate for public & assisted housing programs; Please communicate concerns to Congress now!

• House appropriations committee approves VA/HUD bill

• "A Post-Mortem Account of the Operating Fund Neg-Reg Process"

July 28, 2004  Volume 19, Number 13

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• President's Forum: Thank you for your continued support

• Welfare-to-Work vouchers fail to improve employment

• Policy Studies examine effects of mobility

• PHADA pens letter to HUD Secretary

• Former HUD Asst. Secretary recalls relations with PHADA

• REAC's recent enforcement actions against auditors

July 14, 2004  Volume 19, Number 12

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• President's Forum: Some new information on the Community Service Requirement

• FY '05 voucher budget prospects improving?

• Negotiated Rulemaking Operating Fund Summary Chart

• PHADA solidifies plans for upcoming Legislative Forum

• HUD 'white paper' offers justification for flexible voucher program

• HUD publishes reasonable accomodation guidance

• Public Housing News to Use: Utility Allowances

June 30, 2004  Volume 19, Number 11

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• President's Forum: Neg-Reg committee background, update

• Operating Fund Negotiated Rulemaking Committee reaches final agreement

• THE VOUCHER CRISIS: Tools for PHADA Members

June 16, 2004  Volume 19, Number 10

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• President's Forum: PHADA meets with HUD Secretary Jackson

• Housing Choice Voucher contract renewals update

• Third Neg Reg session makes additional progress

• PHADA alliance with Home Depot Supply benefits members

• HUD addresses some of PHADA's concerns regarding RIM reviews

May 19, 2004  Volume 19, Number 9

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• President's Forum: Latest on the FY '05 budget; Delayed appropriations virtually certain

• PHADA survey analyzes Section 8 cost increases

• PHADA's first president reflects on association's birth

• Concerns over voucher renewal funding broadens and deepens

May 5, 2004  Volume 19, Number 8

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• President's Forum: A perspective on the Operating Fund Neg Reg

• Second Neg Reg session ends with broad agreement

• HUD announces FY '04 HCV contract renewal policies

April 21, 2004  Volume 19, Number 7

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• President's Forum: New Orleans meeting will provide a bounty of information to housing professionals

• 'Neg-Reg' committee holds opening sessions

• PHADA awards Mississippi high school student scholarship

• Subcomittee holds hearings on HUD 2005 FY budget

• GAO undertakes Section 8 administrative fee reserve study

April 7, 2004  Volume 19, Number 6

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• President's Forum: HUD to alter proposed voucher admin. fee based on industry, Congressional concerns

• PHADA member testifies before House Subcommittee

• HUD proposes revisions to PHAS dictionary of deficiencies

• Former PHADA president recalls founding of association

• HUD issues proposed project-based voucher rule

March 24, 2004  Volume 19, Number 5

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• President's Forum: MTW report to impact the Congressional debate on flexibility for HAs

• HUD publishes assessment of Moving to Work program

• Confirmation hearings held for Alphonso Jackson

• Bollinger Foundation offers financial grants for families

March 10, 2004  Volume 19, Number 4

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• President's Forum: The Operating Fund Negotiated Rulemaking

• Section 8 cost increases concern appropriators

• HUD working to improve the RIM Review process

• Limited English Proficiency (LEP) solutions

• Former Trustee recalls exciting, challenging times

February 25, 2004  Volume 19, Number 3

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• President's Forum: PHADA's position on the FY '05 HUD budget

• Section 8: Tenant-based program cut by $1 billion

• Public Housing: Most funding reduced; HOPE VI eliminated

• Focus on seniors may improve community image

February 11, 2004  Volume 19, Number 2

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• President's Forum: PHADA continues rent simplification efforts; Groups meet with HUD

• President Bush submits FY 2005 budget to Congress

• IG asserts HAs misuse federal funds in development activities

• NY state authorities describe funding problems to Congress

• HUD publishes 'guidance' on complying with LEP

• PHADA, others in industry express concerns with HUD's LEP guidance

January 21, 2004  Volume 19, Number 1

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• President's Forum: Looking back on '03 and ahead in '04

• PHADA celebrates 25th Anniversary in 2004!

• Issues to be resolved in Operating Fund Neg-Reg

• RIM review impacts: Disallowances and sanctions

• Remembering Sam Hider

• A Road Map to Change

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