There is a war on the suburbs in this country, when Washington bureaucrats come into your town and force changes in local zoning laws in the name of fair housing. This is how one county in New York fought back. Newt’s guest is Rob Astorino, former Westchester County Executive.
Guest: Rob Astorino
New York Fiscal Mess Has Been A Long Time Coming – Rob Astorino Op Ed
Donate to Rob Astorino Campaign
A Plan for New York Revival – Wall Street Journal
Rob Astorino on HUD Zoning
Rob Astorino – Press Conference – 2011
Rob Astorino – State of the County Address – 2013
Rob Astorino – Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity Fundraiser – April 24, 2016
Westchester NY
Mr. Astorino Goes to Washington – National Review – January 11, 2012
Westchester Beats Obama – Wall Street Journal – July 23, 2017
For Westchester, 11th Time Is Charm in Fight Over Fair Housing – Wall Street Journal – July 21, 2017
HUD Accuses Westchester of ‘White Segregation’ – News 12 Westchester
Housing Settlement – Westchester Government
Washington’s ‘Fair Housing’ Assault on Local Zoning – Wall Street Journal
Westchester Case – Anti-Discrimination Center
County of Westchester V. United States Department of Housing And Urban Development – Find Law
Outside Clinton Home, Astorino Seeks Hillary’s Take on Affordable Housing – DailyVoice
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Fair Housing Act of 1968 – Department of Housing and Urban Development
Supreme Court Disparate Impact Ruling
About Zoning
Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House with a Yard on Every Lot – New York Times
The Bipartisan Cry of ‘Not in My Backyard’ – New York Times
Could Oregon Become the First State to Ban Single-Family Zoning? – Willamette Week
Opinion: Holy Cow! California May Get Rid of Single-Family Zoning – Los Angeles Times
Joe Biden’s War on Suburbs
Biden Declares War on Suburban Americans – Newt Gingrich
Biden and Dems Are Set to Abolish the Suburbs – National Review
Will Biden’s War on the Suburbs Become a Campaign – National Review