Suburban Savior

President Trump looks to save the suburbs:

The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule had conditioned millions of dollars’ worth of community development block grants from HUD on the completion of lengthy demographic analyses. To get the money, localities had to certify that there were no disparities — either by race, religion, sex, nationality or disability — in access to parks, transportation hubs, schools, and business districts, among other stipulations. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner speaks as President Donald Trump and Tiger Woods listen during a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. 3 HUD Secretary Scott Turner is going to announce the elimination of a costly Obama- and Biden-era federal zoning rule on Wednesday that President Trump warned would “destroy” suburban neighborhoods nationwide. AP “Local and state governments understand the needs of their communities much better than bureaucrats in Washington, DC,” Turner said in a statement first shared with The Post. “Terminating this rule restores trust in local communities and property owners, while protecting America’s suburbs and neighborhood integrity.” Pastor, whose wife killed herself, allegedly raped girl, used church as 'sexual playground': lawsuit A HUD official told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that a new rule put forward by the department will still prohibit discrimination under the Fair Housing Act of 1968, without the need for the analyses. “By terminating the AFFH rule, localities will no longer be required to complete onerous paperwork and drain their budgets to comply with the extreme and restrictive demands made up by the federal government,” Turner added.

Liberals will have to find some other way to get money for their ratholes...