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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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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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