U.S. senator slams HUD over lack of HCHA oversight

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) long has called for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to step up its oversight of local housing authorities, many of which receive the bulk of their funding from HUD. He’s had plenty of scandals to point to, from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, Phoenix to Massachusetts — and Harris County. When we uncovered problems at the Harris County Housing Authority, Grassley again called for answers from HUD, and asked for reams of documents. Here’s the background. In November, we reported that some executives’ salaries nearly tripled during former CEO Guy Rankin IV’s eight years in charge. In February, we reported HCHA poured $8.4 [...]

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