The legal scope of their membership bases had been put into question by a Supreme Court ruling in February. Attempts to place Community Reinvestment Act requirements on credit unions by amending the legislation failed. Back to top . A bill signed into law in March already increases the tax credit by that same amount for the next two years. In conjunction with federal tax credits, California's state credits have generated more than 55,000 rental units for low income families, including seniors and the disabled.
Advocates feel that the permanent increase bill has a good chance of passage.
Back to top . Although only a two week extension, it does give residents and others a little more time to respond to the proposed rule. The new PHAS will replace the current public housing management assessment program and is meant to include more physical condition, financial health and resident satisfaction information as well as management indicators. The Department of Health and Human services has announced that its regulations will be revised to allow all states to provide Medicaid coverage to working, two-parent families who meet state income guidelines. Previously, adults in two-parent families working more than 100 hours per month could not receive Medicaid regardless of income level.