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One of the first things you notice at the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s new education center is the wide gap in ages of the tribal members taking advantage of the services at the beautiful building. Whether you are walking through the Dr.

(Editor’s note: Michael Novogradac is the guest author of this post. Michael Novogradac is the managing partner in the San Francisco, CA, office of Novogradac & Company LLP. He has more than 25 years of experience specializing in affordable housing, community development and renewable energy.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe recently completed its new tribal administration building in Guadalupe, AZ.

Last year on May 27, a build up of ice created a jam on the Yukon River in Alaska, about 40 miles downstream of the village of Galena and the Yukon-Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Facility (YKEALF). This created a natural dam and caused water and huge ice chunks to rise into the surrounding villages.

If you have ever visited the campus of Kamehmeha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, you know the view is unforgettable.

(Editors note: Darryl Jacobs is the guest author of this post. Darryl, attorney and member for Ginsberg Jacobs LLC, has more than twenty years of experience in tax and corporate law.

(Editor’s note: Sue Doroff co-founded Western Rivers Conservancy and serves as president. Sue has more than 25 years of experience in conservation real estate, and her commitment to protecting our great western streams is guided by a lifelong passion for rivers and the outdoors.

(Editor’s note: Ingrid VanBiber is the guest author for this post. She is an attorney and shareholder at Polsinelli, a business and litigation law firm that has more than 700 attorneys in 18 offices around the country.

This week Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, published his proposed changes to the tax code. His “Tax Reform Act of 2014” amends much of the code including the section governing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

(Editor’s note: Sarah Wheelock is the guest author for this post. Sarah is an attorney at Fredericks, Peebles & Morgan LLP and is a member of the Meskwaki Nation (Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa).