• How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning

    How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning

    Nov 23, 2019 10:24 PM EDT

    ... planning to implement something called “inclusionary zoning,” requiring developers to include affordable units in large, new apartment buildings. And the mayor has plans to tackle homelessness and strengthen tenants’ rights. As for the single-family zoning change, it was officially adopted by the Minneapolis City Council earlier this month and ...

  • Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

    Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

    Nov 14, 2019 12:36 AM EDT

    ... bishops also heard a presentation from Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, about a new initiative to ease the nationwide problem of chronic homelessness. She said pilot programs are under way in Detroit; St. Louis; Las Vegas; Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington, with a goal of reducing homelessness ...

  • Buttigieg says he'd pick VA's 1st female secretary if elected

    Buttigieg says he'd pick VA's 1st female secretary if elected

    Nov 11, 2019 01:42 PM EDT

    ... responses to sexual assault in the military by shifting prosecution from military commanders to independent prosecutors. He also wants to put particular focus on stemming homelessness among women vets, many of whom may have experienced sexual trauma . He pointed to his seven-month deployment in Afghanistan in 2014 and watching ...

  • 'Sesame Street' turns 50

    'Sesame Street' turns 50

    Nov 06, 2019 06:56 PM EDT

    ... welcomed many more. It became the first children's program to feature someone with Down syndrome. It's had puppets with HIV and in foster care, invited children in wheelchairs, dealt with topics like jailed parents, homelessness, women's rights, military families and even girls singing about loving their hair.

  • Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Nov 01, 2019 07:40 PM EDT

    ... said Patricia Nix-Hodes, director of the Law Project at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. "I think it's visionary," she said. "A significant number of students in Chicago Public Schools are dealing with homelessness and housing instability, and you can't separate that from their education." Compromise areas

  • WATCH: At police conference, Trump slams Chicago for crime problems

    WATCH: At police conference, Trump slams Chicago for crime problems

    Oct 28, 2019 04:48 PM EDT

    ... strike since Oct. 17. At the conference, Trump signed an executive order creating a presidential commission on law enforcement to study issues like substance abuse, homelessness and mental illness, the White House said. The order calls for establishing a framework for better training, recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers. The ...

  • Chicago teachers' strike highlights support staff shortages

    Chicago teachers' strike highlights support staff shortages

    Oct 22, 2019 04:43 PM EDT

    ... student learning and teachers' work. They contend support staff is vital to properly address everyday student issues such as physical and mental health problems or homelessness. In Chicago, the nation's third-largest school district, the teachers who have been out on strike since last Thursday are seeking commitments for ...

  • Soaring housing costs stretch already-strapped college students

    Soaring housing costs stretch already-strapped college students

    Oct 15, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

    ... and they all have their shared sink with shared bathrooms. Hari Sreenivasan: Sandra Guillory is the Philadelphia director of Depaul USA, a nonprofit focused on homelessness. They plan to rehab this convent to house 24 students from colleges across Philadelphia. Students will be asked to pay $150 a month. Sandra ...

  • Sanders plans to resume campaigning 'as soon as possible'

    Sanders plans to resume campaigning 'as soon as possible'

    Oct 10, 2019 04:46 PM EDT

    ... get scared the way that our family did." But he added that many people are dealing "with a lot more pain than I am" including homelessness, working multiple jobs but not making enough money to pay the bills or forgoing college because of fears about being overwhelmed by debt. READ ...

  • Harris and Sanders set for 2020 showdown in delegate-rich California

    Harris and Sanders set for 2020 showdown in delegate-rich California

    Aug 22, 2019 01:31 PM EDT

    ... like the Los Angeles region and the San Francisco Bay Area as states within a state, honing in on local concerns. On a recent swing, he discussed immigration in San Diego, homelessness in Los Angeles and housing in San Francisco, where a typical one-bedroom apartment rents for $3,500.