• How a guaranteed income pilot program is helping some in Gary, Indiana

    How a guaranteed income pilot program is helping some in Gary, Indiana

    Oct 30, 2021 08:04 PM EDT

    ... the first pilot programs in Stockton, California, in 2018. This past March, we looked at a program in Hudson, New York where there is an affordable housing crisis. Now NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports from Gary, Indiana, where jobs can be hard to find. This story is part of ...

  • A cooperative effort to bridge the digital divide with low-cost WiFi

    A cooperative effort to bridge the digital divide with low-cost WiFi

    Oct 23, 2021 09:04 PM EDT

    ... broadband, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio's Master Internet Plan released in January 2020. Laura Fong: Brenda Rosen is CEO of Breaking Ground, an affordable housing nonprofit that serves low-income and formerly homeless people in New York City.  Breaking Ground operates one of the first Bronx buildings where ...

  • WATCH: After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in Chicago

    WATCH: After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in Chicago

    Sep 28, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

    ... At the same time, fears about displacing Black residents in the area developed into a yearslong battle resulting in city-approved neighborhood protections, including for affordable housing. Some neighborhood activists said Tuesday that they were already seeing rising housing prices and would keep pushing for more protections in surrounding areas ...

  • U.S. Rep. Karen Bass enters race for Los Angeles mayor

    U.S. Rep. Karen Bass enters race for Los Angeles mayor

    Sep 27, 2021 06:16 PM EDT

    ... on her website said. “Karen is running for mayor because she knows that solving this crisis means addressing the root causes of homelessness: lack of affordable housing, health care, job training, mental health services, and drug and alcohol counseling,” the statement said. Bass’ entry into the race immediately reshapes the ...

  • Rep. Jayapal on progressive priorities, compromise on reconciliation and infrastructure

    Rep. Jayapal on progressive priorities, compromise on reconciliation and infrastructure

    Sep 22, 2021 10:30 PM EDT

    ... is important, but a much smaller package, and then not allow child care to go forward, not allow paid leave, not allow people to have affordable housing, not to take on climate change. Those are the things that are in the Build Back Better Act that are the president's ...

  • Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium

    Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium

    Sep 21, 2021 08:25 PM EDT

    ... to unfairly hold the bag," said Greg Brown, a senior vice president for government affairs at the National Apartment Association. "Ultimately, any effort to pursue additional moratoriums will only balloon the nation's rental debt ... and exacerbate the housing affordability crisis, permanently jeopardizing the availability of safe and affordable housing."

  • ‘Purest form of hell’: Louisianans are living in tents and cars after losing homes to storms

    ‘Purest form of hell’: Louisianans are living in tents and cars after losing homes to storms

    Sep 17, 2021 12:30 PM EDT

    ... areas, estimates suggest that 90 percent of the homes are uninhabitable, including nursing homes and apartment complexes. Local officials say there simply is not enough affordable housing for all the people left homeless. Few homeowners or renters have insurance. Many live below the poverty level and live paycheck to paycheck ...

  • Boston's changing demographics on display in mayoral race dominated by women of color

    Boston's changing demographics on display in mayoral race dominated by women of color

    Sep 13, 2021 10:35 PM EDT

    ... is backing current front-runner Michelle Wu, who happens to be originally from Chicago. But, today, Poliner she thinks Bostonians vote more on issues, like affordable housing and homelessness due to the opioid crisis, rather than old ties. Rachel Poliner, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale: We have questionnaires that go out ...

  • Ground Zero rebuilding still continues in New York, 20 years after 9/11

    Ground Zero rebuilding still continues in New York, 20 years after 9/11

    Sep 09, 2021 04:05 PM EDT

    ... and rented at below-market rates. But some neighborhood residents say that isn't good enough. They would like all of the apartments to be affordable. "The universal demand was always that there be affordable housing," said Todd Fine, a lower Manhattan preservation advocate. Fine called 330 below-market-rate ...

  • White House details plans to improve housing affordability

    White House details plans to improve housing affordability

    Sep 01, 2021 06:14 PM EDT

    ... to save for down payments and keeping them in rentals longer. Nearly half of renters spend more than the recommended 30% of their incomes on housing. To increase home construction, Biden's economics team proposes a series of policy shifts. First, it intends to deliver 100,000 affordable housing units ...