A survey shows that more than half of manufactured homeowners on rented land have no lease.
Most of the people who show up are there to say no to any kind of denser development. Is it worth trying to get broader public participation?
The Montana Legislature passed housing policies that have eluded other jurisdictions, including increasing height limits, reducing parking requirements and permitting single-stair apartment buildings.
A bill would allow local governments to devote up to a quarter of their homeless funds to residential programs that practice sobriety.
They help a lot of individuals and their communities. The proposed cuts would just shift the burden to emergency rooms, shelters and already overwhelmed local systems.
Rent increases will be limited to 10 percent per year, with an exemption for newly built units for a dozen years.
The “No Buddy Left Behind” program employs veterans to find and then help house homeless veterans.
The city’s total homeless population is declining, but the number of homeless children has reached record highs. The number of homeless schoolchildren has doubled in the last five years.
Matt Privratsky was appointed to serve as an interim city council member in St. Paul after the previous member resigned. He’ll cast some consequential votes.
A pair of bills that would encourage construction are moving through the state Senate despite the opposition of key committee chairs.
States that are adding more housing and approving more permits are seeing their birth rates go up.
To address the housing crisis, we need to pick up the pace of development without sacrificing commitments to low-income residents and environmental protections.
Over the years, Los Angeles voters have approved billions in homeless funding — and created layer upon layer of independent institutions.
An environmental law has been a powerful tool for people seeking to block construction. Lawmakers may be poised to change it.
The New Hampshire legislature is considering dozens of policies aimed at making housing more affordable, a priority for first-year Gov. Kelly Ayotte. Some policies are gaining bipartisan support, but debates over local control still rage.
Devastated by fire, then shut down by COVID-19, the school district in Paradise, Calif., has emerged as a leader in keeping homeless students in classrooms.
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