In this week's Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, starts off with the general news section, where he provides an update on Dr. Ben Carson's likelihood of becoming the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also talks about what congressional leaders are planning to do to keep the government funded past the Dec. 9 expiration of stopgap funding. In low-income housing tax credit news, he talks about the effect that the talk of the possibility of corporate tax reform is having on the current investment interest of many LIHTC corporate investors. He also discusses a GAO report on the role that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should play in housing finance. In new markets tax credit news, he shares a quick update for awardees of the 2015-2016 new markets tax credit allocation round about when they can expect to close allocation agreements. Then, he discusses a new bill that would create a new markets tax credit allocation set-aside for investments in low-income coal communities. In the historic tax credit section, he outlines some updates made to Texas state historic tax credit regulations. And he closes out with renewable energy tax credit news, where he shares with listeners what Trump said about wind energy tax credits in his recent interview with the New York Times. I'll also talks about a report on what could happen to solar energy investments if the investment tax credit were repealed.