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- Senator Gillibrand Calls For $250 Million To Preserve Our History For The 250th Anniversary Of America, Office of Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senator for New York (Posted: June 16, 2026)
- Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Awards 38 Keystone Historic Preservation Grants, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (Posted: June 15, 2026)
- Boston City Council Approves $8.15 Million in FY2026 Community Preservation Historic Preservation Grants, City of Boston (Posted: June 14, 2026)
- Historic Rehabilitation Award Winners Illustrate Range of Impacts, Challenges, Novogradac (Posted: June 14, 2026)
- Appeals court majority appears sympathetic to White House ballroom challenge, The Hill (Posted: June 13, 2026)
- The Kennedy Center’s National Symphony Orchestra ‘Is in Real Trouble,’ Ben Folds Says — Here’s How We Can Help, Variety (Posted: June 13, 2026)
- Preservation New Jersey Announces 2026 List of 10 Most Endangered Historic Places, Preservation New Jersey (Posted: June 11, 2026)
- Virginia’s Most Endangered Places List, Preservation Virginia (Posted: June 10, 2026)
- Georgia preservation leaders react to Kemp veto of historic tax credit bill, 41 NBC (Posted: June 8, 2026)
- This year’s list of endangered historic places focuses on equality and erasure, National Public Radio (Posted: June 7, 2026)
- Updated Historic Tax Credit Mapping Tool Through 2025 Shows HTC Benefits Rural, Suburban and Urban Communities Across the Country, Novogradac (Posted: June 5, 2026)
- Preservationists warn time is running out to save Rosenwald Schools, ABC 15 News (Posted: June 3, 2026)
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- Gov. Kemp Vetoes Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Expansion to Preservationists’ Dismay by Delaney Tarr, SaportaReport
- The Cultural Landscape Foundation Sues Department of the Interior Over the Painting of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC, The Cultural Landscape Foundation
- Beloved Oregon Roadside Attraction is Back Open After Major Renovation, The Oregonian
- State Awards $28.1 Million for Historic Preservation Projects Across Iowa, Iowa Economic Development & Finance Authority
- Boston City Council Approves $32.6 Million for Community Preservation Projects, Boston City Council
- National Trust Recommends Robust Funding for Historic Preservation in Fiscal Year 2027, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- NCPC Commissioners Require More Details from White House (Posted: May 19, 2026)
- Pennsylvania Bill Would Create HTC for Historic Barns, Novogradac (Posted: May 19, 2026)
- New York State Creates State Historic Tax Credit Transfer Program, Nixon Peabody (Posted: May 19, 2026)
- President of Parks and Rec? Trump Asserts Authority Over Public Spaces in DC by Steven Sloan, AP News (Posted: May 14, 2026)
- What Trump Gets Wrong About Preservation by Isreal Melendez Ayala, Time Magazine (Posted: May 14, 2026)
- What Can We Learn from America’s Centennial? by Fergus M. Bordewich, Time Magazine (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- “We Are Killing Them All Over Again”: Critics Say History is Being Erased as Trump Reshapes Narratives at National Park by , , , CNN (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- The Many Ways Trump Wants to Change DC, From Buildings to Statues to Parks by Rachel Treisman, NPR (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- Not So Fast: Changes to the White House Complex Need Careful Consideration, Susan Eisenhower (Posted: May 7, 2026)
- Statement on Brown University’s Planned Demolition of Four Historic Buildings on Brook Street by Marisa Angell Brown, Providence Preservation Society (Posted: May 5, 2026)
- Preservation Month 2026, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: May 3, 2026)
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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Create Michigan Redevelopment Tax Credit by R.J. King, DBusiness Magazine (Posted: May 3, 2026)
- Announcing a New Grant Program in Honor of America250, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (Posted: May 3, 2026
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- Statement in Response to DOJ Demand to Drop Ballroom Lawsuit, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: April 27, 2026)
- Statement on April 11 Order to Stay Judge Leon’s Preliminary Order on White House Ballroom Construction, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: April 21, 2026)
- Urge Congress to Stand Up for the Historic Preservation Fund, Preservation Action (Posted: April 10, 2026)
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- Statement on March 31st Order Blocking Construction of White House Ballroom, Carol Quillen, President and CEO, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Posted: March 31, 2026)
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- Building a Stronger HTC Industry Together: Inside the Work of the Historic Tax Credit Coalition by Cindy Hamilton, Novogradac
- New Preservation Alliance Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Historic Designation by Jensen Toussaint, Philadelphia Today
- African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Receives $40 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott by Meraki Communication Group, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Diane Keaton’s quiet activism helped preserve these Los Angeles landmarks by Jason ma, Fortune Magazine
- ‘It’s your house. And he’s destroying it’: Trump demolishes White House East Wing by Heather Richards and Michael Doyle, Politico
- Society of Architectural Historians: Statement on the Proposed Ballroom Addition at the White House by SAH Heritage Conservation Committee
- National Fund for Sacred Places to Award $8.73 Million in Grants to 30 Congregations with Historic Buildings by The National Trust for Historic Preservation
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