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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
AL 3/25/13 Huntsville Huntsville Times
"Sequestration cuts Huntsville Housing
Authority budget by 5 percent, CEO Michael
Lundy said" E Vouchers-attrition --- 300 Individuals http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/03/sequestration_cuts_huntsville.html
AL 5/20/13 Huntsville Huntsville Times
"More sequestration fallout: Huntsville
Housing Authority lays off 6, cancels pay
raises" E Vouchers- other Jobs 96 Individuals http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/05/more_sequestration_fallout_hun.html
AZ 3/2/13 Tucson Arizona Daily Star
"Public housing tenants owing rent will feel
federal cuts first" E Vouchers- terminated 250-400 Households http://azstarnet.com/mobi/latest/article_1e247d93-9c1f-5a3c-af4b-4a60672d8898.html
AZ 3/8/13 Tucson Arizona Daily Star
"Guest column: Congress needs to end the
sequester before it causes serious pain" E Vouchers-attrition --- 10,000 Households
http://azstarnet.com/lifestyles/guest-column-congress-needs-to-end-the-sequester-before-it/article_6da6e56c-b05a-5cda-a3b2-
af07e00614c2.html
AZ 4/24/13 Mohave County News Herald- Havasunews
"Mohave County Housing Authority Board
approves housing voucher changes" A Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.havasunews.com/news/mohave-county-housing-authority-board-approves-housing-voucher-changes/article_b91c53f6-aca4-11e2-86f2-001a4bcf887a.html
AZ 8/7/13 Tucson Arizona Daily Star
"Special Report: Many struggle to find place
to live" E Vouchers- terminated 300 Households http://azstarnet.com/latest/article_22e1e2bd-dfe4-556e-a9f8-22ba8015544b.html
AZ 8/15/13 Chandler AZCentral.com
"Chandler receives smaller share of federal
housing money" A General challenges http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/20130809chandler-receives-smaller-share-federal-housing-money.html
CA 2/25/13 Marin County Marin Independent Journal
"Sequester of federal funds would squeeze
Marin programs" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.marinij.com/novato/ci_22667236/sequestration-federal-funds-would-squeeze-marin-programs
CA 3/7/13 Redondo Beach EasyReaderNews
"Sequester hits Section 8 program in
Redondo Beach" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.easyreadernews.com/66386/sequester-hits-section-8-program-in-redondo-beach/
CA 3/8/13 Napa Napa Valley Register "City will close rent subsidy waiting list" E Vouchers- terminated --- 73 Households http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/city-will-close-rent-subsidy-waiting-list/article_c267aa70-8821-11e2-bfb3-001a4bcf887a.html
CA 3/11/13 Crescent City The Del Norte Triplicate "Sequestration’s Del Norte effects" A General challenges --- ---
http://www.triplicate.com/News/Local-News/Sequestrations-Del-Norte-
effects?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed28The+Triplicate29
CA 3/14/13 San Diego The Daily Aztec
"Sequestration cuts slash SD housing
subsidies" E General challenges --- 28,000 Households http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2013/03/sequestration-cuts-slash-sd-housing-subsidies/
CA 3/20/13 Vallejo
Vallejo Times-Herald/San
Jose Mercury News
"Housing authority reorganizes amid
cutbacks" E Homelessness --- --- http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_22829766/housing-authority-reorganizes-amid-cutbacks
CA 3/21/13 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles
"Federal sequester hits home for many of
L.A.'s poor" E Vouchers- terminated Vouchers- rent increase 1,800 Households http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_22845438/federal-sequester-hits-home-many-las-poor
CA 3/21/13 Monterey County The Herald: Monterey County
"Monterey County housing authority also
faces sequestration cuts" E Jobs --- 82 Individuals http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_22843735/monterey-county-housing-authority-also-faces-sequestration-cuts
CA 3/22/13 Los Angeles The Huffington Post
"Sequester: Los Angeles' low-income renters
could get hit hard" A Vouchers-attrition --- 300 Households http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/sequester-los-angeles-low-income_n_2933285.html
CA 3/22/13 Monterey County Monterey County- The Herald
"Monterey County housing authority also
faces sequestration cuts" E Vouchers-attrition --- 3,700 Individuals http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_22843735/monterey-county-housing-authority-also-faces-sequestration-cuts
CA 3/25/13 San Diego U-T San Diego
“Local housing aid suspended because of
sequester cuts” A Vouchers-attrition --- 723 Households http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/25/tp-local-housing-aid-suspended-because-of/
CA 3/26/13 Santa Clara Disabled World
"Sequestration Impact Slams Housing
Authorities Nationwide" E Vouchers- terminated --- 1,500 Households http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/housing/sequestration-impact.php
CA 3/28/13 Riverside U-T San Diego
"Cuts threaten Riverside County housing
vouchers" E Vouchers- terminated --- 746 Households http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/mar/28/federal-cuts-threaten-housing-vouchers/
CA 3/31/13 Sacramento The Sacramento Bee
"Editorial: Sequester cuts could add to
homelessness" E Vouchers- terminated --- 1,700 Households http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/31/5303451/editorial-sequester-cuts-could.html
CA 4/4/13 Butte County ChicoER
"Housing Authority to suffer impacts of
sequestration" E Vouchers- terminated --- --- http://www.chicoer.com/ci_22945782/housing-authority-suffer-impacts-sequestration
CA 4/6/13 Oakland Mercury News
"Bay Area housing subsidies suffer from
sequestration" E Vouchers-attrition --- 900 Households http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_22965420/bay-area-housing-subsidies-suffer-from-sequestration
CA 4/16/13 Los Angeles Market Place
"Sequester could push some renters out of
Section 8 housing" E Vouchers- rent increase --- 24,000 Households http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/6-degrees-sequestration/sequester-could-push-some-renters-out-section-8
CA 4/23/13 San Jose KCBS
"Silicon Valley housing advocates speak out
against Section 8 sequester cuts" E Vouchers- other Homelessness --- http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/04/23/silicon-valley-housing-advocates-speak-out-against-section-8-sequester-cuts/
CA 4/23/13 Los Angeles ABC News Univision
"Sequester cuts impact housing assistance
for most vulnerable" E Vouchers- rent increase Homelessness --- http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/latinos-hit-hard-sequester-housing-cuts/story?id=19022362
CA 4/24/13 San Jose Mercury News
"Santa Clara County low-income families to
pay more for housing" A Vouchers- rent increase Vouchers-attrition --- http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_23091428/santa-clara-county-low-income-families-pay-more
CA 4/24/13 San Diego CNBC
"Stealth sequester? Where it's really being
felt" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.cnbc.com/id/100665258
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
CA 4/25/13 Pasadena Pasadena Weekly
"American nightmare sequestration cuts will
force tens of thousands of people out of
their homes and onto the streets" A Vouchers- rent increase --- 75 Households http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/american_nightmare/12076/
CA 4/28/13 San Francisco San Francisco Examiner
"San Francisco Housing Authority trims
budget for security" A General challenges --- --- http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/san-francisco-housing-authority-trims-budget-for-security/Content?oid=2336840
CA 4/30/13 Marin Marin Independent Journal
"Marin public housing tenants win rent
reprieve" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.marinij.com/sausalito/ci_23141045/marin-public-housing-tenants-win-rent-reprieve
CA 5/1/13
Santa Clara
County Mercury News
"Mercury News editorial: Frequent fliers get
relief from sequester cuts, but not the most
vulnerable" A Vouchers- rent increase Vouchers-attrition --- http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_23091428/santa-clara-county-low-income-families-pay-more
CA 5/2/13 Fresno The Business Journal
"Federal cuts to impact local Section 8
housing " E Vouchers- terminated --- 600 Households http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/government-and-politics/5921-federal-cuts-to-impact-local-section-8-housing
CA 5/2/13 Oakland Oakland Local
"Washington's sequester cuts will hurt
Oakland's poorest, long-term unemployed" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://archive.oaklandlocal.com/article/washingtons-sequester-cuts-will-hurt-oaklands-poorest-long-term-unemployed
CA 5/12/13 Napa Valley Napa Valley Register
"Federal budget cuts hit Napa families in
need of housing aid" E Vouchers- terminated --- 101 Households
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/federal-budget-cuts-hit-napa-families-in-need-of-housing/article_5532387a-bb3a-11e2-97d7-
001a4bcf887a.html
CA 5/17/13 Oakland The Post News
"New affordable housing for low-income
seniors" E Vouchers- other --- 800 Households http://www.postnewsgroup.com/publishedcontent/2013/05/17/new-affordable-housing-for-low-income-seniors/
CA 6/4/13 Santa Clara CBS San Francisco Bay Area
"Sequester cuts could mean rent increase for
Santa Clara County Section-8 households" E Vouchers- rent increase --- 18,000 Individuals http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/06/04/sequester-cuts-could-mean-rent-increase-for-santa-clara-county-section-8-households/
CA 6/7/13 Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Sentinel
"180-180 Santa Cruz effort to house
homeless veterans slammed by sequester" A Vouchers-attrition --- 40 Households http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_23415547/180-180-santa-cruz-effort-house-homeless-people
CA 6/9/13 Berkeley The Daily California
"Berkeley Housing Authority is hit by
sequestration cuts" A Vouchers- terminated Vouchers-attrition 14 Households http://www.dailycal.org/2013/06/10/berkeley-housing-authority-cuts-vouchers-due-to-sequestration/
CA 8/7/13 Yolo County The Davis Enterprise "Sequester impacts low-income housing" A Vouchers- terminated Jobs 63 Households http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/u-s-congress/sequesters-impact-yolo-housing-turning-away-more-families/
CA 8/8/13 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Independent "Sequester cuts inflicting pain" A Vouchers-attrition 107 Households http://independent.com/news/2013/aug/08/sequester-cuts-inflicting-pain/
CA 8/9/13 Los Angeles Los Angeles Times
"As damaging sequestration continues,
Congress goes on a 5-week vacation" A Vouchers-attrition 1,000 Households http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20130811,0,2015313.column
CA 8/21/13
Santa Clara
County San Jose Inside
"Congressional inaction, sequester pushes
County's Section 8 residents to the brink" A Vouchers- rent increase 18,000 Households http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/8_21_13_congress_sequester_county_section_8_residents/
CA 9/10/13 San Francisco San Francisco Examiner
"San Francisco Housing Authority improving
under federal watch, but budget crunch to
continue" A General challenges
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/san-francisco-housing-authority-improving-under-federal-watch-but-budget-crunch-to-
continue/Content?oid=2573299
CA 9/26/13
Santa Clara
County San Jose Inside
"County pulls $1 million from reserves to
assist Section 8 program" A General challenges 1,000 Households http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/9_26_13_county_board_supervisors_section_8_program/
CA 9/27/13
Berkeley, Los
Angeles Indybay.org
"Democrats cave-in to another round of
sequestration budget cuts" A Vouchers- rent increase 24,000 Households http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/09/27/18743935.php
CA, MA,
CA 8/27/13
Oakland, Boston,
Santa Clara World Socialist Website
"Sequester cuts deprive over 125,000
households of housing aid" A Vouchers-attrition Vouchers- terminated 17,000 Households http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/27/hous-a27.html
CO 3/8/13 Boulder Daily Camera
"Boulder area low-income housing
assistance frozen" A Vouchers-attrition --- 50 Households http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_22753009/boulder-area-low-income-housing-assistance-frozen
CO 3/11/13 Fort Collins Coloradoan.com
"Cutting close to home: The human toll of
sequestration in Fort Collins" E Vouchers-attrition --- 25 Households http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20130309/NEWS01/303100013?nclick_check=1
CO 3/12/13 Boulder
Boulder County Business
Report "Sequestration hits housing assistance" A Vouchers-attrition General challenges 50 Households http://www.bcbr.com/article/20130312/NEWS/130319988
CO 4/23/13 Grand Junction KKCO 11 News "Sequester cuts local housing vouchers" E Vouchers-attrition --- 100 Households http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/Local-housing-vouchers-cut-by-sequester-204382121.html
CO 7/17/13 Littleton The Independent
"Housing agency surviving sequestration so
far" E General challenges
http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/littleton/news/housing-agency-surviving-sequestration-so-far/article_c12774c4-ef0a-11e2-9cf0-
0019bb2963f4.html
CO 8/19/13 Loveland
Reporter-Herald/Northern
Colorado News "Loveland area nonprofits face budget cuts" A Jobs http://www.reporterherald.com/news/larimer-county/ci_23895400/loveland-area-nonprofits-face-budget-cuts
CT 3/24/13 Statewide The Hartford Courant
"Federal cuts mean local housing authorities
face budget reductions" E General challenges --- --- http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-section-eight-sequestration-20130324,0,477223.story
CT 4/10/13 Middletown The Middletown Press
"Middletown public housing, Section 8
residents may be impacted by
sequestration" E General challenges --- --- http://www.middletownpress.com/articles/2013/04/09/news/doc5164a1cadcfcf490503672.txt
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
CT 4/11/13 Bristol NBC CT "Sequester cuts hit low-income families" A Vouchers- terminated --- --- http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/LWRD--202445131.html
CT 4/30/13 Bristol Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" A Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
CT 5/12/13 Bridgeport News 8
"Federal sequestration already impacting
housing projects in Bridgeport" E General challenges --- --- http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/connecticut/Thousands-struggling-to-find-homes-after-federal-sequestration
CT 5/13/13 Bridgeport Real Estate Rama
"Himes, Bridgeport Housing Authority
workers, tenants decry sequester cuts" E Jobs --- 14 Employees http://connecticut.realestaterama.com/2013/05/13/himes-bridgeport-housing-authority-workers-tenants-decry-sequester-cuts-ID0643.html
CT 5/20/13 New Haven New Haven Register
"West Haven Housing Authority faces budget
squeeze" A General challenges --- --- http://nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/19/news/metro/doc51999088ba0e8760030038.txt?viewmode=default
CT 5/21/13 Hartford Hartford Courant
"East Hartford anticipates cut in federal
social services funding" E Community development --- ---
http://articles.courant.com/2013-05-21/community/hc-east-hartford-town-council-20130521_1_east-hartford-housing-authority-
sequestration-grants-administrator-clare-fravel
CT 9/5/13 Winchester The Register Citizen
"Winchester Housing Authority will no longer
provide Housing Choice Vouchers" A Jobs http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20130905/winchester-housing-authority-will-no-longer-provide-housing-choice-vouchers
CT 9/16/13 Bridgeport Connecticut Post "BHA searches for solutions, funding' A General challenges http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/BHA-searches-for-solutions-funding-4817013.php
CT, TX,
MN, VA 4/30/13
Hartford, Fort
Worth, Fairfax
National Public Radio; GBP
News
"Sequester Puts Some Needing Housing Aid
'Back To Square One'" A Vouchers- terminated --- 347 Households http://www.npr.org/2013/04/30/180100067/sequester-puts-some-needing-housing-aid-back-to-square-one
DC 2/25/13 Washington The Washington Post
“Federal cutbacks could worsen D.C.’s
affordable housing crunch" A/E PH- vacant units PH- rent increase --- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2013/02/25/federal-cutbacks-could-worsen-d-c-s-affordable-housing-crunch/
DC 4/12/13 Washington ABC 7
“D.C. housing: Activists call for more funding
for affordable housing” A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/04/d-c-housing-activists-call-for-more-funding-for-affordable-housing-87459.html#2
DC 5/11/13 Washington Gazette Net "Federal cuts expected to hit rent vouchers" E Vouchers- terminated --- 2,000 Households http://www.gazette.net/article/20130511/NEWS/130519758/-1/federal-cuts-expected-to-hit-rent-vouchers&template=gazett
DE 4/6/13 Delaware County Delaware County Daily Times “Cuts concern housing authority officials” A Jobs --- --- http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2013/04/06/news/doc5160cd01481c1940729741.txt
DE 5/20/13 Wilmington WECT
"Housing authority fights to keep all housing
vouchers, despite sequester cut" E Vouchers- terminated --- 250 Households http://www.wect.com/story/22302269/despite-sequester-cuts
FL 3/5/13 West Lafayette WLFI 18
"West Lafayette to see budget cuts after
sequester" A Community development PH- vacant units 11 Households http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/west-lafayette-to-see-budget-cuts-after-sequester
FL 5/4/13 Sarasota Herald Tribune
"Southwest Florida feels sting of sequester
cutbacks" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130504/article/130509852?template=printart
FL 7/7/13 Tampa The Tampa Tribune "Residents in AIDS housing face budget cuts" E Vouchers- rent increase http://tbo.com/news/politics/residents-in-the-program-may-have-to-get-by-with-less-20130707/
FL 8/3/13 Avon Park
Highlands Today/Tampa
Tribune "Affordable housing budgets being cut" A General challenges http://highlandstoday.com/hi/local-news/affordable-housing-budgets-being-cut-20130803/
FL 8/5/13 Jacksonville Florida Times-Union
"Budget cuts freeze Section 8 housing
vouchers with 10,266 on Jacksonville waiting
list" E Vouchers-attrition 600 Households http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-08-05/story/budget-cuts-freeze-section-8-housing-vouchers-10266-jacksonville-waiting
FL 8/6/13 Duval County First Coast News
"More than 10,000 on Section 8 wait list in
Duval County" A General challenges http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/322942/483/More-than-10000-on-Section-8-wait-list
FL 9/2/13
DeLand, Daytona
Beach Daytona Beach News Journal
"Federal budget cuts affecting public
housing" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs No link
GA 3/20/13 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
"Housing Authority faces cuts in federal
funding" A General challenges --- --- http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/03/20/2430310/housing-authority-faces-cuts-in.html
GA 3/28/13 Augusta The Augusta Chronicle
"Augusta Housing Authority approves
operating budget with $800,000 deficit" A General challenges --- --- http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-03-28/augusta-housing-authority-approves-operating-budget-800000-deficit
GA 3/29/13
Northwest
Georgia Rome News Tribune
"Sequester hits Northwest Georgia Housing
Authority" E General challenges --- ---
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/22090639/article-Sequester-hits-Northwest-Georgia-Housing-
Authority?instance=home_news_lead_story
GA 4/23/13 Statewide CBS Atlanta
"Georgia anticipating cuts in educational
programs, rental assistance for poor" A/E Jobs Vouchers-attrition 19 Employees http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/04/23/georgia-anticipating-cuts-in-educational-programs-rental-assistance-for-poor/
GA 4/28/13 Beaufort The Beaufort Gazette
"Beaufort Housing Authority grapples with
budget cuts" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/04/28/2482256/beaufort-housing-authority-grapples.html
GA 8/1/13 New Bern News Channel 6
"New Bern Housing Authority says more
money is needed to fix problems" A Repairs http://wjbf.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/23023609/new-bern-housing-authority-says-more-money-needed-to-fix-problems
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
Guam 4/4/13 --- Guampnd.com "Cuts could ax 100 families from Section 8" E Vouchers- terminated http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130404/NEWS01/304040309/Cuts-could-ax-100-families-from-Section-8
Guam 7/30/13 --- Pacific News Center
"IBEW - Sequestration to blame for nearly 30
layoffs of local workers" A Jobs Production slowed 30 Employees
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36436:video-ibew-sequestration-to-blame-for-nearly-
30-layoffs-of-local-workers-&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
HI 2/27/13 Honolulu Hawaii News Now
"Section 8 participants worry that
sequestration cuts will make them
homeless" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/21420339/section-8-participants-worry-sequestration-cuts-will-make-them-homeless
HI 9/5/13 Maui Maui Weekly
"Sequestration stalls assistance for low-
income renters" A Vouchers-attrition 60 Households http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/511688/Sequestration-Stalls-Federal-Assistance-for-Low-Income-Renters.html?nav=13
IA 4/18/13 Muscatine Muscatine Journal "Section 8 vouchers pulled back" A Vouchers- terminated --- 20 Households http://muscatinejournal.com/section-vouchers-pulled-back/article_59dde014-981b-5994-b7c9-c72bcf2c3b8a.html
IA 4/30/13 Dubuque Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
IA 5/30/13 North Iowa Globe Gazette
"Federal sequester cuts will idle 8 North
Iowa Community Action offices" A Jobs --- ---
http://globegazette.com/news/local/federal-sequester-cuts-will-idle-north-iowa-community-action-offices/article_8e1ebdde-c9ae-11e2-af13-
0019bb2963f4.html?comment_form=true
IA 9/24/13 Des Moines Des Moines Register
"Des Moines public housing agency looks to
adjust in light of federal cuts" A General challenges
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130924/NEWS/130924009/Des-Moines-public-housing-agency-looks-adjust-light-federal-
cuts?nclick_check=1
IL 3/6/13 Grundy County Morris Daily Herald
"GCHA facing more cuts in HUD funding:
Community already stepping forward to
provide support" E Jobs --- --- http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2013/03/06/gcha-facing-more-cuts-in-hud-funding/ayvtgt1/?page=1
IL 3/11/13 Alton The Telegraph
"Housing authority watching for impact of
federal budget cuts" E General challenges --- --- http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/local/article_25c3793c-89fd-11e2-bb75-001a4bcf6878.html
IL 3/18/13 Cook County Chicago Sun Times
"HUD: Federal sequester will cause Illinois
4,500 fewer families to receive housing" E Vouchers- terminated --- 700 Households http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/18700976-418/hud-federal-sequester-will-cause-illinois-4500-fewer-families-to-receive-housing.html
IL 3/21/13 Joliet The Herald News
"Housing Authority of Joliet could be hit by
sequestration cuts " E General challenges Jobs --- http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/19018014-418/housing-authority-of-joliet-could-be-hit-by-sequestration-cuts.html
IL 3/26/13 Joliet The Herald News
"Sequestration adds to Housing Authority’s
woes" E General challenges --- --- http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/19115245-418/sequestration-adds-to-housing-authoritys-woes.html
IL 4/22/13 Saline County WSILTV "Housing Authorities Adjust to Budget Cuts" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Housing-Authorities-Adjust-to-Budget-Cuts-204193291.html
IL 4/22/13 Statewide WBEZ 91.5
"Tracking the sequester’s impact on Illinois'
poor and working class" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.wbez.org/news/tracking-sequester%E2%80%99s-impact-illinois-poor-and-working-class-106784
IL 5/15/13 Decatur WAND
"Low income families hurt by housing
assistance cuts" A/E Vouchers-attrition Vouchers- terminated 200 Households http://www.wandtv.com/story/22265334/low-income-families-hurt-by-housing-assistance-cuts
IL 8/7/13 Chicago Lake County News-Sun
"Demolition of Marion Jones housing
delayed until next year" A Production Slowed http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/21769516-418/demolition-of-marion-jones-housing-delayed-until-next-year.html
IN 3/12/13 Fort Wayne Wane.com
"Sequester cuts threaten thousands with
homelessness" E Vouchers- terminated --- --- http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/sequester-cuts-threaten-thousands-with-homelessness
IN 3/15/13 Putnam County Banner Graphic
"Federal sequestration fallout affecting GHA
funding issues" E General challenges --- --- http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/1950691.html
IN 3/29/13 Indianapolis Indianapolis Star
"Indianapolis Housing Agency to furlough
workers because of sequester" A Jobs --- ---
http://www.indystar.com/article/20130329/NEWS/303290029/Indianapolis-Housing-Agency-furlough-workers-because-
sequester?nclick_check=1
IN 3/31/13 Statewide The Journal Gazette "Housing, food programs hit by budget cuts" A/E Vouchers-attrition Vouchers- rent increase --- http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/indiana/housing-food-programs-hit-by-budget-cuts
IN 4/1/13 Vicennes WTHI-TV
"Federal housing cuts: Sequester causes VHA
to deal with less funding" A General challenges --- --- http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/southern_indiana/federal-housing-cuts#.UVr6v1eGdIQ
IN 4/3/13 Fort Wayne The Journal Gazette
"Sequester imperils housing, vouchers: Local
agency waiting to learn how much" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130403/LOCAL/304039951
IN 4/7/13 New Albany News and Tribune
"Public housing feeling sting from sequester:
New Albany Housing Authority’s 2013
budget cut by 18 percent" E Vouchers- terminated --- 40 Households http://newsandtribune.com/x1340807473/Public-housing-feeling-sting-from-sequester
IN 4/10/13 Fort Wayne The Journal Gazette
"Federal cuts put squeeze on low-cost rent
project" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130410/LOCAL/304109964/1002
IN 5/3/13 Indianapolis Fox 59
"Federal sequestration prompts layoffs at
housing agency" A Jobs --- --- http://fox59.com/2013/05/03/housing-agency-mandates-layoffs-amidst-sequestration/#axzz2ZEykjS4F
IN 5/10/13 Gary Post Tribune
"Sequester hitting Gary Housing Authority at
a bad time" E General challenges --- 2,070 Households http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/19835736-418/sequester-hitting-gary-housing-authority-at-a-bad-time.html
National Low Income Housing Coalition - Updated 11/15/2013 4
Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
IN 9/11/13 Decatur Journal Gazette "Housing program in crisis" A Jobs http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130911/LOCAL/309119950/1002/local&template=printart
KS 3/10/13 Sedgwick County The Wichita Eagle
"Sedgwick County could feel $1.2 million loss
in federal spending cuts" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.kansas.com/2013/03/10/2710733/sedgwick-county-could-feel-12.html
KS 5/8/13 Kansas City KCTV 12
"Sequester cuts impact housing assistance
for metro families" E Homelessness --- 33 Households http://www.wsfa.com/story/22197291/sequester-cuts-impact-housing-assistance-for-metro-families
KS 5/20/13 Lawrence Lawrence Journal world
"City expecting 5 percent reduction in
Community Development Block Grant
funding" E Community development --- --- http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/may/20/city-expecting-5-percent-reduction-community-devel/
KS 7/7/13 Douglas County 6News
$700,000 plus in cuts, Housing Authority
freezes some vouchers" E General challenges http://6lawrence.com/news/local-news/6778-700-000-plus-in-cuts-housing-authority-freezes-some-vouchers
LA 3/22/13 New Orleans WGNO
"HANO withdraws hundreds of Section 8
housing vouchers" A Vouchers- terminated 700 Households http://wgno.com/2013/03/22/hano-withdraws-hundreds-of-section-8-housing-vouchers/#axzz2Oei9AqEX
LA 3/26/13 New Orleans WDSLI News
"Sequestration leads to delays in Section 8
funding" E Vouchers-attrition --- 700 Households
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/Sequestration-leads-to-delays-in-Section-8-funding/-/9853400/19480544/-/jhwgyc/-
/index.html
LA 3/29/13 New Orleans The Times-Picayune
"HANO recalls 700 Section 8 Vouchers,
blames sequester" A Vouchers- terminated --- 700 Households http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/hano_recalls_700_section_8_vou.html
LA 4/26/13 New Orleans The Week
"4 big budget cuts Congress left untouched
while fixing air traffic delays" A Vouchers- terminated --- 700 Households http://theweek.com/article/index/243378/4-big-budget-cuts-congress-left-untouched-while-fixing-air-traffic-delays
LA 4/30/13 New Orleans Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" A Vouchers- terminated --- 700 Households http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
LA 6/15/13 New Orleans Courier Post
"Federal cuts hit poor, elderly, cancer
patients" A Vouchers-attrition --- 700 Households http://www.courierpostonline.com/viewart/20130616/NEWS05/306160046/Federal-cuts-hit-poor-elderly-cancer-patients
MA 3/1/13 Marlborough The MetroWest Daily News
"Marlborough board discusses sequester's
impact on affordable housing" E Vouchers-attrition
Community
development --- http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x930807135/Marlborough-board-discusses-sequesters-impact-on-affordable-housing#axzz2XWnmpqxS
MA 3/21/13 Worcester News Telegram
"Worcester Housing Authority cuts jobs,
services" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.telegram.com/article/20130321/NEWS/303229990/1116
MA 3/29/13 Marlborough Metrowest Daily News
"Rent increases expected for Section 8
tenants in Marlborough" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x2082722201/Rent-increases-expected-for-Section-8-tenants-in-Marlborough#axzz2VwGdjnpo
MA 4/26/13 Marlborough Metrowest Daily News
"Section 8 subsidies in Marlborough are
static for now" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x715747975/Section-8-subsidies-in-Marlborough-are-static-for-now
MA 5/26/13 Boston Boston Globe
"Federal cuts hitting housing subsidy
program" E Vouchers-attrition Jobs ---
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/05/25/federal-cuts-hit-housing-programs-for-
poor/9Su1qvU95EMoKf2uvt5HCL/story.html?camp=newsletter
MA 6/10/13 New Bedford South Coast Today
"New Bedford Housing Authority feeling
sequestration pain" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs --- http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130610/NEWS/306100314
MA 6/14/13 Springfield ABC 40
"Federal budget cuts hurt Springfield
Programs" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.wggb.com/2013/06/14/federal-budget-cuts-hurt-springfield-programs/
MA 7/29/13 --- Masslive.com
"Head Start cuts enrollment as
Massachusetts social service agencies hurt
by government cuts" A General challenges http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/07/head_start_cuts_enrollment_as.html
MA 9/9/13 Lowell LowellSun.com
"Lowell Housing Authority sees $1.3M in
cuts, says they won't affect tenants or
necessitate layoffs" A General challenges http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_24049082/lowell-housing-authority-sees-1-3m-cuts-says
MD 3/17/13 Baltimore Citybizlist
"Baltimore Housing outlines the devastating
impact of sequestration" E Vouchers-attrition --- 830 Households http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/baltimore-housing-outlines-devastating-impact-sequestration
MD 3/26/13 Howard County Baltimore Sun "Sequestration cuts into Section 8 funds" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-voucher-program-0328-20130325,0,2641710.story
MD 3/26/13 Howard County The Baltimore Sun "Sequester cuts into Section 8 funding" E Vouchers- rent increase 350 Households http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-voucher-program-0328-20130325,0,2641710.story
MD 4/8/13
Montgomery
County Maryland Gazette
"Automatic federal cuts squeeze local public-
housing dollars: The Housing Opportunities
Commission of Montgomery County to cut A Jobs --- 18 Employees http://www.gazette.net/article/20130408/NEWS/130409290/automatic-federal-cuts-squeeze-local-public-housing-dollars&template=gazette
MD 6/8/13
Montgomery
County The Washington Post
"Housing aid unjustly taking a hit under
sequestration" E General challenges --- http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34755481.html
MD 7/17/13
Anne Arundel
County CapitalGazette.com
"Anne Arundel housing agencies plead for
federal funding" A General challenges
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/anne-arundel-housing-agencies-plead-for-federal-funding/article_aa230bc8-fbb6-58c7-a410-
11e08c965437.html
MD 8/26/13 Cumberland Cumberland Times-News
"Cumberland HUD money continues to
decline" A Repairs http://times-news.com/local/x1253330875/Cumberland-HUD-money-continues-to-decline
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
ME 4/19/13 Bar Harbor Fenceviewer
"Housing agency, labs brace for more
sequester cutbacks" E Vouchers- other Jobs ---
http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=80519:housing-agency-labs-brace-for-more-sequester-
cutbacks&Itemid=938
ME 5/5/13 --- Kennebec Journal "Cutbacks fall most heavily on the needy" E General challenges http://www.kjonline.com/politics/cutbacks-fall-most-heavily-on-the-needy_2013-05-05.html?pagenum=1
ME 7/24/13 Statewide MPBN News
"Maine housing voucher recipients feel pinch
of federal sequestration" A Vouchers- rent increase Vouchers-attrition http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/29077/Default.aspx
ME 9/12/13
Portland,
Lewiston, Auburn Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal
"Fewer housing vouchers available in
Lewiston-Auburn" E Vouchers- terminated Vouchers-attrition 22 Households http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2013/09/12/fewer-housing-vouchers-available-lewiston-auburn/1422474
ME 9/12/13 Portland Press Herald
"Spending gap puts Section 8 vouchers at
risk" E Vouchers- terminated 22 Households http://www.pressherald.com/news/spending-gap-puts-section-8-vouchers-at-risk_2013-09-12.html
MI 3/13/13 Traverse City Up North Live
"Sequestration impacts looming in Northern
Michigan" E General challenges --- --- http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=871439
MN 4/11/13 Statewide Star Tribune- South Metro
"Federal rent subsidies vanish for many low-
income Minnesotans" A General challenges --- --- http://www.startribune.com/local/south/202634331.html?refer=y
MN 4/12/13 St. Paul Minnesota Public Radio
"Sequestration cuts into rent subsidies for
Minn. Poor" E Vouchers-attrition --- 500 Households http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/04/12/news/sequestration-minnesota-section-8-vouchers
MN 4/15/13 Statewide Minnpost
"After six years, she finally got Section 8
housing — and then lost it" E Vouchers-attrition --- 500 Households http://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2013/04/after-six-years-she-finally-got-section-8-housing-and-then-lost-it#.UXAkwKLHpbA.twitter
MN 4/17/13 Albert Lea Albert Lea Tribune
"Sequestration is jeopardizing local federal
housing assistance" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.albertleatribune.com/2013/04/17/sequestration-is-jeopardizing-local-federal-housing-assistance/
MN 8/21/13 --- Twin Cities Daily Planet
"No farm bill, sequestration hit rural
Minnesota housing E General challenges http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2013/08/21/no-farm-bill-sequestration-hit-rural-minnesota-housing
MO 3/12/13 Columbia Missourian
"For working poor seeking housing help,
budget cuts bring tough choices" E Vouchers-attrition --- 70 Households http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/159523/for-working-poor-seeking-housing-help-budget-cuts-bring-tough-choices/
MT 3/22/13 Missoula NBC Montana "Veterans worry about rent voucher cuts" E Vouchers-attrition --- 50 Households http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Veterans-worry-about-rent-voucher-cuts/-/14594602/19419442/-/r9cmv9z/-/index.html
MT 4/1/13 Missoula The Missoulian
"Missoula Housing Authority: Federal
cutbacks to reduce available subsidies" A Vouchers-attrition --- 54 Households
http://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-housing-authority-federal-cutbacks-to-reduce-available-subsidies/article_7e830a92-9a74-11e2-
a5d2-001a4bcf887a.html
National 3/2/13 --- Think Progress
"The 32 dumbest and most devastating
sequester cuts" A General challenges Homelessness --- http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2013/03/02/1662271/the-dumbest-and-most-devastating-sequester-cuts/
National 3/3/13 --- New York Times
"As automatic budget cuts go into effect,
poor may be hit particularly hard" E Homelessness --- 125,000 Individuals http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/us/politics/poor-face-most-pain-as-automatic-budget-cuts-take-effect.html?_r=1&
National 3/6/13 --- PolicyMic
"Sequester 2013: Sequestration cuts will
have a devastating impact on America's
poor" E Vouchers- other Homelessness 225,000 Individuals http://www.policymic.com/articles/29299/sequester-2013-sequestration-cuts-will-have-a-devastating-impact-on-america-s-poor
National 3/13/13 --- Fox News
"Sequester cuts hit tuition for soldiers, aid
for homeless veterans" E Homelessness --- --- http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/13/soldiers-and-veterans-including-homeless-will-be-hit-by-recent-budget-cuts/
National 3/20/13 --- Bloomberg
"Sequestration Nation: Who's Going to Feel
the Cuts?" E General challenges --- 125,000 Individuals http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2013-03-19/sequestration-nation-who-s-going-to-feel-the-cuts-.html#slide4
National 3/21/13 --- Housing Wire
"Donovan warns about looming
sequestration risks" E Vouchers- other Homelessness 225,000 Individuals http://www.housingwire.com/fastnews/2013/03/21/donovan-warns-about-looming-sequestration-risks
National 4/10/13 --- HousingWire
"Sequestration could impact housing bond
issuers: Moody’s" E General challenges --- --- http://www.housingwire.com/news/2013/04/09/sequestration-could-impact-housing-bond-issuers-moody%E2%80%99s
National 4/23/13 --- Huffington Post
"Air traffic controller furloughs: Lawmakers
urge delay for reduced staffing" E General challenges Homelessness 225,000 Individuals http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/air-traffic-controller-furloughs_n_3139614.html
National 4/23/13 --- Think Progress
"Amid "Obama Flight Delays" and deal
making, sequestration's impact on the poor
goes ignored" E General challenges --- ---
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/04/23/1908601/amid-obama-flight-delays-and-deal-making-sequestrations-impact-on-the-poor-goes-
ignored/?mobile=nc
National 4/23/13 --- New Republic
"What happens when Republicans are stuck
on the tarmac?" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113003/sequester-cuts-delays-flights-faa-begins-furloughs
National 4/26/13 --- Youth Today
"Advocates see impacts from sequester,
brace for more" A General challenges --- --- http://www.youthtoday.org/view_article.cfm?article_id=6002
National 4/26/13 --- Think Progress
"12 programs Congress refuses to save from
automatic spending cuts" E General challenges --- --- http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/04/26/1927581/12-programs-congress-refuses-to-save-from-automatic-spending-cuts/
National 4/26/13 --- ACT UP
"Year 1 of sequestration: Fewer housing
vouchers, higher rents, more homeless" E Vouchers- rent increase Homelessness --- http://actupboston.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/year-1-of-sequestration-fewer-housing-vouchers-higher-rents-more-homeless/
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
National 5/16/13 --- PolicyMic
"Sequestration 2013: 4 groups Congress
won't help, besides air travelers" E Vouchers- terminated Homelessness 113,414 Households http://www.policymic.com/articles/39389/sequestration-2013-4-groups-congress-won-t-help-besides-air-travelers
National 5/29/13 --- Miltary.com
"Sequestration hits program to house
homeless vets" A Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/05/29/sequestration-hits-program-to-house-homeless-vets.html?comp=700001075741&rank=1
National 5/29/13 --- Washington Post
"More and more Americans are feeling the
effects of the sequester" E Vouchers-attrition --- 125,000 Households http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/29/more-americans-are-feeling-the-effects-of-the-sequester/
National 6/18/13 '--- Politico
"GOP spending bill targets community
development grants" E Community development http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/gop-spending-transportation-bill-cdbg-92998.html?hp=l4
National 6/19/13 '--- The Hill
"House moves to slash community
development, transit spending" E Community development General challenges http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/appropriations/306599-house-moves-to-slash-community-development-transit-spending
National 6/28/13 --- National Public Radio
"Agencies continue to identify fallout from
sequestration" A Vouchers-attrition http://www.npr.org/2013/06/28/196482694/agencies-continue-to-identify-fallout-from-sequestration
National 7/8/13 --- Jewish Daily Forward
"Trickle-down sequester: How housing cuts
create new pathways to poverty for foster
kids" E Vouchers-attrition http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117814/
National 7/12/13 --- City Watch "Americas lowest class" A Homelessness http://www.citywatchla.com/lead-stories-hidden/5367-americas-lowest-class
National 7/12/13 --- Think Progress
"Meet the people who lost their housing
thanks to budget cuts" A Vouchers-attrition http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/12/2293211/affordable-housing-sequestration/
National 7/17/13 --- Moyers & Company
"Mapping the Sequester’s Impact on Low-
Income Housing" A Vouchers-attrition http://billmoyers.com/2013/07/17/mapping-the-sequesters-impact-on-low-income-housing/
National 7/22/13 --- MSNBC
"The sequester isn’t hurting you? Think
again" A Vouchers-attrition http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/07/22/the-sequester-isnt-hurting-you-think-again/
National 7/26/13 --- PolitickerNJ.com
"Pallone: Federal Cuts Are Putting New
Jerseyans Out On The Streets" E Vouchers- terminated 125,000 Households http://www.politickernj.com/67373/pallone-federal-cuts-are-putting-new-jerseyans-out-streets
National 7/26/13 --- Ms. Magazine
"Cancellation of Sequestration Would Lead
to 1.6 Million New Jobs" E Jobs 700,000 Employees http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=14503
National 7/28/13 Reservations Billings Gazette
"Cuts from sequestration have hurt
reservations" A General challenges
http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/mailbag/cuts-from-sequestration-have-hurt-reservations/article_b74aa2f1-e8f6-5903-82d3-
fab1dcfa8e74.html
National 7/28/13 --- Washington Post "Sequestration hits Hispanic families hard" A General challenges http://www.reflejos.com/en/stories/nation-world/article/13-07-28/hispanos_los_m%C3%A1s_afectados.aspx
National 7/31/13 --- Politico "GOP budget's war on the poor" A General challenges http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/the-gops-war-on-the-poor-94969.html
National 7/31/13 --- The Patriot News
"U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development to close doors Friday for
furlough" A General challenges http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/07/us_department_of_housing_and_u.html
National 7/31/13 --- Huffington Post
"Short-term sequestration relief
contemplated by White House, Hill Dems" E Jobs
300,000 - 1,600,000
Employees http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/31/sequestration-relief_n_3685089.html
National 8/1/13 --- Los Angeles Sentinel
"Congresswoman Waters brings HUD
Secretary Shaun Donovan to 43rd District" A Jobs Vouchers- terminated 125,000 Households
http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11625:congresswoman-waters-brings-hud-secretary-shaun-
donovan-to-the-43rd-district&catid=80:local&Itemid=170
National 8/27/13 ---
Governing the States and
Localities
"HUD releases emergency funds to soften
the sequester's impact" A General challenges http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-hud-releases-emergency-funds-soften-squesters-impact.html
NC 3/8/13 Durham The Herald Sun
“Sequester effects begin to surface at city,
DHA” E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x941742997/Sequester-effects-begin-to-surface-at-city-DHA
NC 3/13/13 Durham The Herald Sun
"Reserve draws, voucher freeze likely in DHA
sequester response" A Vouchers-attrition --- 187 Households http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x941745545/Reserve-draws-voucher-freeze-likely-in-DHA-sequester-response
NC 3/14/13 Durham The Herald Sun "Facing sequestration’s ‘uncharted water'" E Vouchers-attrition --- 187 Households http://www.heraldsun.com/opinion/x145777937/Facing-sequestration-s-uncharted-water
NC 4/22/13 Forsyth County My Fox 8 WGHP
"Federal sequester keeps Section 8 waiting
list long" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://myfox8.com/2013/04/22/federal-sequester-keeps-section-8-waiting-list-long/
NC 4/22/13 Greensboro News-Record
"How are Triad agencies faring under
sequestration?" A Community development --- --- http://www.i4u.com/2013/04/wildlife-preservation/faring-are-how-sequestration-agencies-under-triad
NC 5/21/13 Wilmington WECT TV6
"Housing authority fights to keep all housing
vouchers, despite sequester cuts" E Vouchers-attrition --- 250 Households http://m.wect.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wect.com%2fstory%2f22302269%2fdespite-sequester-cuts
NC 6/12/13 Raleigh newsobserver.com
"Low-income renters may have to find new
homes" E Vouchers- rent increase http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/06/12/2959293/low-income-renters-may-have-to.html
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
NC 9/7/13 Havelock Carteret County News-Times "Cuts hit anti-poverty agency" A Vouchers- rent increase http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/news/article_550f3b68-17fb-11e3-9dd0-0019bb2963f4.html
NC 9/27/13 Durham The Herald-Sun "DHA confirms voucher recipients ousted" A General challenges Jobs 23 Households http://www.heraldsun.com/news/x249847047/DHA-confirms-voucher-recipients-ousted
NC, CA 4/22/13
Greensboro,
Santa Barbara Nonprofit Quarterly
"Sequester takes toll on social safety net
nonprofits" A Community development --- --- http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/22189-sequester-takes-toll-on-social-safety-net-nonprofits.html
NE 5/14/13 Lincoln Lincoln Journal Star
"Sequestration means no new housing
vouchers in Lincoln for a while" E Vouchers-attrition --- 180 Households
http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sequestration-means-no-new-housing-vouchers-in-lincoln-for-a/article_de68f1e2-e55f-
542a-ab44-ec76f2fd8341.html
NE 8/6/13 Kearney KearneyHub.com "Hardage takes over housing agency" A Vouchers- terminated 21 Households http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/hardage-takes-over-housing-agency/article_51e97b00-feb6-11e2-80e3-001a4bcf887a.html
New
England 7/1/13 ---
Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston "New England Community Outlook Survey A General challenges http://www.bos.frb.org/commdev/community-outlook-survey/2013/july-2013/july-2013.pdf
NH 3/15/13 Nashua The Telegraph
"Nashua Housing Authority foresees
‘complete uncertainty’ from sequestration,
puts hold on Bronstein demolition plan" E Vouchers- terminated --- 500 Households http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/997041-469/story.html
NH 9/19/13 Amherst Gazette Net
"Amherst Housing Authority to vote on
reducing value of Section 8 vouchers" E Vouchers- rent increase 359 Households http://www.gazettenet.com/home/8572746-95/amherst-housing-authority-to-vote-on-reducing-value-of-section-8-vouchers
NH 9/29/13 --- Foster's Daily Democrat
"Budget battle further threatens housing
assistance" A General challenges http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130929/GJNEWS_01/130929237
NJ 3/13/13 Trenton The Trentonian
"Housing authority budget hurt by
sequester" A General challenges --- --- http://www.trentonian.com/article/20130313/NEWS01/130319852/housing-authority-budget-hurt-by-sequester
NJ 4/11/13 Paterson Paterson Press
"Sequestration cuts may push Paterson
tenants off rent subsidy program" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.northjersey.com/paterson/Sequestration_cuts_may_push_Paterson_tenants_off_rent_subsidy_program.html
NJ 4/25/13 Atlantic City NBC40 News
"AC Housing Authority employees protest
impending layoffs" E Jobs --- --- http://www.trentonian.com/article/20130313/NEWS01/130319852/housing-authority-budget-hurt-by-sequester
NJ 4/30/13 Paterson Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" A General challenges --- --- http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
NJ 6/21/13 Atlantic City Press of Atlantic City
"Atlantic City housing board lays off four
workers" A Jobs 4 Employees
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/atlantic-city-housing-board-lays-off-four-workers/article_60c37e69-724d-5e52-a148-
a19c8ba958cb.html
NV 4/22/13 Las Vegas Las Vegas Review Journal
"Shade Tree shelter struggles with funding
cuts" Homelessness --- --- http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/shade-tree-shelter-struggles-funding-cuts
NY 3/8/13 Syracuse The Post Standard
"Sequestration cuts mean Syracuse's poor
have longer wait for subsidized housing" E Vouchers- terminated --- 150 Households http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/sequestration_cuts_make_long_l.html
NY 3/20/13 Geneva Finger Lakes Times
"Geneva Housing Authority board hears
about possible sequester meeting" E General challenges --- --- http://www.fltimes.com/news/local/article_dfe94a60-9166-11e2-b8ec-001a4bcf887a.html
NY 4/3/13 Buffalo Buffalo Business First "Buffalo MHA feels pinch of sequestration" E Vouchers- other --- 105 Households http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2013/04/03/buffalo-mha-feels-pinch-of-sequestration.html
NY 4/4/13 Rochester Your News Now "Sequester cuts impact Housing Authority" A Vouchers-attrition --- 600 Households http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/653619/sequester-cuts-impact-housing-authority/
NY 4/9/13 Rochester 13 ABC WHAM
"Rochester Housing Authority furloughs
workers" A Vouchers-attrition --- 700 Households http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Rochester-Housing-Authority-Furloughs-Workers/yFJAE6DftkS6RLhg7KGAKQ.cspx
NY 4/30/13 Rochester Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" A Vouchers-attrition --- 600 Households http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
NY 6/9/13 New York City Crain's- New York Business
"Tenants and landlords fret as sequester cuts
hit Section 8 subsidies" A Vouchers-attrition --- 6,000 Households http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130609/REAL_ESTATE/306099969
NY 6/13/13 New York City Planetizen
"Sequester cuts menace New York's most
vulnerable residents" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.planetizen.com/node/63648
NY 6/14/13 New York City WNYC News
"Sequestration may lead to layoffs and
community center closings for housing
authority" E Vouchers-attrition Jobs 11,300 Households http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2013/jun/14/sequestration-threatens-housing-authority/
NY 7/9/13 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle "Rochester uniting, sequestration dividing" A Vouchers-attrition http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130710/OPINION04/307100031/Rochester-uniting-sequestration-dividing?nclick_check=1
NY 7/16/13 Lackawanna The Buffalo News
"Housing authorities cut costs, hear
complaints" A General challenges http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130716/CITYANDREGION/130719325/1003
NY 8/22/13 New York City Eastside Our Town "Housing residents face forced moves" A Vouchers- rent increase http://nypress.com/housing-residents-face-forced-moves/
NY 9/12/13 New York City The Villager
"Sequester forces serious cuts in Section 8
housing program" A Vouchers- rent increase http://thevillager.com/2013/09/12/sequester-forces-serious-cuts-in-section-8-housing-program/
National Low Income Housing Coalition - Updated 11/15/2013 8
Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
OH 3/5/13 Springfield Springfield News-Sun
"SMHA to cut jobs: Springfield agency faces
$400K in budget cuts" A Jobs --- 5 Employees http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/smha-to-cut-jobs/nWhYb/
OH 3/7/13 Zanesville Zanesville Times Recorder
"Suspending reissuance, estimate to serve
75 fewer families" E Vouchers-attrition --- 75 Households http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20130306/NEWS01/303060032/ZMHA-faces-1M-plus-cuts
OH 3/8/13 Fairfield The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
"Housing authority faces cuts; current clients
shouldn't be affected" A Vouchers-attrition --- ---
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20130307/NEWS01/303070017/Housing-authority-faces-cuts-current-clients-shouldn-t-
affected?nclick_check=1
OH 3/12/13
Coshocton/Zanesv
ille Coshocton Tribune "Sequester hits close to home" E General challenges --- --- http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20130311/NEWS01/303110035/Sequester-hits-close-home?nclick_check=1
OH 3/20/13 Chillicothe Chillicothe Gazette
"Sequester could decrease public housing
aid" E General challenges --- --- http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20130319/NEWS01/303190019/Sequester-could-decrease-public-housing-aid?nclick_check=1
OH 5/31/13 Stark County The Canton Repository
"Housing authority anticipate employee
layoffs" E Jobs --- --- http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1884776312/Housing-authority-anticipate-employee-layoffs#ixzz2XX6shmaE
OH 6/17/13 Toledo The Blade
"Funding shrinking for Toledo’s community
development groups" A Community development http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2013/06/17/Funding-shrinking-for-Toledo-s-community-development-groups.html
OH 6/26/13 Cincinnati The Enquirer
"Sequester means cuts to local housing for
poor" A Vouchers-attrition http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130625/NEWS010801/306250202/EXCLUSIVE-Sequester-means-big-cuts-local-housing-poor
OK 3/2/13 Muskogee Muskogee Phoenix
"Sequester to produce delays in city’s
Section 8 program" E Vouchers- terminated --- --- http://muskogeephoenix.com/local/x36434830/Sequester-to-produce-delays-in-city-s-Section-8-program
OK 4/8/13 McAlester McAlester News-Capital
"Housing Authority budget cut by 29
percent" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://mcalesternews.com/x237740259/Housing-Authority-budget-cut-by-29-percent
OK 5/21/13 Statewide The Atlantic
"Oklahoma tornado fallout: The sequester
cut disaster assistance and weather-warning
funds" E General challenges --- ---
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/oklahoma-tornado-fallout-disaster-assistance-weather-detection-spending-cut-in-
sequestration/276085/
OK 6/29/13 Tulsa Tulsa World
"Tulsa Housing Authority again resorts to
reserves in wake of HUD underfunding" A General challenges --- ---
http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Tulsa_Housing_Authority_again_resorts_to_reserves_in/20130629_11_A15_TheTul401043?rss_lnk=
11
OR 4/30/13 Corvallis Corvallis Gazette-Times
"Sequester cuts affect housing in Corvallis,
costs two jobs at OSU Extension" A Community development --- ---
http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/sequester-cuts-affect-housing-in-corvallis-costs-two-jobs-at/article_37ba68e8-b1ef-11e2-9d9f-
0019bb2963f4.html
OR 7/31/13 --- Oregon Opportunity Network
"Home Forward feels the pain:
Sequestration takes hold" A Vouchers- rent increase Jobs http://oregonon.org/blog/2013/home-forward-feels-the-pain-sequestration-takes-hold/
PA 3/6/13
Washington
County Observer Reporter
"Sequester could reduce three Washington
County Redevelopment programs" E Community development --- --- http://www.observer-reporter.com/article/20130306/NEWS01/130309552#.UTimiTes_XQ
PA 3/8/13 Philadelphia News Works
"Sequester will make lines for Philadelphia
Housing Authority units longer" E General challenges --- --- http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//philadelphia/52037-sequester-will-make-lines-for-philadelphia-housing-authority-units-longer
PA 3/8/13 Philadelphia Philly.com
"Sequester could cost Phila. Housing
Authority $42Musing-authority-on-sequester-
chopping-block" E General challenges --- --- http://articles.philly.com/2013-03-08/news/37564008_1_sequestration-cuts-federal-cuts-rental-assistance
PA 3/12/13 Philadelphia Next City "In City Terms, What the Sequester Means" E General challenges --- --- http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/what-the-sequester-means-for-cities
PA 3/15/13 Fayette County Herald Standard
"Sequestration cuts to impact Fayette
County Housing Authority programs" E General challenges --- ---
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/local_news/sequestration-cuts-to-impact-fayette-county-housing-authority-
programs/article_c138beb6-8841-5d27-8b0e-abe00a4fdf40.html
PA 3/15/13 Allegheny County Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Allegheny County Housing Authority lays off
13" A Jobs --- 13 Employees http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/allegheny-county-housing-authority-lays-off-13-679467/#ixzz2VM68A8Fs
PA 3/16/13 Mercer County The Herald "Officials tackle cuts in housing funds" A Vouchers- other --- --- http://sharonherald.com/local/x620876050/Officials-tackle-cuts-in-housing-funds
PA 3/18/13 Luzerne County Times Leader "Interest high, outlook bleak for Section 8" E Vouchers- terminated --- --- http://www.timesleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?avis=TL&date=20130318&category=news&lopenr=303189695&Ref=AR
PA 3/26/13 Tioga-Bradford Sun Gazette
"Sequestration to affect Tioga-Bradford
Housing Authority" A Jobs --- --- http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/590801/Sequestration-to-affect-services-of-agency.html?nav=5011
PA 4/2/13 Erie Erie Times-News
"Housing authority makes program cuts,
freezes salaries in wake of federal
sequestration" E Vouchers-attrition Jobs --- http://www.goerie.com/housing-authority-makes-program-cuts-freezes-salaries-in-wake-of-federal-sequestration
PA 4/17/13 Philadelphia Philly.com
"Sequester cuts will soon cause
Philadelphians pain" E Jobs --- 80 Employees http://articles.philly.com/2013-04-14/news/38531727_1_other-cuts-house-republicans-pat-toomey
PA 4/21/13 Statewide Trib Live "Spending cuts full brunt yet to be felt" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs 300 Households http://triblive.com/news/editorspicks/3788379-74/sequestration-federal-housing#axzz2RIuzZKRX
PA 4/26/13 Philadelphia
Conservative Intelligence
Briefing
"Obama sequestration strategy backfires by
illustrating government’s backward
priorities" A Jobs --- 82 Employees http://conservativeintel.com/2013/04/26/obama-sequestration-strategy-backfires-by-illustrating-governments-backward-priorities/
National Low Income Housing Coalition - Updated 11/15/2013 9
Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
PA 5/6/13 Luzerne County Times Leader "Federal budget cuts hit home" A Vouchers-attrition Vouchers- rent increase --- http://www.timesleader.com/news/local-news/490655/Federal-budget-cuts-hit-home
PA 5/6/13 Lebanon County LDNews.com
"Lebanon County Housing Authority
struggles with federal funding cuts" A General challenges http://www.ldnews.com/latestnews/ci_23183692/lebanon-county-housing-authority-struggles-federal-funding-cuts?source=most_viewed
PA 5/11/13 Schuylkill County Republican Herald
"Pottsville, Schuylkill County housing
authorities lay off employees in response to
federal cuts" A Jobs --- --- http://republicanherald.com/news/pottsville-schuylkill-county-housing-authorities-lay-off-employees-in-response-to-federal-cuts-1.1487509
PA 5/20/13
Northampton,
Lehigh, Warren
counties Lehigh Valley Live
"Federal sequester shutters Section 8
waiting lists in Northampton, Lehigh, Warren
counties" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2013/05/federal_sequester_shutters_sec.html
PA 5/25/13 Reading Reading Eagle "Agency feels effects of sequestration cuts" A General challenges --- --- http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=480709
PA 7/1/13 Pocono Pocono Record "Housing authority treads fiscal water" A Vouchers-attrition http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130701/NEWS/307010313/-1/NEWS
PA 7/26/13
Cumberland
County The Patriot News
"Cumberland County housing agency feeling
sequester pinch: As I see it" A Vouchers- terminated Repairs Jobs 150 Households http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/07/cumberland_county_housing_agency_feeling_sequester_pinch_as_i_see_it.html
PA 7/30/13
Cumberland
County The Sentinel
"Guest editorial: It's time for officials to
reconsider sequestration" A Vouchers- terminated 150-200 Households
http://cumberlink.com/news/opinion/columnists/guest/guest-editorial-it-s-time-to-for-officials-to-reconsider/article_a057f9ae-f91d-11e2-
bb24-001a4bcf887a.html
PA 8/21/13 Lewisburg The Daily Item
"Hundreds of local families are locked out of
housing aid" A General challenges http://dailyitem.com/0100_news/x31528116/Hundreds-locked-out-of-housing-aid
PA 8/26/13 --- Philly.com "Where sequestration hits home" A General challenges Jobs http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130826_Where_sequestration_hits_home.html
PA 8/29/13 Allegheny County Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Sequestration hurts here at home in
Allegheny County" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs 300 Households http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/perspectives/sequestration-hurts-here-at-home-in-allegheny-county-701101/
RI 5/22/13 Statewide GoLocalProv
"Half of RI renters spend over 30% of income
on rent" E Vouchers-attrition --- 525 Households http://www.golocalprov.com/news/half-of-ri-renters-spend-over-30-of-income-on-rent/
RI 8/28/13 --- WPRO
"Senators learn impact of spending cuts on
RI" E General challenges 591 Households http://www.630wpro.com/common/page.php?pt=NEWS%3A+Senators+learn+impact+of+spending+cuts+on+RI&id=21073&is_corp=0
SC 6/16/13 Columbia The State
"Federal cuts could squeeze 6.5K Columbia-
area households in 2014" E General challenges http://www.thestate.com/2013/06/16/2820461/federal-housing-aid-cuts-could.html
SD 3/14/13
Pennington
County Rapid City Journal
"Federal cuts could hit low-income renters in
Rapid City" E Vouchers-attrition Jobs
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/federal-cuts-could-hit-low-income-renters-in-rapid-city/article_8118d58c-e2d6-567e-a7f2-
a240f41692ab.html
SD 7/5/13 Sioux Falls Keloland.com
"Housing, homeless feeling the
sequestration pinch" A Homelessness http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/housing-homeless-feeling-the-sequestration-pinch-/?id=150294
SD 7/12/13 Pine Ridge The New York Times "Pain on the reservation" A General challenges http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/business/economy/us-budget-cuts-fall-heavily-on-american-indians.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
TN 4/25/13 Statewide WBIR
"For Tennesseans, the sequester suddenly
gets real" Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.wbir.com/news/article/271566/2/For-Tennesseans-the-sequester-suddenly-gets-real
TX 3/1/13 Fort Worth Apartment Finance Today
"Sequestration hits PHAs: Housing
authorities make budget-cutting moves" E Vouchers- terminated --- 255 Households http://www.housingfinance.com/public-housing/phas-feel-the-impact-of-sequestration.aspx
TX 3/1/13 Port Arthur 12 News
"Port Arthur Housing Authority on sequester
chopping block" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.12newsnow.com/story/21441149/port-arthur-housing-authority-on-sequester-chopping-block
TX 3/8/13 Fort Worth Star Telagram
"Federal cuts mean fewer low-income
families will get housing assistance" E Vouchers-attrition Vouchers- rent increase 600 Households http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/08/4670962/federal-cuts-mean-fewer-low-income.html
TX 3/20/13 Orange County The Record Live "Orange Housing Authority braces for cuts" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://therecordlive.com/2013/03/20/orange-housing-authority-braces-cuts/
TX 3/21/13 El Paso El Paso Times
“100 El Paso families lose Section 8 housing
aid.” A Vouchers- terminated --- 300 Households http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_22835762/100-families-lose-section-8-housing-aid
TX 3/29/13 San Benito San Benito News
"Housing Authority feeling sequesters
impact" A General challenges --- --- http://sbnewspaper.com/2013/03/29/housing-authority-feeling-sequesters-impact/
TX 4/2/13 Abilene The Reporter News
"Sequestration could tap into Abilene
Housing Authority funds: Some may pay
more for AHA housing" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.reporternews.com/news/2013/apr/02/sequestration-could-tap-into-abilene-housing/
TX 4/3/13 Mercedes The Monitor "Sequester pinches housing aid in Mercedes" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_c8076314-9bf7-11e2-bd70-001a4bcf6878.html
TX 4/4/13 Dallas North Dallas Gazette
"DHA 6% reduction in payments -
Sequestration hits home" A Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://northdallasgazette.com/2013/04/04/dha-6-reduction-in-payments-sequestration-hits-home/
National Low Income Housing Coalition - Updated 11/15/2013 10
Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
TX 4/12/13 San Antonio San Antonio Business Journal
"SAHA bracing for $5.5 million shortfall
under sequestration" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs
500 Households/ 16
Employees http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2013/04/saha-bracing-for-55-million.html?page=all
TX 4/12/13 San Antonio San Antonio Express-News "Funding cuts spark SAHA layoffs" A Jobs Vouchers-attrition 16 Employees http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/SAHA-freezes-housing-assistance-lays-off-16-4431114.php
TX 4/17/13 Eagle Pass Eagle Pass Business Journal
"Sequestration cuts to affect Eagle Pass
Housing Authority’s Section 8 Program" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.epbusinessjournal.com/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-to-affect-eagle-pass-housing-authoritys-section-8-program/
TX 4/18/13 Abilene Reporter News
"Abilene Housing Authority votes to lower
amounts paid in rent-assistance programs" A Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.reporternews.com/news/2013/apr/18/abilene-housing-authority-votes-to-decrease-paid/
TX 4/20/13 Rio Grande Valley Truthout
"Sequester stalemate cuts legal aid, child
care, housing" A Vouchers- other --- ---
\http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCoQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftruth-
out.org%2Fnews%2Fitem%2F15851-sequester-stalemate-cuts-legal-aid-child-care-
housing&ei=BqrlUar6N6HSywHhzoC4Cg&usg=AFQjCNFzqKvuP3LzjjDakGF0_dnE-ZlEKA&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc
TX 4/26/13 El Paso Borderzine
"El Paso struggles to fit families into public
housing after sequestration cuts" E PH- rent increase Vouchers- other --- http://borderzine.com/2013/04/el-paso-struggles-to-fit-families-into-public-housing-after-sequestration-cuts/
TX 6/8/13 Galveston The Daily News "GHA rescinds voucher rent increase" E Vouchers- rent increase --- --- http://www.galvestondailynews.com/news/local_news/article_3d27b9c8-cff6-11e2-bee6-0019bb30f31a.html
TX 6/15/13 Houston KTRK
"Houston Housing Authority losing $7 Million
in federal grant funding" A Vouchers- rent increase 17,000 Households http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9140626
TX 6/22/13 Houston Houston Chronicle
"Sequester means higher rents for those
getting housing assistance" A Vouchers- rent increase http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Sequester-means-higher-rents-for-those-getting-4615596.php
UT 4/28/13 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Tribune
"Utah's less fortunate most likely to feel
sting of sequester" A Homelessness --- 112 Households http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56106370-78/sequestration-families-lake-salt.html.csp
UT 7/5/13 Statewide Salt Lake City Tribune
"Housing aid cutbacks hurt struggling Utah
families" E Vouchers-attrition 800 Households http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home3/56550061-200/lake-salt-housing-families.html.csp
VA 3/12/13 Charlottesville The Daily Progress
"Dwindling federal funds plays role in city’s
public housing woes" E General challenges --- --- http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/article_24e3f27a-8b7a-11e2-a229-0019bb30f31a.html
VA 4/4/13 Fairfax County NBC Washington
"Fairfax County freezes housing vouchers
program due to sequestration" A Vouchers- terminated --- 42 Households http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/first-read-dmv/Fairfax-County-Freezes-Housing-Vouchers-Program-Due-to-Sequester-201548091.html
VA 4/10/13 McLean McLean Patch
"Sequester pushes Virginia families, working
poor, a step closer to homelessness" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://mclean.patch.com/articles/sequester-pushes-virginia-families-working-poor-a-step-closer-to-homelessness-53b5e6b9
VA 4/18/13 Lynchburg News Advance "Housing authority cut by sequestration" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/article_a509ea18-a89e-11e2-bfa8-0019bb30f31a.html
VA 4/21/13 Fairfax The Washington Post
"Those who need housing in Fairfax face
tough times because of sequester" E Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-21/local/38717494_1_housing-voucher-housing-director-average-rent
VA 4/24/13
Newport News,
Hampton Daily Press
"Newport News Housing Authority to
undergo sequestration furloughs" A Vouchers-attrition Jobs --- http://articles.dailypress.com/2013-04-24/news/dp-nws-housing-authority-furloughs-20130424_1_housing-authority-furloughs-sequestration-cuts
VA 5/18/13 Suffolk Suffolk News-Herald "Rent vouchers squeezed" E Vouchers- other --- --- http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2013/05/18/rent-vouchers-squeezed/
VA 7/13/13 Arlington Arlington Patch
"Homelessness prevention: Arlington uses
local dollars to offset sequestration cuts" A Homelessness
http://arlington-va.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/sequestration-arlington-uses-local-dollars-to-maintain-homelessness-
prevention-program
VA 8/6/13 Chesapeake PilotOnline.com
"Grant keeps Chesapeake housing program
going" A Vouchers- rent increase 1,310 Households http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/grant-keeps-chesapeake-housing-program-going
VA 8/27/13 Roanoke Roanoke.com
"Low-income Roanoke families face
potential crisis over housing vouchers" E General challenges http://m.roanoke.com/news/2180699-12/low-income-roanoke-families-face-potential-crisis-over-housing.html
VT 3/14/13 Burlington WCQAX
"Housing benefits slashed for hundreds of
Vermonters" E Vouchers- terminated --- 100-150 Households http://www.wcax.com/story/21645931/housing-benefits-slashed-for-hundreds-of-vermonters
VT 4/8/13 Brattleboro Brattleboro Reformer "Sequester hits home with cuts to BHA" E PH- rent increase --- --- http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_22975929/sequester-hits-home-cuts-bha
VT 6/14/13 Statewide Vermont Digger
"Sequestration adds to funding shortages
felt by Vermont public housing authorities" E Vouchers-attrition --- 774 Households
http://vtdigger.org/2013/06/14/sequestration-adds-to-funding-shortages-felt-by-vermont-public-housing-
authorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sequestration-adds-to-funding-shortages-felt-by-vermont-public-housing-
authorities
VT 6/21/13 Statewide St. Albans Messanger "Housing funds lacking" A Vouchers-attrition http://samessenger.com/node/4654
VT 8/14/13 --- Seven Days
"Gimme shelter: In Vermont, sequestration
leads to homelessness A Vouchers- terminated Vouchers-attrition 150 Households http://www.7dvt.com/2013gimme-shelter-vermont-sequestration-leads-homelessness
VT 4/30/13 Brattleboro Mother Jones "The United States of sequestration" E General challenges --- --- http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/sequestration-cuts-in-united-states
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Sequester Media February - September 2013 Listed by STATE
State Date City, Town,
County
Media Outlet Article Actual or
Expected
Impact
Primary
Impact Type
Secondary
Impact Type
Number of People
Affected
Link
WA 2/28/13 King County Komo News
“Impending cuts threaten housing assistance
for local families” A Vouchers-attrition --- 600 Households http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Sequester-cuts--194053241.html
WA 3/1/13 King County West Seattle Herald
“King County suspends Section 8 housing
vouchers as federal cuts loom” A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/03/01/news/king-county-suspends-section-8-housing-vouchers-f
WA 3/2/13 King County The Huffington Post
“Sequestration puts rental assistance
programs In jeopardy” A Vouchers-attrition --- 600 Households http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/02/sequestration-rental-assistance-federal-housing_n_2795038.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
WA 3/4/13 Bremerton Kitsap Sun "Sequestration could hit poorest first" A Vouchers-attrition --- 120 Households http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/mar/04/sequestraton-could-hit-poorest-first/#axzz2Mxzq6K3R
WA 3/14/13 Renton Renton Reporter
"Renton Housing Authority copes with
federal budget cuts" A General challenges --- --- http://www.rentonreporter.com/news/198212281.html
WA 3/29/13 Bremerton Bremerton Patriot "Low income housing getting harder to find" A Vouchers-attrition --- --- http://www.bremertonpatriot.com/news/200472571.html
WA 4/11/13 King County Loansafe
"Senator Murray questions HUD Secretary
on sequestration impacts for housing
vouchers" E Vouchers-attrition --- ---
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.loansafe.org%2Fsenato
r-murray-questions-hud-secretary-on-sequestration-impacts-for-housing-
vouchers&ei=zKrlUfWnCvOLyAHm3IAY&usg=AFQjCNGWJNdE8fxlKUKgmWZj9efg3GTW8Q&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc
WA 4/26/13 Seattle Kiro TV
"Congress cherrypicks FAA in sequester,
leaves other budgets in limbo" A General challenges --- --- http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/congress-cherrypicks-faa-sequester-leaves-other-bu/nXZJn/
WA 7/25/13 Yakima Think Progress
"Sequestration takes away services that are
proven to reduce homelessness" A Homelessness 27 Individuals http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/25/2356251/sequestration-homelessness/
WA 8/13/13 Longview The Daily News Online
"Veterans programs at risk amid budget
battle, Sen. Murray warns" A Vouchers-attrition 111 Households
http://tdn.com/news/local/veterans-programs-at-risk-amid-budget-battle-sen-murray-warns/article_2c3e5364-0481-11e3-ac00-
0019bb2963f4.html
WI 4/7/13 Racine Journal Times
"Housing help on hiatus: Sequestration
means those seeking rental assistance will
have even longer wait" A Vouchers-attrition --- ---
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/housing-help-on-hiatus-sequestration-means-those-seeking-rental-assistance/article_26d35f56-9ff9-
11e2-834f-001a4bcf887a.html
WI 4/8/13 Dane County National Public Radio
"Sequester uncertainty surrounds Section 8
housing program" E Vouchers- terminated --- 60 Households http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/04/08/176597307/sequester-uncertainty-surrounds-section-8-housing-program
WV 3/14/13 Statewide The Charkston
"Ellen Allen and Ed Weber: Sequester 2013
bad for W.Va" E Community development --- --- http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201303140096
WV 6/8/13 Randolph County The Inter-Mountain "Sequester cuts affect local HUD funding" Vouchers-attrition Jobs --- http://www.theintermountain.com/page/content.detail/id/562422/Sequester-cuts-affect-local-HUD-funding.html?nav=5014
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