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A San Francisco-based appeals court decision said that amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. WATCH: Supreme Court hears case on whether cities can criminalize homelessness, disband camps Leaders from California and across the West say that the ruling makes it harder for them to regulate homeless encampments encroaching on ...
... surprised at the Justice Department finding. He said that, in his experience, he believed that Phoenix was a model city for interacting with people experiencing homelessness. So I think it took him by surprise. Amna Nawaz: And has there been any response on the allegations and findings of racial discrimination ...
... saw, as a direct result, eviction filings rising and breaching and in many cases surpassing pre pandemic levels. And today we have historic levels of homelessness in communities across the country. John Yang: You mentioned subsidies to help make low income housing affordable for those with low incomes. What else ...
At least 645 people were killed by the heat in Maricopa County, Arizona, alone, according to the medical examiner's office. People were dying in their cars and especially on the streets, where homelessness, drug abuse and mental illness made matters worse. Three months after being evicted from her home ...
The Supreme Court wrapped up oral arguments and has now turned to rolling out decisions in some of the most consequential cases of the year. Those decisions will shape policies nationwide on divisive issues like homelessness and reproductive rights, and some of them could affect the presidential election. John Yang ...
... president Donald Trump over alleged hush money payments to boost his 2016 election prospects. Israel's intelligence chief resigns for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 Hamas attack as the war in Gaza grinds on. Plus, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a homelessness case with potentially far-reaching consequences.
... General if the delayed U.S. aid to Ukraine is too late to make a difference. Then, how a Supreme Court case on laws limiting homeless encampments could reshape policy across the country. Plus, a look at the tensions in one Montana city over people experiencing homelessness camping in vehicles.
Terry Cunningham: One of the difficulties is having the discussion and saying why are you currently homeless? We -- they are not required to provide us with that information and often are uncomfortable answering those types of questions. Joe Lesar (voice-over): The population of people experiencing homelessness in Bozeman has ...
... has the backing of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, as well as other Democratic and Republican elected officials who have struggled to deal with homelessness brought on by rising housing costs and income inequality. The court's decision in January came a day after a panel of the 9th ...
... be. States are encouraged to further lower co-payments or waive them entirely for certain families, such as those that are very low-income, experiencing homelessness or who have children in foster care or with disabilities. “We hear a lot from families of children with disabilities who have just not ...
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