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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Reaching Across the Aisle, Sue Serino Stresses the Affordable Housing Crisis in Address at Red Hook High School
March 14, 2024
In her first State of the County address, the county executive acknowledged the area’s lack of affordable housing local employees can afford.
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Rural America Has an Eviction Crisis, Too
March 14, 2024
New research using a national database found that Black rural households have eviction rates four times higher than white households.
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High eviction rates in rural North Carolina counties
March 11, 2024
Even though rents are cheaper than in the city, renters in rural areas are increasingly threatened with losing their homes.
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Montpelier voters approve ‘just cause’ eviction protections
March 05, 2024
Montpelier has become the latest Vermont municipality to approve the protections for renters. Despite voters’ greenlight, the proposal is likely to hit a roadblock at the Statehouse.
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Kauai Fire Deals $20 Million Blow To Affordable Housing
February 28, 2024
The fire destroyed about two dozen two- and three-bedroom apartments, a multimillion-dollar loss to taxpayers who helped fund the government-subsidized project and a blow to the island’s sputtering efforts to house a rural workforce that’s being squeezed out by astronomical rents and home sale prices.
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A huge EV factory is coming to west Tennessee. Here’s how locals are ensuring they benefit.
December 18, 2023
Communities are using an organizing tool intended for sports stadiums to bargain with energy transition projects for labor standards and affordable housing.
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Has Montana solved its housing crisis?
November 20, 2023
A spate of new state laws will spur housing development. Will anyone be able to afford what’s getting built?
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Supervisors approve changes to affordable housing rules
September 14, 2023
San Benito County will require 20% affordable housing in future developments.
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State awards first grants under new rural housing program
September 09, 2023
The state awarded nearly $8.4 million in infrastructure grants to five local government applicants Friday, the first round of awards through a rural workforce housing initiative Gov. Brian Kemp announced during his State of State address last January.
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Housing troubles follow July flood
August 18, 2023
The process for getting help from the state or federal government is complicated, drawn out and taxing. Many of those most in need of assistance are no longer living at their former residences or are overwhelmed by the stress of the disaster.
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The flood waters disproportionately hit Vermont’s affordable housing stock — at the worst time
July 31, 2023
“Just the lack of available affordable housing in high, dry places, is a major factor in all of this,” said state Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale.
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Walking the ‘Fine Line’ of Rural Development and Gentrification
July 24, 2023
Woodlands Development Group in central West Virginia works to economically revitalize small town communities it serves. But as the tourists come, the danger of pricing locals out of the home towns follows in their wake.
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Housing policy conference aims to streamline construction
July 05, 2023
Developers and policymakers discuss reducing government regulations and reviews to increase the supply of affordable housing.
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‘I don’t see how I can manage’: In Rutland, a motel resident struggles with uncertainty
July 02, 2023
After new legislation was signed last week, extended help for Vermonters experiencing homelessness will come with new requirements.
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Frustrated rent control advocates say Fresno leaders aren’t listening, but the fight isn’t over
June 28, 2023
Supporters say Fresno needs a public panel to protect renters, but city leaders say such policies lead to higher prices and slums.
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