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Jun 12

Seattle repeals homeless-aid tax after Amazon objects

By Phuong Lee, Associated Press

The quick surrender showed the power of Amazon to help rally opposition and aggressively push back on taxes at all levels of government, even in its affluent home city where the income gap is ever widening and lower-income workers are…

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Mar 30

These 3D-printed homes could provide shelter to the world’s most vulnerable people

By Rashmi Shivni

These 3D-printed homes can be built in under 24 hours for as low as $4,000. They're designed to help solve the world's homelessness and housing problems.

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Mar 27

Watch 7:36
Why Anaheim’s low-wage workers struggle to keep a roof over their heads

By PBS NewsHour, Cat Wise

Away from the tourist attractions of Anaheim, California, housing is a daily challenge for minimum-wage workers who play a vital role in the region's booming economy. Even for those who work full-time, garages, spare bedrooms, motel rooms, cars and tents…

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Mar 08

Watch 5:44
How a cartoonist is highlighting the lives of San Diego’s homeless residents

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Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is using his drawings to highlight the growing problem of homelessness and the housing crisis in Southern California. Jeffrey Brown gets a first-hand look at the cartoonist and newspaper’s efforts to humanize and complicate…

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Dec 23

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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 23, 2017

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On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 23, drones help prevent conflicts between farmers and elephants in Tanzania, and a documentary film on how opioids have devastated Somerville, Massachusetts. Also, an investigation into the impact of homeless relocation programs in American…

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Dec 23

Watch 4:01
Is relocating homeless people a life line or broken system?

By PBS NewsHour

While cities across the country have for three decades relocated homeless people by giving them free, one-way tickets out of town, there has never been an analysis of the national impact. Over 18 months, The Guardian investigated more than 20,000…

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Dec 06

U.S. homelessness is on the rise, especially on the West Coast

By Christopher Weber and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

In booming Seattle, a report shows the unsheltered population grew by 44 percent over two years.

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Aug 22

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Detroit’s tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives

By PBS NewsHour

Tiny houses have become trendy in recent years, as people trade in traditional consumer lifestyles for a simpler option -- a living space that’s no more than 400 square feet. But in Detroit, these diminutive dwellings have a lofty goal:…

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Jul 18

Carson pledges to fight homelessness, despite deep proposed budget cuts

By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press

Carson, a conservative Republican who challenged President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination last year, spoke as Congress considers Trump's budget for fiscal year 2018 — a plan that calls for cutting about $7 billion from the $48 billion HUD…

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Jun 18

Watch 10:04
After 8 years, Hawaii sees decline in homelessness rate

By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman

Hawaii leads the nation in its rate of homelessness, which affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there and is a major toll on its health care system. But just last month, the state announced a slight decrease in…

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