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As an Oklahoma hospital breaks ground, USDA looks to better health, high speed internet and housing
September 04, 2024
Leadership in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office says a Tillman County hospital speaks to the larger focus on housing, health and high speed internet.
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The fastest-growing college expense may not be what people think
August 22, 2024
College housing costs are rising faster than tuition, as some universities try to rein them in.
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Local leaders still investigating emergency responder housing
August 15, 2024
The Kent Volunteer Fire Department and Kent Affordable Housing (KAH) continue to collaborate on creating housing for emergency responders in town.
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The Fixer-Upper Fairies: How One Hudson Valley Non-Profit is Changing Lives, One Home Repair at a Time
August 08, 2024
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Kentucky’s climate migration: Turning old coal mines into housing
July 29, 2024
When floods hit eastern Kentucky in 2022, hundreds of families lost their homes. Flush with federal aid, the state is responding by becoming a housing developer on former strip mines.
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How will the U.S. Supreme Court decision on homeless encampments impact Wausau policy?
July 09, 2024
City leaders are unclear whether the decision will direct any immediate changes. The city has hardened its position at the urging of local police, which has said it has been flooded with complaints from downtown businesses, public library officials and residents about homeless people who congregate in the area.
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As Vermont homelessness rises, US Supreme Court ruling gives towns more authority to punish camping
July 03, 2024
Experts anticipate the ruling will influence homelessness policy nationwide, including in Vermont, where cities and towns are bracing for more people to lose their shelter over the next few months.
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Polling suggests affordable housing shortage could be potent political issue in NC in 2024
June 18, 2024
A crisis-level shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina resonates with voters, especially renters, and could shape their 2024 votes.
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Why rural Missouri schools and hospitals might become homebuyers
June 10, 2024
Employers across Missouri are looking for creative ways to retain workers in their towns. Buying homes for them might be a start.
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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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What rural homelessness looks like
March 13, 2024
The lessons learned after spending months embedded with unhoused communities in Oregon.
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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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