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Gallup also finds Americans continue to worry about the high cost of living that includes a notable bump up in concern over oil and gas prices.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The letters express concern about cases they say investigators have been forced to drop.
They also describe a culture of fear that's keeping them anonymous.
Last year, HUD fired fair housing whistleblower Paul Osadebe, a civil rights lawyer and union steward who helped put out these letters.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner has accused the Biden administration of twisting the law by focusing on DEI.
Osedebe says political interference goes beyond HUD, and he hopes employees at other agencies also speak up.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
Last fall, the Federal Housing Agency issued a plan to slash money for permanent housing and shift it to programs that require those seeking assistance to first work and stay sober.
Housing Secretary Scott Turner said that would nudge people toward self-sufficiency.
The change would have upended two decades of bipartisan federal policy.
and local aid groups warned it could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
In its latest ruling, the appeals court cites evidence that the longtime focus on permanent housing has proven effective, and it noted that Congress recently approved a budget to fund that approach.
In a statement, the housing agency HUD says the current approach is misguided and it remains committed to reforming it.
Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
Last fall, the Federal Housing Agency issued a plan to slash money for permanent housing and shift it to programs that require those seeking assistance to first work and stay sober.
Housing Secretary Scott Turner said that would nudge people toward self-sufficiency.
The change would have upended two decades of bipartisan federal policy, and local aid groups warned it could push 170,000 people back into homelessness.
In its latest ruling, the appeals court cites evidence that the longtime focus on permanent housing has proven effective, and it noted that Congress recently approved a budget to fund that approach.