• Democrat Wes Moore on election win making him first Black governor of Maryland

    Democrat Wes Moore on election win making him first Black governor of Maryland

    Nov 15, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    ... have policies that are giving people an opportunity to go from one place to another, to be a state where we can go where opportunity and ambition actually have a chance to meet each other. Judy Woodruff: You have also talked about a number of other things, including affordable housing.

  • Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says

    Global population to hit 8 billion mark Tuesday, U.N. says

    Nov 15, 2022 07:18 PM EDT

    ... the world's most populous nation next year. In Congo's capital, Kinshasa, where more than 12 million people live, many families struggle to find affordable housing and pay school fees. While elementary pupils attend for free, older children's chances depend on their parents' incomes. “My children took turns ...

  • Maxwell Frost, 1st Gen Z member of Congress, on young people’s role in politics

    Maxwell Frost, 1st Gen Z member of Congress, on young people’s role in politics

    Nov 12, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    ... you intend to focus on come January, when you're sworn in? Maxwell Frost:  I'd say the economy is top of mind. And especially affordable housing is a huge crisis in Central Florida right now. And people are being pushed out of their city. And so, there's things ...

  • California tenants rise up, demand rent caps and more protections from city councils

    California tenants rise up, demand rent caps and more protections from city councils

    Nov 05, 2022 03:56 PM EDT

    ... government tax credits and increasingly owned by corporations, limited liability companies or limited partnerships. The tenants who flooded City Council meetings drew largely from four affordable-housing complexes, including sister properties Delta Pines and Casa Blanca, where an estimated 150 households received large rent increases in May. The properties are ...

  • Newsom pauses $1 billion in homelessness spending, demands strategy plans from local officials

    Newsom pauses $1 billion in homelessness spending, demands strategy plans from local officials

    Nov 03, 2022 09:57 PM EDT

    ... of ignoring the state's affordable housing requirements. Earlier this year, the Newsom administration launched a first-of-its-kind investigation of San Francisco's housing policies aimed at figuring out why it takes officials there so long to approve housing projects. And last month, the Newsom administration and the ...

  • Floridians displaced by Hurricane Ian face decisions on how or if they will rebuild

    Floridians displaced by Hurricane Ian face decisions on how or if they will rebuild

    Oct 27, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    ... crisis. Daniel Cruz is with Florida Rural Legal Services. Daniel Cruz, Florida Rural Legal Services: There's no affordable housing available. And when we say affordable housing, we're not talking about just helping individuals that need subsidized housing or public housing. I'm talking about affordable housing for the ...

  • Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets, designate campsites

    Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets, designate campsites

    Oct 22, 2022 12:27 AM EDT

    ... said. The resolution is one of several that Wheeler plans to introduce in City Council next week, aiming to address the city’s homelessness and affordable housing crises. Under the measures, social workers would direct people camping on the street to the city's designated camping sites. Police could issue ...

  • Homelessness surging in many cities in amid end to COVID assistance

    Homelessness surging in many cities in amid end to COVID assistance

    Oct 06, 2022 05:10 PM EDT

    ... conducted amid the pandemic and advocates caution changed counting methods could have thrown off results. Research has shown places seeing spikes in homelessness often lack affordable housing. Making matters worse, pandemic government relief programs — including anti-eviction measures, emergency rental assistance and a child tax credit that kept people housed ...

  • California Gov. Newsom signs laws to boost housing production

    California Gov. Newsom signs laws to boost housing production

    Sep 28, 2022 08:44 PM EDT

    ... will let developers build housing on some commercial land without having to ask permission from local governments, as long as a certain percentage of the housing is affordable. Another law will let developers build all market-rate housing on some commercial land — which would be more lucrative — but the projects ...

  • Why low-income families are struggling to afford diapers

    Why low-income families are struggling to afford diapers

    Sep 17, 2022 09:35 PM EDT

    ... was 36, some of the contributing factors include poor parental leave policies, a lack of public investment in childcare and early learning and scarcity of affordable housing compared to other advanced countries. Kathryn Edwards: There's no substituting away from diapers, right? There's no -- you know, trimming fat from ...