In this week’s Tax Credit Tuesday Podcast, Michael J. Novogradac, CPA, begins with a packed general section this week. He talks about the failed effort to repeal parts of Obamacare in the Senate and how that affects Republican approaches to tax reform. He provides an overview of the Senate Finance Committee affordable housing hearing held today. Then, he talks about fiscal year 2018 appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies. After that, he lists the HUD and Treasury nominations that were recently voted on to advance. In low-income housing tax credit news, he’ll discuss what California’s extended cap-and-trade program could mean for affordable housing. In new markets tax credit news, he shares highlights from the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition’s report on the importance of the new markets tax credit in rural communities. He closes out with historic tax credit news, where he discusses an upcoming deadline for Rhode Island state historic tax credit participants and how listeners can register for the Novogradac 2017 Historic Tax Credit Conference.