• Maine Gov. Mills, legislative leaders move to expand abortion access

    Maine Gov. Mills, legislative leaders move to expand abortion access

    Jan 17, 2023 10:57 PM EST

    ... are content with current law. The policy director of the Christian Civic League of Maine questioned whether lawmakers should focus their attention on inflation and affordable housing instead of abortion, which he said is guaranteed to have an “emotional tug." In Maine, a Republican governor in 1993 signed a law ...

  • Major Southern California county considers seceding from state

    Major Southern California county considers seceding from state

    Dec 16, 2022 05:46 PM EST

    ... Institution study. After decades of growth, the state population of 39 million has been shrinking, partly because residents are leaving for states that offer more affordable housing and lower taxes. Because of decreased population, the state is even losing a congressional seat in 2023, dropping from 53 to 52. Housing ...

  • Arizona's governor stacks shipping containers on Mexico border at the end of his term

    Arizona's governor stacks shipping containers on Mexico border at the end of his term

    Dec 11, 2022 11:10 PM EST

    ... the options” and hasn't decided what to do about the containers after her Jan. 5. inauguration. She previously suggested the containers be repurposed as affordable housing, an increasingly popular option for homeless and low-income people. “I don’t know how much it will cost to remove the containers ...

  • How suburban zoning rules are stifling development and causing rents to spike

    How suburban zoning rules are stifling development and causing rents to spike

    Dec 08, 2022 11:35 PM EST

    ... next year, shovels will uproot them, and 146 units of affordable housing will rise here, yes, to Moya-Mancera others, 43 years late, but better than ever. For the "PBS NewsHour," Paul Solman on Long Island. Judy Woodruff: Affordable housing, a problem -- excuse me -- a problem all across the country.

  • Lava from Mauna Loa could block main highway on Hawaii's Big Island

    Lava from Mauna Loa could block main highway on Hawaii's Big Island

    Dec 03, 2022 08:16 PM EST

    ... slow-moving flow was coursing about 2.7 miles (4.3 kilometers) from the road Friday, U.S. Geological Survey scientists reported. There are more affordable housing options on the island's east side, home to the county seat, Hilo. But many jobs at beach resorts, in construction and other ...

  • Jeffries announces history-making bid to be 1st Black leader of House Democrats after Pelosi

    Jeffries announces history-making bid to be 1st Black leader of House Democrats after Pelosi

    Nov 18, 2022 08:56 PM EST

    ... him on affordable housing issues when she was on the City Council, said she reached out to Jeffries on Thursday night."I texted him and urged him not to forget the residents of public housing we served," James said. "And he answered back and said, 'Never.'" Mascaro reported from Washington.

  • 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 ...