Housing/Homelessness
Friday, July 26, 2024
ND seeks better housing for older population
A new design competition is looking to find better housing for Fargo's aging population. Like many other states, North Dakota has a growing number …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Hunger is another struggle for Arkansas 'ALICE' residents
By Mary Hennigan for The Arkansas Advocate.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Arkansas News Service reporting for The Arkansas Advocate-Winthrop Rock…
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Report: MD 'housing wage' 9th highest in U.S.
With rising housing costs an ongoing issue, a new report shows how fast rents have increased in Maryland and nationwide. The National Low Income …
Report: Many Minnesotans squeezed by housing costs
Newly released data in Minnesota underscores what housing assistance groups have been preaching - it's become increasingly difficult for many people t…
National rent-cap proposal could benefit NY renters
Backers of President Joe Biden's rent cap proposal said it could benefit many New Yorkers. The plan calls for capping rent increases at 5% in …
Nevada gets OK to sell federal public lands for affordable housing
Environmentalists said a first time ever federal decision to allow the sale of a small parcel of national public land in Nevada is an example of "care…
First win-win for affordable housing, public lands
Environmentalists are applauding a Bureau of Land Management decision to allow the sale of a small national public land parcel for an affordable housi…
Financial strains create mental-health issues for AR ALICE population
By LaGanzie Kale for KLEK-FM.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Arkansas News Service reporting for the KLEK-FM-Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation-Publi…
Colorado gets $156M from Inflation Reduction Act for 'Solar for All'
Colorado is calling on solar energy entrepreneurs to put $156 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to work accelerating rooftop and community-ba…
Nevada leaders sound the alarm on housing crisis
Half of Nevada voters feel their political leaders are ignoring the housing crisis. Recent polling conducted by the Center for Popular Democracy and …
Colorado housing costs 8th least affordable in nation
Colorado remains the eighth-least affordable state in the nation for housing, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing …
Advocacy groups want NM's Governor to halt special legislative session
New Mexico advocacy groups are calling on New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to cancel next week's special session where lawmakers are scheduled …