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GOP Lawmakers Push Back Against White House Effort To Scrap Housing Funds
Republican lawmakers are publicly criticizing White House proposals to scrap federal programs that help build and rehabilitate housing for low-income Americans ahead of a midterm election dominated by affordability frustrations.
In San Francisco, The Tents Of Homeless People Are Disappearing
Mayor Daniel Lurie and city leaders have enforced bans on camping and moved people off sidewalks to reduce visible homelessness. Critics say too many homeless people are housed in jail.
Utah Sets Aside Trump-Backed Plan To Move Homeless To Central Campus
State lawmakers declined to back a Trump-inspired plan to move 1,300 homeless people to a campus on the edge of Salt Lake City, but supporters are trying to keep the plan’s spirit alive.
How Detroit's New Leaders Plan to Cut Poverty, Homelessness
Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller have a bold charge from Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield in their new jobs at the city: reduce poverty and make it easier for vulnerable Detroiters to get the help they need.
HUD Proposes Time Limits And Work Requirements For Rental Aid
A proposed rule by the Department of Housing and Urban Development would allow strict time limits and work requirements as a condition for rental subsidies, a move that critics say could put millions of people at risk of losing such aid amid record-high housing costs and homelessness.
It's a Buyer's Market But Home Ownership Eludes Many Americans
A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.
HUD Revives Proposal To Eject Undocumented Immigrants From Public Housing
When the Trump administration proposed the rule in 2019, housing officials estimated it would also displace thousands of U.S. citizens and legal residents.
For Those Who Help The Poor, 2025 Goes Down As A Year Of Chaos
LOGAN, Ohio – Before dawn, in a cold, blustery drizzle, a line forms outside a small, squat building on an open stretch of road on the outskirts of town. “My heater quit working in my car,” Scott Skinner says good-naturedly to the next man in line. “Man, what kinda luck am I having.” The building is called “The Market” because it has a food pantry, but Skinner and the others are here to sign up for heating assistance. He’s been calling for a month to get an appointment with no luck, so he showed up an hour ago to snag […]
