EITC CERTIFICATION
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The GAO gave its stamp of approval to the IRS’ pilot project for pre-certifying Earned Income Tax Credit recipients.
JERSEY LINKS
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Jersey City has passed a law making developers who get tax breaks donate to an affordable housing fund.
Homelessness
BUILDING OWNERS
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The House granted the Bush administration’s request for $400 million for home-buying subsidies.
POLL NUMBERS
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Seventy-six percent of New Yorkers consider a candidate’s stance on affordable housing when they vote.
PREVENTION MONEY
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The CDC says its controversial new HIV prevention initiative won’t eat up money set aside for CBOs in minority communities.
Welfare
ANOTHER EXTENSION
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The House got Washington started on pushing TANF reauthorization to next year when it passed another extension for program this week.
Child Welfare
DUAL TRACK DERAILED
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Governor Pataki vetoed a bill that authorizing demonstration projects for “dual track” reprreports of child abuse.
EARLY BIRD GETS THE TEACH
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Large urban school districts have themselves to blame for chronic shortages of qualified teachers.
Government
CREATING LIABILITY
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Assemblymember Scott Stringer and state Sen. Eric Schneiderman are pushing a bill to make gun manufacturers liable for gun violence.
