Tag: HUD
Alabama communities receive nearly $19 million in federal grants
Almost $19 million in federal money is going to dozens of communities around Alabama to help with everything from sewers to removing...
Community Development Block Grants awarded to help improve 54 communities statewide
54 Alabama towns, cities and counties were awarded a total of nearly $17.8 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) on Friday by Governor Kay...
Senate confirms Alabama-native Paul Compton as HUD’s General Counsel
Monday night, by a vote of 62 to 34, the U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama-native Paul Compton, Jr. to be the next General Counsel of...
Ben Carson talks responsibility as senators question cuts
Housing Secretary Ben Carson defended the sharp budget cuts facing his agency even as he promised senators Wednesday that he would strive to help...
Housing chief Ben Carson steps up public profile in coming weeks
President Donald Trump's point man on housing, Ben Carson, takes on a higher profile this month in Washington - an opportunity to spell out...
HUD could face steep cuts, but Ben Carson says numbers early
Housing Secretary Ben Carson sought Thursday to reassure his agency that budget cuts may not be as steep as some fear, even as housing...
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson gets hearing for HUD chief
Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended his experience and credentials Thursday to serve as the nation's new housing secretary, turning to his life...
Ben Carson rose from poor childhood to acclaimed neurosurgeon
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, picked by Donald Trump to run the Housing and Urban Development Department, has often recounted his childhood as the son of...
“Over-income” Alabamians abusing public housing, audit finds
A recent internal audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development founds that tens out thousands of Americans are "over-income" by public...
Jeff Sessions joins fellow conservatives to push back against new federal...
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions joined with five fellow members of the Republican Senate majority in co-sponsoring a bill by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah designed...
