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How Trump’s Tax Law Will Deepen Housing Insecurity

Affordable housing applications open for two new homes in Readington

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<table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">  <tbody>    <tr>      <td style="overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;padding:10px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="left">          <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">    <p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.hcdnnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1853%3Anj-housing-advocates-respond-to-trump-executive-order-on-homelessness&amp;Itemid=147">NJ Housing Advocates Respond to Trump Executive Order on Homelessness</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">HCDNNJ</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">“This deeply misguided order does nothing to address the root causes of homelessness: skyrocketing housing costs, stagnant wages, and a frayed social safety net but instead leans into fear, coercion, and cruelty. Let’s be clear: this is not a plan to solve homelessness. It’s a campaign tactic designed to criminalize poverty and scapegoat people who are vulnerable."</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.hcdnnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1853%3Anj-housing-advocates-respond-to-trump-executive-order-on-homelessness&amp;Itemid=147">https://www.hcdnnj.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1853%3Anj-housing-advocates-respond-to-trump-executive-order-on-homelessness&amp;Itemid=147</a></p>  </div>
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<table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">  <tbody>    <tr>      <td style="overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;padding:10px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="left">          <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">    <p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/Morris-County-Joins-GMM-Habitat-Groundbreaking-in-Mount-Olive">Morris County Joins GMM Habitat Groundbreaking in Mount Olive</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Morris County NJ</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">During the ceremony, Deputy Director Shaw presented a certificate of honor to <strong>GMM Habitat </strong>CEO Liz DeCoursey on behalf of the Morris County Board of County Commissioners, commemorating the organization’s 40th anniversary and continued service to the community.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/Morris-County-Joins-GMM-Habitat-Groundbreaking-in-Mount-Olive">https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/Morris-County-Joins-GMM-Habitat-Groundbreaking-in-Mount-Olive</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/nj-businesses-saving-300m-these-new-tax-cuts-state-says">NJ Businesses Saving $300M With These New Tax Cuts, State Says</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Patch</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">According to a study by nonprofit advocacy group <strong>New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP)</strong>, New Jersey would be able to raise a collective $4 billion more per year if they move forward with different ways to get more from its wealthier residents. The study, also contributed to by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, calls on the state to raise its taxes on richer residents and corporations, up its sales tax and revamp its tax code.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/nj-businesses-saving-300m-these-new-tax-cuts-state-says">https://patch.com/new-jersey/across-nj/nj-businesses-saving-300m-these-new-tax-cuts-state-says</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://prismreports.org/2025/07/23/newark-power-plant-redlining-lgbtq/">Queer and trans organizers in Newark link environmental injustice, redlining, and the racism at the root of it all</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Prism</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">The press conference was led by former<strong> Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC)</strong> policy analyst Chloe Desir and communications lead JV Valladolid, both of whom are also environmental justice organizers with the direct-services organization. For years, ICC has organized to oppose the building of a fourth fossil-fuel power-plant facility in the Ironbound, a 50,000-person neighborhood in Newark burdened by redlining.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://prismreports.org/2025/07/23/newark-power-plant-redlining-lgbtq/">https://prismreports.org/2025/07/23/newark-power-plant-redlining-lgbtq/</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/a-sign-of-progress-newark-nj-s-lincoln-park-welcomes-community-and-visitors-with-vibrant-new-wayfinding-sign-94b7485b">A Sign of Progress: Newark NJ's Lincoln Park Welcomes Community and Visitors with Vibrant New Wayfinding Sign</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">MarketWatch</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Several notables including Anthony Smith, Executive Director of the<strong> Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District </strong>and Executive Producer of the Lincoln Park Music Festival, attended the commemorative sign unveiling along with former GNVCB board member Kimberlee Williams. The honorary sign unveiling came just in time for the 20th anniversary of the Lincoln Park Music Festival, which kicked off Wednesday, July 23 with Gospel Night featuring Grammy-award winning artist John P. Kee.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/a-sign-of-progress-newark-nj-s-lincoln-park-welcomes-community-and-visitors-with-vibrant-new-wayfinding-sign-94b7485b">https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/a-sign-of-progress-newark-nj-s-lincoln-park-welcomes-community-and-visitors-with-vibrant-new-wayfinding-sign-94b7485b</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/njcc-makes-equity-investment-senior-131200303.html">NJCC Makes Equity Investment in Senior Affordable Property in Atlanta's Buckhead</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Yahoo! Finance</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><strong>New Jersey Community Capital</strong> has announced a $1 million preferred equity investment in Buckhead Flats, an affordable senior living property in Atlanta's historic and affluent Buckhead neighborhood.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/njcc-makes-equity-investment-senior-131200303.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/njcc-makes-equity-investment-senior-131200303.html</a></p>  </div>
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<table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" border="0">  <tbody>    <tr>      <td style="overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;padding:10px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="left">          <div style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 140%; text-align: left; word-wrap: break-word;">    <p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping">Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">NPR</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Trump has signed an executive order that seeks to overhaul the way the U.S. manages homelessness. The order signed Thursday calls for changes to make it easier for states and cities to remove outdoor encampments and get people into mental health or addiction treatment. That includes involuntary civil commitment for those "who are a risk to themselves or others."</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping">https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479139/trump-homelessness-executive-order-civil-commitment-camping</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;"> </p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://re-nj.com/pennrose-officials-break-ground-on-new-affordable-senior-housing-in-new-brunswick/">Pennrose, officials break ground on new affordable senior housing in New Brunswick</a></p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Real Estate NJ</p><p style="line-height: 140%;">Pennrose has started construction on a project that will bring 66 new age-restricted, affordable housing units to downtown New Brunswick with the help of state and city funding sources.</p><p style="line-height: 140%;"><a href="https://re-nj.com/pennrose-officials-break-ground-on-new-affordable-senior-housing-in-new-brunswick/">https://re-nj.com/pennrose-officials-break-ground-on-new-affordable-senior-housing-in-new-brunswick/</a></p>  </div>
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NJ’s officials must use mansion tax to restore affordable housing funds now
By Staci Berger and Edward Bethea - July 15, 2025

New Jersey has taken a meaningful step by increasing taxes on luxury real estate transactions, but by failing to dedicate that revenue to affordable homes, state leaders have missed a critical opportunity to address one of our biggest challenges.

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