Housing/Homelessness
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Federal funding freeze affects NM's food, farms, housing
A federal funding freeze affecting a broad swath of U.S. programs has left many organizations in limbo, with new fallout coming every day. Court …
Thursday, March 27, 2025
To reduce homelessness among military vets, ND tinkers with funding plan
The North Dakota Legislature is considering bolstering funding to help military veterans facing homelessness. Key voices say more details need to be …
Monday, March 24, 2025
Low-income Coloradans face severe affordable housing shortage
There are only 26 affordable housing units in Colorado for every 100 low-income households, according to a new report listing Colorado as the sixth …
Monday, March 24, 2025
Morgantown residents will soon decide whether to veto camping ban
Next month, the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, will ask residents to vote on whether to keep or eliminate a city ordinance banning camping on …
Monday, March 24, 2025
L.A. County has cut homelessness, but wildfires impede progress
By Angela Hart for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Servi…
Tariff talk adds uncertainty to already stressed affordable-housing movement
Industry groups say Minnesota is short more than 100,000 affordable-housing units to meet demand, and project leaders have said the Trump …
Advocates say WA rent stabilization bill important for ending hunger
While affordable housing advocates across the state have been cheering on Washington's rent stabilization bill in Olympia, so have organizations …
Bill would offer a blueprint for an aging Oregon
Oregon's population, along with the rest of the country, is getting older. Within 10 years there will be more Oregonians age 65 and older than …
Bill looks to improve habitability standards for Nevada renters
Backers of legislation in Nevada said it would bring more balance to landlord-tenant relationships and help ensure rental homes are safe to live in…
High moral stakes of proposed cuts to federal programs
A new report commissioned by faith leaders outlines the high moral stakes at play as the Trump administration pushes to cut federal programs to pay fo…
$50 million 'whole home repair' funding may address PA housing crisis
Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget includes a $50 million investment for repairs to older homes. A grassroots group supports the idea but said the dollar …
Bills aim to revamp WA's regressive tax codes
A package of legislation in Olympia aims to reduce growing wealth inequality by reforming Washington's tax code. With the nation's second-most …