Housing policy
Lawmakers to meet in August to allocate federal relief money

Jun. 23, 2021 04:56 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers will meet in Richmond in August for a special session focused on allocating more than $4.3 billion in federal...

This Thursday, May 27, 2021, photo shows the closed Sears in Buena Park Mall in Buena Park, Calif. California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big-box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web. A possible answer in crowded California cities is to build housing on these sites, which already have ample parking and are close to existing neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing

By Adam Beam May. 31, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

Wisconsin Republicans reject funding to fight homelessness

By Scott Bauer May. 20, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans voted Thursday to reject more than $70 million in funding to combat homelessness in the state, a move that Democrats...

Pennsylvania state Sen. Vince Hughes, D-Philadelphia, poses in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa on Wednesday May 21, 2021. State voters next week will decide whether to add a racial equality provision to the state constitution, a measure Hughes introduced last year, two weeks after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Mark Scolforo)
Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment

By Mark Scolforo May. 14, 2021 07:18 AM EDT

Chief: Motel housing homeless during virus straining police

Apr. 28, 2021 11:42 AM EDT
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — Criminal activity at a central Vermont motel that is serving as a homeless shelter during the coronavirus pandemic is straining the Berlin...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks at a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Federal low-income housing grant doubles in size this year

By Ashraf Khalil Apr. 06, 2021 12:15 AM EDT

Candida Uraga poses for a photo in the doorway of her apartment in New York, Friday, March 19, 2021. She has struggled to pay rent after being laid off from her job as a teaching assistant during the pandemic, and was denied help under a federally-funded rental assistance program. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

By Michael Casey Mar. 30, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

Isabel Miranda's 4-year-old son, Julian, rides his bike into the hallway, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, of their rental apartment in Haverhill, Mass. The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who've fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Miranda, who has an eviction hearing next month from the apartment, said she had mixed feelings about the extension. She worries that the courts and the landlord will not recognize the federal moratorium but also recognizes it gives her time to come up with the nearly $10,000 in back rent. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended

By Ashraf Khalil And Michael Casey Mar. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

Pandemic cited as cause of homelessness for some in Houston

By Juan A. Lozano Mar. 24, 2021 06:07 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — An annual count of the Houston area’s homeless population found that about 15% of people surveyed said they were without a fixed address because...

In this March 10, 2021, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., gestures after the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill was passed at the Capitol in Washington. Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

By Ashraf Khalil And Alan Fram Mar. 12, 2021 05:44 AM EST

Dr. Ingrid Felix-Peralta, right, and her husband Dr. Victor Peralta, second from right, say goodbye to Roque Peralta, left, and Crila Rodriguez Peralta, center, (no relation) after Roque and Crila received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. From elderly Cuban Americans in Florida to farmworkers in California, Latinos face daunting barriers like fear, language and a lack of education and access as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out, creating risks for public health as the virus mutates and spreads. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
VIRUS TODAY: President Biden extends ban on foreclosures

By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2021 01:37 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait

Feb. 16, 2021 07:24 AM EST

New Hampshire considers more renter protection amid pandemic

By Holly Ramer Feb. 02, 2021 11:44 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some renters facing eviction during the coronavirus pandemic would get extra time to come up with cash under a bill before a House...

White House Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons

By Aamer Madhani Jan. 26, 2021 12:46 PM EST

After turbulent times, Minneapolis mayor seeks 2nd term

Jan. 21, 2021 04:09 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor who found himself in the middle of turbulent times that included violent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd...

United Way unveils $100M plan to address racial inequity

Jan. 15, 2021 10:59 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — United Way of Rhode Island on Friday unveiled a $100 million plan to build racial equity in the state through improved educational...

Tenants' rights advocates march to the JFK federal building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Boston. The protest was part of a national day of action calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend the eviction moratorium initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Housing advocates call on Biden to extend eviction ban

By Michael Casey Jan. 13, 2021 03:20 PM EST

Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm listens as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 alongside state health officials, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)
Deadline looms for Minnesotans to seek COVID-19 housing aid

By Steve Karnowski Dec. 03, 2020 01:32 PM EST

Massachusetts adds New Hampshire, Maine to travel order list

By The Associated Press Nov. 21, 2020 09:31 AM EST
A look at coronavirus developments around New England: ___ CONNECTICUT Connecticut officials have...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Oct. 26, 2020 11:00 AM EDT
The Dallas Morning News. October 24, 2020 The policy of separating families was a tragic mistake Border security can be...