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Round Valley Tribes receives $8.7 million grant to develop housing
December 12, 2024
High construction costs and limited access to funding have led to a shortage of affordable housing for people on the reservation.
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County still reliant on motel rooms to shelter homeless this winter
December 10, 2024
The temporary facility is part of a state-mandated program called “Code Blue” that requires counties to provide shelter, no questions asked, on nights when the temperature dips below freezing.
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Wages, housing and health care are top priorities for voters in Mineral, Hampshire and Morgan counties
October 18, 2024
Residents in Northeast West Virginia are concerned about the lack of well-paying jobs, affordable housing options and health care services to meet the need in the communities.
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‘It’s just what the Cherokee Nation ought to do:’ tribe plans long-term investment in housing
October 01, 2024
The Cherokee Nation voted to permanently reauthorize its 2019 Housing, Jobs and Sustainable Communities Act, which helped fund 2,800 housing and community projects.
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At the Last Bastion of Rent Control, Requests for Big Hikes
September 23, 2024
In Ludlow, Orange, and other small towns across Massachusetts, rent control boards are arbitrating bitter struggles between landowners seeking rent increases, and residents who say they fear being priced out and losing their homes.
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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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